# Recycling Operations Engineer Lead at Oklo

- Company: Oklo
- What the company does: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, affordable energy at scale, establishing a domestic supply chain for…. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://oklo.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, CA or Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $130K to $175K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oklo/jobs/6183300004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/oklo-recycling-operations-engineer-lead/

## About the role

Lead development and configuration control of the facility concept of operations, including normal operation, startup, shutdown, standby, maintenance, upset, degraded, and emergency operating modes. Translate operational, safety, security, safeguards, material control and accountability, and regulatory needs into traceable design requirements, operating philosophies, system boundaries, operating sequences, preliminary operating limits, and acceptance criteria, in coordination with the responsible functional owners.

## What they're looking for

- A bachelor’s degree in chemical, nuclear, mechanical, electrical, industrial, or another relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent directly applicable experience
- 10 or more years of experience in nuclear fuel-cycle, nuclear, chemical, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, or another complex industrial process environment
- Significant experience in facility operations, commissioning, startup, maintenance, or operational support, combined with experience supporting facility design or capital projects
- Experience with greenfield facility development, brownfield modifications, or both
- Demonstrated experience developing or implementing commissioning, operational-readiness, procedure, training, maintenance, or startup programs
- Ability to translate engineering designs into practical operating requirements, test plans, procedures, staffing needs, and acceptance criteria

Tags: Fuel Recycling