Facility Design Engineer

Position Overview

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The Facility Design Engineer will be responsible for developing balance-of-plant design for a commercial-scale Used Nuclear Fuel (UNF) recycling facility. This role involves process analysis, requirements generation, and equipment design and specification for various aspects of the facility, with participation in cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Well versed with ‘balance-of-plant’ systems and components for large-scale manufacturing or chemical process facilities.
• Proficient in 2D (and 3D) CAD modeling & drawing comprehension.
• Capable of defining system requirements and understanding cross-disciplinary needs.
• 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.
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally.
• An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling.

Responsibilities

• Developing facility layouts, workflows, and infrastructure plans to optimize efficiency, safety, security, and compliance.
• Defining specifications, performance criteria, and requirements for facility process support equipment, including:
  • Mechanical systems – pumps, heat exchangers, piping, valves, etc.
  • Electrical systems – transformers, switchgear, high-power DC rectifiers, etc.
  • I&C – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), instrumentation sensors, emergency shutdown systems (ESD)
  • Backup power generation – generators, fuel tanks and storage, uninterruptible power supplies, etc.
  • HVAC & ventilation
  • Water and waste systems
• Interacting and managing partner A&E firms supporting facility development work.
• Project management relating to facility design.
• Creation and/or oversight of building drawings: architectural, P&ID, pipe routing, etc.
• Establishing maintenance and reliability processes and procedures.
• Generating maintenance and reliability documentation to be included in regulatory filings.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

• Company: Oklo
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• Description: Oklo is searching for a Facility Design Engineer to join their fuel recycling engineering team.