Oklo
Reactor Core Thermal Fluids Engineer
Santa Clara, CA or remote · Mid · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$80k-$175kDetected 46 days ago
PythonCI/CDSupply ChainCFDAerospace EngineeringCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Position Description The Core Thermal-Hydraulics team at Oklo is responsible for analyzing fluid flow and heat transfer within a reactor core.
- We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
- Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it.
Responsibilities
- We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect.
- Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.
- 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.
Requirements
- Proficiency with thermal fluids (thermal-hydraulics) analysis methods and first principles
- Some travel to other sites is also required for this position.
- For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
Nice to have
- Fluency with Python
- Demonstrated success in qualification and validation of analyses
- CI/CD computing environments
- reactor systems codes (RELAP or similar)
- subchannel analysis codes (COBRA-TF or similar)
- high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics analysis
- Willing and able to learn quickly
- Deeply skilled in analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow in confined geometries
Compensation
- Salary: $80,000-$175,000
- Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.
Company info
- Familiar with the importance of high-quality documentation
- We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world.
- We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
- We take pride in what we do and how we do it.
- We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion.
- We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
- We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.
- Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
- Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer
- Oklo is aware of recent recruitment fraud attempts targeting job seekers.
- Please be cautious of anyone claiming to represent Oklo who does not contact you from an official Oklo email address.
- All legitimate communications from our recruiting team- including application updates, interview requests, and job offers - will come exclusively from an @oklo.com email.
- Oklo will never ask for sensitive personal information, payments, or account credentials during the hiring process.
- If you receive suspicious outreach or have concerns about the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Oklo, please contact us through the official channels listed on our website.
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