Regulatory Engineer

About the role

The Regulatory Engineer is responsible for both navigating the regulatory framework for licensing advanced fission technologies, as well as participating in the engineering design of those same technologies. From a regulatory and licensing perspective, the Regulatory Engineer is expected to have demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for advanced reactor licensing, with an appreciation for the Oklo philosophy to approaching complex regulatory challenges. From an engineering perspective, the Regulatory Engineer is expected to contribute to the design analysis of Oklo advanced reactor technologies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain licensing documentation (e.g. Final Safety Analysis Report)
• Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment
• Perform regulatory research on regulatory requirements, precedent, and guidance
• Develop approaches to addressing regulations and guidance
• Support or manage interactions on a variety of internal and external regulatory activities
• Interface with technical engineering, including reviewing technical material
• Perform design engineering work: provide technical feedback on topics of regulatory interest to quick-iterating design teams; document work using modern tools and techniques; and develop well-written, thoughtful, technical reports
• Support or lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues

Competencies

• Passionate about clean energy
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• 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
• Eager to understand the complex regulatory framework for advanced reactor licensing
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical and regulatory licensing challenges
• An excellent writer who can write in modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally to a broad audience
• 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
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in technical field (e.g., nuclear engineering, mechanical engineer, civil engineering, physics)
• Experience in a technical field (not just nuclear engineering!) is expected.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or Department of Energy (DOE) requirements
• Experience with research and test reactors
• Experience with commercial nuclear reactors
• Experience with consensus-based nuclear and non-nuclear codes and standards

About Oklo

Travel requirements: 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.

Compensation: Salary: $82,000-$195,000. Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.

Benefits: Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

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. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values

• Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
• Humility: 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.
• Ownership: 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.
• Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.