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Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
From the listing details: Residency required in United States
Employer listed it 5 days ago · Added 4 days ago
First listed 5 days ago and still open.
Salary
$120,000 to $190,000
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
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- Experience asked for
3–10+ years of experience performing nuclear criticality safety or nuclear safety analyses in fuel cycle, reactor, DOE, national laboratory, or other highly regulated nuclear environments.
- Pay
About Oklo compensation:
Remote flexibility
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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: "Idaho Falls, ID or Remote, Idaho Falls"
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About the role
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Criticality Analysis & Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our engineering team.
Position Description
As a Criticality Analysis & Nuclear Safety Engineer on Oklo's Fuel Fabrication team, you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining the nuclear criticality safety basis and nuclear safety analyses supporting the design, licensing, construction, commissioning, and operation of advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facilities. You'll perform computational analyses, establish engineered and administrative controls for fissile material operations, and work closely with process, mechanical, operations, licensing, and quality teams to ensure facility designs meet rigorous nuclear safety requirements.
This is a highly cross-functional role where technical excellence and a collaborative mindset are equally valued.
Specific responsibilities may include:
Develop Criticality Safety Evaluations (CSEs) and supporting calculations.
Perform criticality analyses using MCNP, SCALE, SERPENT, or equivalent software.
Develop nuclear safety analyses including hazard evaluations and accident analyses.
Establish fissile material limits, mass limits, geometry controls, moderation controls, and administrative controls.
Support facility design reviews to ensure criticality-safe equipment layouts and process designs.
Work with process engineers developing HALEU, plutonium, and uranium metal processes.
Support NRC licensing documentation and responses to regulatory requests.
Participate in HAZOPs, What-If analyses, FMEAs, and design reviews.
Develop criticality alarm system requirements and safety basis documentation.
Support startup testing, operational readiness reviews, and commissioning.
Investigate abnormal conditions and recommend corrective actions.
Maintain compliance with ANSI/ANS-8 standards and applicable NRC/DOE requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's or higher degree in Nuclear Engineering or closely related discipline.
Experience performing nuclear criticality or safety analyses.
Knowledge of neutron transport methods and computational modeling.
Understanding of NRC or DOE nuclear safety requirements.
Strong technical writing and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Requirements
- ·Support startup testing, operational readiness reviews, and commissioning.
- ·Investigate abnormal conditions and recommend corrective actions.
- ·Maintain compliance with ANSI/ANS-8 standards and applicable NRC/DOE requirements
- ·Minimum Qualifications:
Benefits
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