Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Santa Clara, CA or Remote. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer develops, analyzes, and integrates measurement and control systems to support reactor operation. This role may support power generation within powerhouse engineering or isotope reactors within the isotopes organization.

What you will do

Design instrumentation and control systems that integrate sensors, instrumentation, actuators, and other control components
Lead the technical execution of assigned systems as a responsible engineer
Coordinate requirements, design, testing, and commissioning
Develop control strategies and algorithms for industrial equipment
Support the engineering team in integrating and coupling engineering analyses
Provide technical feedback to quick-iterating design teams
Document work using modern tools and techniques
Write technical reports

Required qualifications

Experience specifying, designing, and integrating instrumentation that spans temperature, pressure, radiation, neutron instrumentation, and other process measurement technologies
Experience with measurement techniques, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and logic diagrams
Experience developing system and component level requirements
Experience designing control strategies and automating industrial equipment and processes
Experience managing, communicating with, and providing oversight to EPC contractors, vendors, and equipment manufacturers
Experience with analog and digital circuits
Experience with digital networks and communication protocols
A valid U.S. Citizenship is required

Nice to have

Experience with thermal energy conversion systems and components
Experience with electricity transmission and power electronics
Experience with Python

Benefits

Flexible time off
Equity
Competitive pay
401k
Health insurance
FSA
Flexible work hours

Before you apply

A valid U.S. Citizenship is required
Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening
Employees may be subject to drug testing at any time

About the company

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. The company is also establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes and advancing nuclear fuel recycling.