Senior Process Controls Engineer

Oklo·Santa Clara, CA or Remote·Posted today

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Senior Process Controls Engineer for Oklo's advanced nuclear fuel recycling facility. Design, implement, and monitor DCS/PLC systems and instrumentation for fuel recycling processes including off-gas separation and waste immobilization. Develop control philosophies, regulatory documentation, and system architectures in a startup environment focused on closing the nuclear fuel cycle.

Responsibilities

—Design, implement, troubleshoot, scale, and monitor process control systems for fuel recycling facility subsystems including off-gas separation and waste immobilization
—Develop systems meeting facility and regulatory requirements
—Develop and document overall control philosophy, defining key control variables, setpoints, and operational rationale
—Prepare and review control system documentation including instrument loop drawings, logic drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock schemes
—Define and manage control and alarm strategies with priorities, setpoints, and functional descriptions
—Design and specify control system architecture for DCS, PLC, and HMI applications covering hardware, software, and network requirements
—Generate technical documentation for regulatory filings
—Collaborate with cross-functional teams on facility design, unit process equipment design, and licensing

Qualifications

—Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar field
—10+ years of experience in process controls engineering or related field

Desired

—Experience with nuclear fuel cycle and/or high-temperature/corrosion facilities and operations
—Experience with control narratives/philosophies, piping and instrumentation diagrams, interlock lists, instrument specifications, and setpoints
—Experience designing, managing, commissioning, and operating DCS, PLC, alarm, safety, and HMI systems
—Experience leading or serving as subject matter expert in process hazard analysis studies
—Experience deploying or working on first-of-a-kind or pilot plants
—Commercial or governmental nuclear industry experience