Credentials that matter
Skills and tools
- ASME Codes
Required qualifications
- working under a nuclear quality assurance program, is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, or a related technical field. designing, specifying, procuring, commissioning, or troubleshooting process and mechanical equipment. preparing or reviewing piping and instrumentation diagrams, process-flow diagrams, equipment data sheets, engineering calculations, technical specifications, and vendor drawings.
- Working knowledge of pumps, valves, piping, heat exchangers, tanks, pressure equipment, heaters, or similar process components.
- Ability to perform fluid-flow, pressure-drop, heat-transfer, and equipment-sizing calculations.
- Ability to lift, move, and position equipment weighing up to 30 pounds. developing system operating limits, commissioning procedures, maintenance plans, or test procedures. with ASME B 31.3, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, API standards, or other process-equipment codes and standards.
- Familiarity with ASME NQA-1 requirements, particularly requirements related to design control, procurement, inspection, testing, document control, and configuration management. qualifying commercial-grade equipment or supporting commercial-grade dedication activities.
- Master’s degree in mechanical, chemical, nuclear, or a related engineering discipline.
- Competencies Process Engineering Fundamentals: Strong understanding of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, pressure systems, piping, and industrial process equipment.
About this role
Oklo is transforming the future of energy, and we are looking for a Test Process Equipment Engineer to support the design, fabrication, commissioning, operation, and modification of test platforms used in advanced nuclear technology development.
Responsibilities
- Equipment Specification and Selection: Size, select, and specify pumps, valves, heat exchangers, tanks, pressure vessels, heaters, filters, regulators, relief devices, piping components, and other process equipment based on test requirements.
- Engineering Analysis: Perform engineering calculations involving fluid flow, pressure drop, heat transfer, equipment capacity, pump performance, valve sizing, piping loads, thermal expansion, system inventory, and operating margins.
- Drawing and Document Development: Develop and review piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment data sheets, system descriptions, technical specifications, equipment layouts, piping isometrics, fabrication drawings, installation details, and as-built documentation.
- Test Operations: Support test readiness reviews, startup, operation, monitoring, shutdown, and post-test activities and reports.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with sodium or other reactive-metal process systems.
Location, schedule, and travel
Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings.
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