Nuclear Test Equipment Engineer

Oklo Inc; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Equity

Bonuses

Competitive pay

401(k)

Health insurance (employer contrib)

HSA

FSA

Flexible work hours

Wellness credits

Job summary

Oklo Inc. is seeking a Test Process Equipment Engineer to support the design, fabrication, commissioning, operation, and modification of test platforms used in advanced nuclear technology development.

You will manage equipment throughout the full lifecycle—from requirements to procurement, installation, testing, and improvements—with up to 10% travel. The role requires strong fundamentals, hands-on experience, and the ability to perform calculations, specify equipment, review fabrication work,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or nuclear engineering.
• Experience designing, specifying, procuring, commissioning, or troubleshooting process and mechanical equipment.
• Ability to perform fluid-flow, pressure-drop, heat-transfer, and equipment-sizing calculations.

Responsibilities

• Size, select, and specify pumps, valves, heat exchangers, tanks, pressure vessels, heaters, filters, regulators, relief devices, piping components, and other process equipment based on test requirements.
• Perform engineering calculations involving fluid flow, pressure drop, heat transfer, equipment capacity, pump performance, valve sizing, piping loads, thermal expansion, system inventory, and operating margins.
• Develop and review piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment data sheets, system descriptions, technical specifications, equipment layouts, piping isometrics, fabrication drawings, installation details, and as-built documentation.
• Support test readiness reviews, startup, operation, monitoring, shutdown, and post-test activities and reports.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Piping

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/chemical/nuclear eng

Tools

Pumps

Valves

Heat exchangers

Piping

Tanks

Job description

Oklo Inc. is seeking a Test Process Equipment Engineer to support the design, fabrication, commissioning, operation, and modification of test platforms used in advanced nuclear technology development.

You will manage equipment throughout the full lifecycle—from requirements to procurement, installation, testing, and improvements—with up to 10% travel. The role requires strong fundamentals, hands-on experience, and the ability to perform calculations, specify equipment, review fabrication work,