Chemical Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not specified
• Employment Type: Not specified (Likely Full-time)
• Job Type: Not specified (Engineering)
• Salary: Not specified

The Chemical Engineer will be responsible for conducting design, development, prototyping, and validation work on key chemical separation subsystems for Oklo’s fuel recycling facility. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams including facility design, unit process equipment design, safety analysis, and licensing. It could also be fulfilled by someone with experience and/or education in radiochemistry or process engineering.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing technologies in the national lab and commercial space.
• Develop systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements.
• Define system and unit process requirements and validation methodologies.
• Establish performance criteria, test protocols, and test equipment.
• Develop technical parameters, deploy, and operate a test bed to refine subsystem design and operation.
• Develop process flow sheets and heat and material balances with process simulation tools.
• Generate documentation guiding the fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of subsystems.
• Serve as subsystem technical lead through multiple lifecycle stages.
• Generate technical documentation for regulatory filings.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Degree in Chemical Engineering or a similar field.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience using AspenTech, ChemCAD, Promax, etc., for process and equipment design.
• Experience utilizing sorbents for gas capture.
• Experience deploying or working on pilot plants.
• Commercial or governmental nuclear industry experience.

Competencies

• Passionate about clean energy.
• Motivated by building and deploying technology.
• Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges.
• 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 being solved, avoiding reliance on past solutions.
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent written communication skills – ability to write in a modern, active voice, creating compelling cover letters.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

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