Process Engineer - Fuel Recycling

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for a Process Engineer to join our Fuel Recycling engineering team.  Position Description The person in this role is responsible for conducting design, development, prototyping, and validation work on key chemical separation subsystems and supporting systems for Oklo’s fuel recycling facility. These subsystems may include pyroprocessing, 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. Specific responsibilities may include: Developing systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements Defining system and unit process requirements and validation methodologies Establishing performance criteria, test protocols, and prototyping equipment Developing technical parameters and deploying and operating test systems to use in refining system design and operation Completing equipment sizing and specifications and developing instrument process data specifications Developing process flow sheets and heat and material balances using process simulation tools Developing and maintaining process and instrumentation diagrams Generating documentation to guide the fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of subsystems Serving as a technical lead through multiple lifecycle stages Generating technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings   Minimum Qualifications: Degree in chemical engineering or related field 7+ years of experience in chemical engineering or related field   Bonus Qualifications:  Experience using AspenTech, ChemCAD, Promax, automation, Excel, Python, etc., for process and equipment design, reliability studies, and economic analysis Experience deploying or working on pilot plants and scaling from demonstration to industrial scale at brown/green field sites Commercial or government nuclear industry experiences   Competencies We are looking for a Process Engineer that is 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   Who you are: 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...