Piping Designer & Drafter for FOAK Nuclear Facility

Oklo; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Equity

Flexible hours

Wellness credits

Job summary

Oklo is seeking a Piping Designer / Drafter to join our Fuel Recycling Engineering team in Santa Clara, CA. You will develop and maintain P&IDs, piping layouts, and equipment arrangements for a FOAK nuclear fuel recycling facility, collaborating with process, mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers to ensure accurate, controlled drawings.

You will contribute to design reviews and procurement packages, while building clean drawing packages and enforcing standards across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Associate's/Bachelor's in Drafting, Design Tech, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years producing engineering drawings for industrial facilities or process equipment.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or equivalent drafting software.
• Experience developing and maintaining P&IDs (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams).
• Experience producing piping layouts, equipment arrangements, and construction drawing packages.
• Understanding of industrial piping systems, valves, instrumentation, and process equipment.
• Familiarity with drawing standards, revision control, and document management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, revise, and maintain P&IDs using AutoCAD, Plant3D or equivalent CAD software.
• Produce piping layout drawings, equipment arrangement drawings, isometrics, and general arrangement drawings.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, structural, and nuclear engineers for cross-discipline consistency.
• Incorporate engineering changes into controlled drawing packages with revision history.
• Assist with drawing standards, CAD libraries, drafting procedures, and templates.
• Perform drawing quality checks to identify inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Generate BOMs, equipment lists, line lists, and drawing packages for procurement and construction.
• Interface with fabricators, vendors, and field teams to clarify drawings and capture feedback.

Skills

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Plant3D

P&ID development

Drawing quality checks

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Drafting/Design Tech

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD software

Job description

Oklo is seeking a Piping Designer / Drafter to join our Fuel Recycling Engineering team in Santa Clara, CA. You will develop and maintain P&IDs, piping layouts, and equipment arrangements for a FOAK nuclear fuel recycling facility, collaborating with process, mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers to ensure accurate, controlled drawings.

You will contribute to design reviews and procurement packages, while building clean drawing packages and enforcing standards across disciplines.