Fuels Licensing Manager

Oklo Inc; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Equity

Competitive pay

401k

Health insurance

FSA

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Oklo Inc. is seeking a Fuels Licensing Manager to apply nuclear regulatory knowledge to support engineering development and licensing activities for fuel fabrication and recycling technologies.

The role involves preparing licensing content, coordinating with design engineers, regulators, and stakeholders, and leading licensing strategy discussions. The candidate will work in a highly regulated startup environment, requiring strong communication, project coordination, and a proactive approach to

Qualifications

• BS in engineering (accredited college/university)
• Knowledge of 10 CFR 70 and NRC regulatory guides
• Demonstrated coordination skills and ability to earn trust
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proven team player with strong verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain licensing content and related activities for Oklo's fuel fabrication and recycling technologies
• Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment
• Support licensing deliverables and submittals with schedules and milestones
• Develop engineering and licensing requirements and documentation in collaboration with other engineering teams
• Coordinate with design engineers to ensure regulatory compliance of new designs and changes
• Coordinate with regulators from a regulatory and planning perspective
• Prepare and present licensing positions where needed and defend regulatory positions
• Deliver licensing presentations to internal and external audiences
• Lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues

Skills

Team collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Regulatory knowledge

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Nuclear regulatory experience

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Fuels Licensing Manager to join our team.

Position Description

The Fuels Licensing Manager at Oklo is expected to apply nuclear regulatory knowledge and experience to support engineering development towards meeting licensing requirements. The Fuels Licensing Manager will work closely with design engineers, with responsibility for understanding, interpreting, and informing our design basis as needed to comply with U.S. nuclear regulations. The Fuels Licensing Manager will help develop documentation to support licensing associated with both pre-application activities and license application submittal and review.

Specific responsibilities may include:

Responsibilities will differ depending on your background.

• Prepare, review, and maintain licensing document content, programs, and supporting licensing related products and activities for Oklo's fuel fabrication and recycling technologies
• Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment
• Support project management of licensing activities and deliverables, including the submittal of licensing documents and associated schedules, milestones, etc.
• Support development of engineering and licensing requirements and documentation for nuclear systems and components in an interactive manner with other engineering functional areas
• Coordinate and interface with design engineers, including the review of technical materials, to ensure new designs and design changes meet regulatory requirements
• Coordinate and interface with the nuclear regulator, both from a regulatory and planning perspective
• Prepare and defend Oklo's licensing positions for areas where the existing regulatory framework either does not apply, or for which there is need for the development of new or revised regulatory requirements or guidance
• Prepare and deliver licensing presentations to internal and external organizations
• Lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in engineering from an accredited college or university or related experience
• Knowledge of 10 CFR 70 along with NRC Regulatory Guides and other regulatory guidance
• Demonstrated coordination skills: ability to earn the trust of team members and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills

Competencies

We are looking for a Fuels Licensing Manager that is:

• Passionate about clean energy, the environment, and making advanced fission and nuclear fuel recycling a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly and to think differently in a highly regulated industry
• Ability to managing and coordinate complex projects with a variety of stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical content verbally
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Flexible and open to new ideas; ability to work with a highly collaborative team
• Ability to translate strategic regulatory decisions into licensing deliverables
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives
• An excellent writer who can write in a modern, active voice- make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

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: $50,000-$166,000

Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience.

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, 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.