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Safety Analysis Engineer

Oklo· Fuel Recycling
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA / Remote)$85k - $165kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Safety Analysis Engineer to support development of safety basis for a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility, including radiological, subcriticality, chemical, and fire safety programs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain safety basis documents according to applicable Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulation and guidance
  • Support Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA), Criticality Safety Evaluations, Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA), and Natural Phenomena Hazard (NPH) analysis
  • Identify and evaluate radiological, criticality, chemical, fire, and natural phenomena hazards
  • Identify and evaluate accident sequences using both inductive and deductive methods
  • Perform deterministic consequence severity calculations for radiological/chemical source term and dose
  • Perform likelihood calculations using qualitative and semi-quantitative (e.g., layers of protection analysis)
  • Designate items relied on for safety (IROFS) for the prevention and mitigation of accidents
  • Develop management measures to ensure adequate availability and reliability of IROFS

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, or related discipline; a master's or Ph.D. is highly desirable
  • 3-5 years of experience in nuclear safety, process safety, or similar high-hazard environments
  • Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) and Failure Modes and Effects (FMEA) PHA methods

Skills

Required:Safety analysisISA / safety programsIROFS designation

Benefits

  • flexible time off
  • bonuses
  • equity
  • competitive pay
  • 401k
  • health insurance
  • FSA
  • flexible work hours
  • other benefits
Last updated Oct 9, 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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