Safety Analysis Engineer

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Safety Analysis Engineer to join our team.

We are seeking a skilled Safety Analysis Engineer to support the development of the safety basis for a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility. You will support the identification and evaluation of hazards/accidents, the designation of Items Relied On For Safety (IROFS), and the development of management measures. Additionally, you will support radiological, subcriticality, chemical, and fire safety programs.

• Develop and maintain safety basis documents according to applicable Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulation and guidance
• Support Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA), Criticality Safety Evaluations, Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA), and Natural Phenomena Hazard (NPH) analysis
• Identify and evaluate radiological, criticality, chemical, fire, and natural phenomena hazards
• Identify and evaluate accident sequences using both inductive and deductive methods
• Perform deterministic consequence severity calculations for radiological/chemical source term and dose
• Perform likelihood calculations using qualitative and semi-quantitative (e.g., layers of protection analysis)
• Designate items relied on for safety (IROFS) for the prevention and mitigation of accidents
• Develop management measures to ensure adequate availability and reliability of IROFS

• Passionate about clean energy
• An optimist at heart
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
• An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, or related discipline; a master's or Ph.D. is highly desirable
• 3-5 years of experience in experience in nuclear safety, process safety, or similar high-hazard environments.
• Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) and Failure Modes and Effects (FMEA) PHA methods

• NRC licensed fuel cycle facility safety basis development
• Consequence severity analysis using RADTRAD, MELCOR/MACCS, ARCON and PAVAN
• Event tree and fault tree analysis
• NUREG-1513, NUREG-1520, NUREG-1718 and relevant regulatory frameworks

A startup person
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You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated
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You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player
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Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator
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We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative
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