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Mechatronics Engineer

Oklo· Fuel Recycling
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Hybrid (Oak Ridge, TN)$100k - $195kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Mechatronics Engineer to design automated systems and robotic material-handling equipment for remote-operated processes in radiological hot cells at the Oklo Fuel Recycling Facility. Collaboration across multiple disciplines with a focus on prototyping, integration, and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Designing robotic and electromechanical systems for remote handling of materials in high-temperature, high corrosion, and high-radiation environments
  • Defining architecture, specifications, control logic, and performance criteria for automated material-handling and process systems
  • Integrating automation hardware, sensors, and control systems for reliable unmanned operations
  • Serving as technical lead for automation and handling systems across their lifecycle
  • Developing documentation to guide fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of automated equipment
  • Generating technical documentation for regulatory filings and internal knowledge capture
  • Building, testing, and iterating on prototypes for automation and handling subsystems
  • Writing clear, concise reports and communicating results across disciplines

Qualifications

  • Engineering education in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, robotics, electrical engineering, or related discipline
  • 5 to 10 years’ experience with automation or robotic system design
  • Hands-on experience with PLCs, industrial automation, and robotics programming
  • Expert proficiency with CAD software, preferably Solidworks
  • Broad familiarity with engineering principles and strong systems integration intuition

Skills

Required:CAD modelingAutomation systems designPLC programmingRobotics programming

Benefits

  • flexible time off
  • equity
  • competitive pay
  • 401k
  • health insurance
  • FSA
  • flexible work hours
  • other benefits
Last updated Oct 16, 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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