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Oklo

Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Santa Clara, CA or Remote (Remote)$115k–$190kmidAdded today

About this role

Oklo seeks an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to design and integrate measurement and control systems for advanced fission reactor operations. The role involves developing instrumentation spanning multiple sensor types, control strategies, and system integration while coordinating with vendors and engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

What you'll do

  • Design instrumentation and control systems integrating sensors, actuators, and control components for reactor operations
  • Lead technical execution of assigned systems including requirements definition, design, testing, and commissioning
  • Develop control strategies and algorithms for industrial equipment and processes
  • Integrate and couple engineering analyses across multiple discipline teams
  • Provide technical feedback to rapid design iterations and manage vendor/EPC contractor relationships
  • Document work and produce technical reports using modern tools and methodologies

What they're looking for

  • Instrumentation design (temperature, pressure, radiation, neutron measurement)
  • Signal conditioning, data acquisition, and logic diagram design
  • Control systems and automation strategies
  • Analog and digital circuits
  • Digital networks and communication protocols
  • System and component-level requirements development
  • Python (bonus)
  • Thermal energy conversion and power electronics (bonus)
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Oklo

Oklo develops advanced fission reactor technologies aimed at commercializing clean energy solutions. The company is hiring regulatory engineers, thermal hydraulic test engineers, technical product engineers, systems engineers, and software lifecycle specialists to support reactor design, licensing, testing, and engineering operations.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience designing instrumentation systems—what sensor types have you specified and why?
  • Describe a control strategy you developed for industrial equipment and how you validated it.
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