Oklo
Technical Product Engineer
Santa Clara, CA or Remote · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$110k-$165kDetected 89 days ago
GitJiraConfluenceSupply ChainVendor ManagementSystems EngineeringResearchCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Join us in pioneering the next generation of nuclear reactors!
- Position Description This role will be focused on leading the intake, evaluation, onboarding, and lifecycle coordination of engineering software platforms and vendor-delivered systems.
- You will have the opportunity to shape how engineering systems are researched, introduced, coordinated, and sustained across the company.
Responsibilities
- Lead intake and evaluation efforts for new engineering tools, platforms, and vendor solutions.
- Conduct technical research, facilitate demos, compare solutions, and document tradeoffs and recommendations.
- Drive timelines, action tracking, meeting follow-ups, and cross-functional communication across multiple concurrent tool initiatives.
- Maintain continuity across the tool lifecycle, including additional phases of work, support engagements, upgrades, and eventual decommissioning or replacement.
- 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
- We'd like to see a clear track record of the following, based on your past roles and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent industry experience.
- 5+ years of experience in technical product management, solutions engineering, systems engineering, technical program delivery, engineering operations, or a similar cross-functional technical role.
- Experience translating ambiguous business or engineering needs into structured plans, requirements, and next steps.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, vendors, and leadership.
Nice to have
- Prior experience with our stack and tools is helpful, but not required:
Skills
- Experience supporting onboarding or lifecycle management of engineering, simulation, CAD, PLM, or other technical business systems.
- Experience with GitLab, Jira, Confluence, or related engineering workflow and project tracking systems.
- Experience working in regulated, compliance-driven, or high-rigor engineering environments.
- Experience coordinating user acceptance testing, rollout planning, or change enablement for technical systems.
- Experience identifying or implementing integrations across SaaS platforms, internal tooling, or vendor-hosted systems.
- Experience supporting internal platform strategy, systems rationalization, or portfolio-level tool governance.
Compensation
- Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.
- $110,000-$165,000
Benefits
- It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
- Build and maintain clear status reporting for stakeholders on active tool onboarding efforts, vendor deliverables, and lifecycle health.
Company info
- This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality.
- Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
- 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.
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