Recycling Operations Manager

Oklo·Santa Clara, CA or Remote·Posted July 2026

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Oklo, an advanced nuclear technology company, seeks a Recycling Operations Manager to drive strategic and operational effectiveness of their nuclear fuel recycling division. You'll diagnose process bottlenecks, implement scalable solutions, and enable technical teams to focus on regulated nuclear technology delivery.

Responsibilities

—Diagnose root causes across process, tooling, ownership, communication, and cross-team interfaces; implement solutions
—Own scalability and efficiency of recycling division processes, including budgeting, purchasing, planning, and hiring
—Own and maintain division procurement process to ensure proposals and contracts are properly scoped and swiftly executed
—Create and maintain engineering work instructions and best practices documentation
—Partner with quality assurance to ensure practices are compliant with nuclear regulatory requirements
—Identify opportunities to replace manual workflows with automation or improved tooling
—Work with Business Ops and Procurement to streamline budgeting and resource planning for engineering teams
—Coordinate and execute high-leverage recycling forums (offsites, design reviews, all-hands) to ensure they are purposeful and well-run

Qualifications

—3+ years of experience in engineering operations, product operations, management consulting, technical program management, or similar roles
—Demonstrated experience improving cross-functional workflows, operating models, or organizational systems
—Experience working directly with senior leadership to diagnose problems, influence decisions, and implement change
—Strong written and verbal communication skills
—Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
—Strong structured problem-solving skills; ability to break ambiguous problems into clear workstreams and decisions
—Experience designing and improving operating models, processes, or systems for technical teams
—Comfort working with technical content and engineering organizations without being the technical expert
—Ability to build and maintain lightweight dashboards, trackers, or operating rhythms

Desired

—Experience working with engineering, hardware, or other highly technical teams
—Exposure to heavily regulated industries (energy, nuclear, aerospace, medical devices)
—Experience in a startup or scaling organization
—Familiarity with tools such as Confluence, Jira, or similar systems