<p data-renderer-start-pos="1">Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a radiological<strong data-renderer-mark="true"> <span class="fabric-text-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-text-custom-color="#bf2600">Hot Cell Design Engineer</span> </strong>to join our dynamic fuel recycling engineering group, which is designing and deploying a modern nuclear fuel recycling facility. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the design and development of one of the most advanced radiological hot cell systems ever.</p> <h2 id="Position-Description:" data-renderer-start-pos="367"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Position Description:</strong></h2> <p data-renderer-start-pos="390">As a <strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-text-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-text-custom-color="#bf2600">Hot Cell Design Engineer</span></strong> at Oklo, you will help shape a highly specialized, remotely-operable hot cell environment that enables the safe, efficient processing of used nuclear fuel (UNF).</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="583">You’ll work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, nuclear, chemical, and controls engineers to integrate critical systems such as shielding, containment, and remote operations into an industrial-scale recycling facility.</p> <h3 id="Key-Responsibilities:" data-renderer-start-pos="830"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Key Responsibilities: </strong></h3> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="856">Lead or support the mechanical and systems design of radiological hot cells used in UNF recycling, including shielding, ventilation, confinement, and remote handling systems</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1033">Define equipment and material layouts, including material transfer pathways and maintenance access strategies</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1146">Work with radiation modeling and safety analysis specialists to develop shielding requirements and establish design constraints</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1277">Integrate robotic and remote handling technologies (e.g., manipulators, cameras, cranes, etc.) into cell design</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1392">Contribute to the structural evaluation of confinement systems, ensuring compliance with fire protection, external hazard, and natural phenomena hazard requirements</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1560">Collaborate with structural, HVAC, instrumentation, and process engineers to ensure seamless integration across all hot cell systems</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1696">Participate in Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), hazard analyses, and radiological safety assessments</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1810">Contribute to design reviews, procurement specifications, and installation and commissioning plans</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1912">Support prototyping, testing, and commissioning of hot cell subsystems</p> </li> </ul> <h3 id="Competencies:" data-renderer-start-pos="1988"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Competencies:</strong></h3> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2003">We are looking for a <strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-text-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-text-custom-color="#bf2600">Hot Cell Design Engineer </span></strong>that is:</p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2061">Passionate about clean energy, fuel recycling, and efficient stewardship of natural resources</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2158">An optimist at heart</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2183">Passionate about making advanced fission a reality</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2237">Willing and able to learn quickly</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2274">Willing to think differently and do things in new ways </p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2333">Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly-iterative startup environment</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2402">Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before </p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2552">Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2625">An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice (so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!)</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2745">Able to communicate technical content and results verbally</p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2807"> </p> <h3 id="Minimum-Qualifications:" data-renderer-start-pos="2809"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Minimum Qualifications:</strong></h3> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2836">Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related discipline</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2939">5+ years of experience in radiological facility design, glovebox or hot cell engineering, or radiological material handling</p> </li> <li> <p