Oklo
Senior Process Controls Engineer
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 4 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 4 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
$85,000 to $175,000
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Santa Clara, CA or Remote, Any location"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Process Controls Engineer for our recycling engineering team.
Position Description:
The person in this role will be responsible for designing, implementing, troubleshooting, scaling, and monitoring various process control systems for the Oklo fuel recycling facility. Some subsystems may include off-gas separation, and waste immobilization. It will include collaboration with cross-functional teams including those with a focus on facility design, unit process equipment design, and licensing.
This position could alternatively be fulfilled by someone with experience and/or education in instrumentation and controls, electrical, chemical, or process engineering.
Specific responsibilities may include:
Develop systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements
Develop and document overall control philosophy – define key control variables, setpoints, and rationale to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient process operations
Prepare and review control system documentation – including instrument loop drawings, logic drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock schemes
Define and manage control and alarm strategies – establish alarm priorities, setpoints, and functional descriptions to support operator awareness and system safety
Design and specify control system architecture – covering hardware, software, and network requirements for distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and human-machine interface (HMI) applications
Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings
Competencies:
We are looking for a Senior Process Controls Engineer that is:
Motivated by building, and getting technology deployed
Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges
Passionate about clean energy, and 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
Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
Minimum Qualifications:
Requirements
- ·Develop and document overall control philosophy – define key control variables, setpoints, and rationale to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient process operations
- ·Prepare and review control system documentation – including instrument loop drawings, logic drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock schemes
- ·Define and manage control and alarm strategies – establish alarm priorities, setpoints, and functional descriptions to support operator awareness and system safety
- ·Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Oklo, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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