Oklo - Strike Engineer

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. • 2 or more years of experience solving complex engineering problems from definition through design, execution, validation, and handoff. • Technical breadth across multiple engineering domains and deep expertise in at least one area such as mechanical, electrical, controls, software, systems, manufacturing, test, thermal-fluid, structural, or nuclear engineering. • Demonstrated ability to reason from first principles, challenge unsupported assumptions, and validate conclusions with analysis, tests, or operating data. • Hands-on ability to use the tools needed to move work forward, which may include modeling, CAD, calculations, test equipment, scripting, data analysis, or prototyping. • Experience leading cross-functional technical work without relying on formal authority, including stepping into temporary management responsibilities when needed. • Strong written and verbal communication, including concise decision records, technical plans, risk summaries, and executive-level updates. • Experience in the nuclear industry, advanced reactor development, commercial power generation, national laboratories, or another safety-critical energy environment. • Experience delivering hardware or integrated systems in a regulated, high-consequence, or quality-controlled environment. • Experience starting a new program, recovering a stalled project, or resolving a persistent technical or operational problem. • Experience with hardware-software integration, automation, controls, data systems, or test infrastructure. • Experience hiring, developing, or onboarding engineers and transferring work to a durable long-term owner. • Competencies • We are looking for a Strike Engineer who is: • Able to move across systems, mechanical, electrical, controls, software and data, manufacturing, and test work, while recognizing when specialist depth is required. • Able to change altitude quickly, from detailed technical work to project leadership and temporary people management, without losing clarity or accountability. • Passionate about clean energy • An optimist at heart • Passionate about 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 • An excellent writer who can write in a 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 pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team. • An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator. • Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day. • Detail-oriented: 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. • Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.