Facility Compliance Lead

Oklo; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Equity

Bonuses

401(k)

Health insurance

HSA

FSA

Flexible work hours

Wellness credits

Job summary

Oklo is seeking a Facility Compliance Lead to build and run the compliance program for its DOE/NRC-regulated facilities. You will translate regulations into executable programs and ensure auditable records across engineering, operations, and licensing teams.

The role focuses on developing infrastructure, reporting strategies, and program health indicators to enable safe, scalable deployment of advanced nuclear facilities. Collaboration and strong documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience with DOE and/or NRC regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 50, 52, 70, 830, DOE Orders)
• Experience developing, implementing, or overseeing administrative or operational programs in a nuclear or highly regulated environment
• Experience supporting or leading audits, inspections, or regulatory interactions
• Strong understanding of compliance documentation, records, and reporting expectations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the compliance infrastructure needed to support DOE and NRC licensed facilities, including programmatic frameworks, procedures, and reporting systems
• Stand up and mature administrative and operational programs (e.g., configuration management, corrective action, records management, reporting, and quality assurance interfaces)
• Translate regulatory requirements, license conditions, and commitments into actionable facility-level programs and processes
• Establish processes and tools to ensure compliance can be consistently demonstrated through documentation, metrics, and auditable records
• Lead development of compliance reporting strategies, including routine, event-based, and regulatory-required reporting
• Coordinate across engineering, operations, and licensing teams to ensure design and operational activities align with regulatory and programmatic requirements
• Develop and maintain compliance matrices, commitment tracking systems, and program health indicators
• Support internal and external audits, inspections, and assessments, including preparation, response, and corrective action tracking
• Interface with regulators (DOE and NRC) on programmatic and compliance-related topics, including inspections and requests for information
• Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement in compliance programs and drive resolution
• Support development of scalable compliance approaches aligned with advanced reactor deployment strategies

Skills

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Audits & regulatory interactions

Documentation & records management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/related field

Tools

Digital compliance tools

Configuration management systems

Requirements management platforms

Job description

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Facility Compliance Lead to join our team.

Position Description

The Facility Compliance Lead is responsible for establishing and maintaining the infrastructure, programs, and processes necessary to demonstrate compliance across DOE and NRC regulated facilities. This role will work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, licensing, and quality teams to ensure that regulatory commitments are translated into executable programs and verifiable compliance artifacts.

This position is central to enabling safe, compliant, and scalable deployment of advanced nuclear facilities. The Facility Compliance Lead will drive the development of administrative and operational programs, ensure reporting readiness, and build systems that allow the organization to demonstrate compliance in a clear, efficient, and auditable manner.

Specific work areas will vary depending on experience, background, and program maturity.

Specific responsibilities may include:

Responsibilities will differ depending on your background:

• Develop and implement the compliance infrastructure needed to support DOE and NRC licensed facilities, including programmatic frameworks, procedures, and reporting systems
• Stand up and mature administrative and operational programs (e.g., configuration management, corrective action, records management, reporting, and quality assurance interfaces)
• Translate regulatory requirements, license conditions, and commitments into actionable facility-level programs and processes
• Establish processes and tools to ensure compliance can be consistently demonstrated through documentation, metrics, and auditable records
• Lead development of compliance reporting strategies, including routine, event-based, and regulatory-required reporting
• Coordinate across engineering, operations, and licensing teams to ensure design and operational activities align with regulatory and programmatic requirements
• Develop and maintain compliance matrices, commitment tracking systems, and program health indicators
• Support internal and external audits, inspections, and assessments, including preparation, response, and corrective action tracking
• Interface with regulators (DOE and NRC) on programmatic and compliance-related topics, including inspections and requests for information
• Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement in compliance programs and drive resolution
• Support development of scalable compliance approaches aligned with advanced reactor deployment strategies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience with DOE and/or NRC regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 50, 52, 70, 830, DOE Orders)
• Experience developing, implementing, or overseeing administrative or operational programs in a nuclear or highly regulated environment
• Experience supporting or leading audits, inspections, or regulatory interactions
• Strong understanding of compliance documentation, records, and reporting expectations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience standing up compliance or quality programs for new or first-of-a-kind facilities
• Experience with advanced reactor programs or fuel cycle facilities
• Familiarity with DOE contractor assurance systems or NRC inspection frameworks
• Experience with digital compliance tools, configuration management systems, or requirements management platforms
• Background in operations, licensing, or quality assurance within nuclear facilities

Competencies

We are looking for a Facility Compliance Lead that is:

• Passionate about enabling safe, compliant deployment of advanced nuclear technology
• Systems-oriented, with the ability to build structured, repeatable compliance frameworks from the ground up
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and defining processes in a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind environment
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and commitment to traceability and auditability
• An excellent communicator who can translate regulatory requirements into practical operational expectations
• Collaborative and able to work effectively across engineering, operations, licensing, and quality organizations
• Proactive in identifying compliance risks and driving resolution before issues ariseComfortable balancing rigor with pragmatism to enable execution without unnecessary burden

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day‑by‑day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo travel requirements:

Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.

About Oklo compensation:

Salary: $120,000-$180,00

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.

This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.

About Oklo Inc.

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values

• Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
• Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
• Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
• Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.

Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.