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Technical Program Manager

Oklo· Fuel Recycling
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA)$120k - $180kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead the development and execution of technical projects with U.S. DOE national laboratories and government partners, translating opportunities into defined agreements, work packages, and deliverables while coordinating across Legal, Procurement, Finance, and Recycling leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Oklo's primary point of contact and, as assigned, principal investigator for national laboratory projects and other government-funded collaborations related to spent nuclear fuel recycling and pyroprocessing technology.
  • Develop and manage project scope, statements of work, work packages, budgets, schedules, roles, success criteria, and acceptance criteria with national laboratory partners.
  • Lead negotiations and coordinate internal approvals for contracts, subcontracts, cooperative agreements, Strategic Partnership Projects, CRADAs, DOE funding agreements, and other collaboration mechanisms.
  • Collaborate with laboratory partners and internal technical teams to develop collaborative project content, including technical objectives, work plans, deliverables, intellectual property considerations, contracting avenues, and resource commitments.
  • Interface with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and Recycling leadership to establish agreements and resolve contractual, financial, intellectual property, compliance, and execution issues.
  • Manage contract deliverables, technical reports, milestones, invoices, funding profiles, action items, and overall work delivery through project completion and closeout.
  • Maintain clear project governance, decision rights, meeting cadence, risk and issue tracking, change control, and communication across Oklo and laboratory teams.
  • Monitor partner performance and project health; identify scope, schedule, cost, legal, or technical issues early and drive timely resolution or escalation.
  • Develop new collaboration opportunities by translating Recycling Division needs and strategic priorities into project concepts suitable for national laboratory or DOE engagement.
  • Solicit, evaluate, and mature project proposals from internal Recycling teams, coordinating leadership prioritization and partner engagement.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in technical project or program management, national laboratory engagement, government contracting, research administration, engineering management, or a related role.
  • Experience managing complex, cross-functional technical projects involving external partners, contractual deliverables, budgets, schedules, and milestones.
  • Experience developing scopes of work, work packages, project plans, reports, or other formal technical deliverables.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate Legal, Procurement, Finance, technical teams, and leadership to establish and execute agreements.
  • Strong project controls and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple agreements, deadlines, funding constraints, and stakeholder commitments concurrently.
  • Experience identifying funding opportunities, developing project concepts or proposals, and building collaborative relationships with government and laboratory stakeholders.
  • Comfort operating in a matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority, and working through ambiguity.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical, contractual, financial, and legal considerations clearly to different audiences.

Skills

Required:Technical program managementContract negotiationStakeholder communication

Benefits

  • flexible time off
  • equity
  • bonuses
  • competitive pay
  • 401(k)
  • health insurance (with employer contribution)
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • flexible work hours
  • wellness credits
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Emission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. (Oklo) is developing advanced fission power plants to provide emission-free, reliable, and affordable energy. Oklo received a Site Use Permit from the U.S Department of Energy, has performed successful prototypic fuel fabrication, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, developed the first advanced fission combined license application accepted and docketed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories. Oklo has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Popular Mechanics, Wired, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, POWER Magazine, has been the subject of a Harvard Business School case, and is featured in the Oliver Stone documentary Nuclear, among other features.

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