Technical Communication Specialist​/Coordinator

Technical Communication Specialist/Coordinator

Santa Clara, CA or Remote

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Technical Communication Specialist/Coordinator to join our team.

The Technical Communication Specialist supports the preparation, organization, and delivery of high-quality proposals and other written deliverables s role assists in the coordination of proposal activities across technical and business development teams to ensure timely, compliant submissions. Additional duties include managing training processes and materials and assisting with content development efforts. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to contribute to clean energy innovation by helping secure new business opportunities and government contracts.

This role is multifaceted, with room for growth, and specific tasks may depend on the individual’s experience.

• Assist in the development, formatting, and production of proposal documents, presentations, and supporting materials
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, regulatory, and communications, to ensure alignment and quality
• Review solicitations (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs) to identify compliance requirements, key deadlines, and deliverables
• Assist in writing responses, as appropriate
• Support the proposal team in scheduling, progress tracking, and version control
• Coordinate the collection and organization of proposal content and supporting materials
• Manage internal review cycles and support final proposal submissions
• Assist in organizing and updating shared communication resources, including templates, reference materials, and content repositories used across the company
• Coordinate technical communication training schedules, logistics, and communication with participants and trainers
• Collect and incorporate feedback to improve training and delivery methods
• Ensure all training content remains current, accurate, and aligned with internal processes and standards

• A Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically in Microsoft Word
• Ability to read and understand complex engineering and regulatory documentation to ensure clear and concise communication
• Strong organizational skills, project execution skills, and detail orientation

• Experience in proposal coordination or project support in a technical or regulated industry (energy, engineering, nuclear, or government contracting)

• Passionate about clean energy
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• 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 modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

A startup person:
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:
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:
Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about…