Risk Analysis Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are seeking a Risk Analysis Engineer to join our recycling engineering team.

The Risk Analysis Engineer is responsible for conducting probabilistic/quantitative risk analyses (PRAs/QRAs) to support Oklo’s used nuclear fuel (UNF) recycling facility design, licensing, deployment, and operation. Risk analysis engineers work with other members of Oklo’s recycling facility engineering design teams to conduct PRAs/QRAs of Oklo’s UNF recycling facility, including identification of initiating events, development of event trees and fault trees, quantification of event sequence probabilities, and evaluation of event sequence consequences.

Risk insights from these studies are incorporated into the design to drive improvements in reliability and safety.

• Developing PRA/QRA models of the Oklo UNF recycling facility
• Working with other members of the Oklo recycling engineering teams to identify and analyze event sequences, compile risk insights, and incorporate risk insights into the recycling facility design to maximize system availability, reliability, and safety
• Applying PRA techniques to evaluate both internal process hazards and external natural phenomena hazards
• Supporting licensing activities through generation of technical reports, technical analyses, and supporting documentation

• Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field; a master’s or Ph.D. is highly desirable
• 3-5 years of experience in nuclear safety or similar environment
• Experience conducting Hazard and Operability (HAZOP), Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and/or other process hazard analysis methodologies
• Demonstrated expertise in methodologies and software used for nuclear PRA/QRA (e.g., CAFTA, SAPHIRE, ADAPT, RAVEN, etc.)
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills; ability to write in a modern active voice and communicate technical content clearly

• Knowledge of nuclear fuel cycle processes and nuclear fuel cycle facility accident scenarios
• Knowledge of used nuclear fuel recycling technologies
• Knowledge of applicable nuclear safety regulations and guidance documents
• Experience with fuel cycle facility design and analysis
• Experience with uncertainty-, transient-, and/or source term analyses
• Experience with human reliability-, external hazards-, and fire hazards analyses
• Experience with Python or other computer codes
• Experience in operations, maintenance, or engineering support of operating fuel cycle facilities

• A startup person: you prefer efficiency over heavy process and thrive in a fast-paced team
• Motivated: self-motivated and passionate about the vision and team goals
• A team-player: you value collaboration and collective success
• An excellent communicator: able to convey technical content clearly
• Creative: comfortable solving open-ended problems and proposing novel solutions
• Detail-oriented: strong focus on quality, grammar, and clear communication

About Oklo compensation: $85,000-$165,000 annually

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

We are looking to fill this position immediately!

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.

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