Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team. We are looking to fill this position immediately.
Description
Mechanical Design Engineers at Oklo are responsible for the design and verification of structural components. This includes creative conceptual design, selection of materials, selection of manufacturing techniques, and clear and thorough documentation of the design.
Responsibilities
- Designing mechanical components and subsystems, including using CAD.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with other engineering teams to define design requirements and ensure the design meets those requirements.
- Providing technical feedback to other engineering design teams.
- Identifying deficiencies in mechanical designs and proactively making improvements.
- Planning for manufacturing and assembly of components and subsystems.
- Documenting work using modern tools and techniques, and writing well-written, thoughtful technical reports.
- Working with engineering analysis teams to support performing analyses, which can include thermal, stress, fatigue, tolerance, safety, manufacturability, and cost.
Experience level: Intermediate (2-5 yrs) or Experienced (5-10 yrs)
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
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Experience designing mechanical systems and products
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Experience in design for manufacturing
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Proficiency in a CAD software
Bonus Qualifications:
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 compensation:
Salary: $75,000-$154,000
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.
About Oklo Inc.: Oklo is a California-based company developing clean energy plants to provide emission-free, reliable, and affordable energy using advanced fission. Oklo is a fast-growing startup with a history of reliable funding and milestones for more than 5 years. Oklo’s first product is a microgrid scale powerhouse. The powerhouse can produce clean energy for decades without needing to refuel, and also has the capability to turn nuclear waste into clean energy.
Oklo received a Site Use Permit from the U.S Department of Energy, demonstrated fabrication of its fuel, was awarded fuel from the Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first accepted advanced fission license application to the regulator.
Oklo has been featured in Popular Mechanics, Wired, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, POWER Magazine, has been the subject of a Harvard Business School case, and was featured in the documentary The New Fire, among many other features.
