Mechanical Engineer, Fuel Recycling Systems

Oklo; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklo is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Fuel Recycling Team in the United States. You will develop waste processing equipment from concept through deployment, translating objectives into equipment requirements and vendor specifications for operation in a nuclear environment.

You will translate waste processing objectives into equipment requirements, operating concepts, vendor specifications, and acceptance criteria while evaluating designs for maintainability, reliability,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience developing, specifying, integrating, or implementing industrial process equipment.
• Experience working with equipment vendors, technical specifications, procurement packages, or design reviews.
• Experience with 3D CAD tools, 2D fabrication drawings, equipment specifications, and controlled design documentation.
• Familiarity with P&IDs, mechanical equipment layouts, process equipment interfaces, material handling concepts, and vendor design packages.
• Strong mechanical engineering judgment, including practical understanding of maintainability, reliability, fabrication, inspection, and failure modes.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Ability to produce clear, traceable technical documentation in support of design development, procurement, safety review, or licensing activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical requirements, equipment specifications, acceptance criteria, and operating concepts for radioactive waste treatment systems.
• Translate process requirements into practical equipment solutions for waste processing, packaging, storage, and material handling.
• Evaluate vendor designs for functionality, maintainability, reliability, contamination control, remote operation, and lifecycle performance.
• Develop and review equipment layouts, P&IDs, material handling flows, tooling concepts, and mechanical interfaces.
• Identify opportunities to simplify designs, improve operability, reduce maintenance burden, and increase production readiness.
• Support procurement by finding relevant vendors, preparing technical specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, and reviewing design deliverables.
• Lead or participate in multidisciplinary design reviews and drive technical action items to closure.
• Develop engineering documentation including design bases, interface definitions, design evaluations, and technical reports.
• Support hazard analyses, licensing activities, commissioning, and facility integration.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Vendor collaboration

New equipment development

3D CAD

P&ID review

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Job description

Oklo is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Fuel Recycling Team in the United States. You will develop waste processing equipment from concept through deployment, translating objectives into equipment requirements and vendor specifications for operation in a nuclear environment.

You will translate waste processing objectives into equipment requirements, operating concepts, vendor specifications, and acceptance criteria while evaluating designs for maintainability, reliability,