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Oklo

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer

Santa Clara, CA or Remote (Remote)$160k–$210kmidAdded today

About this role

Oklo seeks a Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer to develop risk analysis models for advanced fast reactor designs, support licensing efforts, and translate risk insights into design improvements. You'll collaborate with engineering teams to conduct quantitative analyses, evaluate hazards, and drive safety enhancements in a fast-paced startup environment.

What you'll do

  • Develop probabilistic risk analysis models for fast reactor designs
  • Conduct hazard evaluations using FMEA and other techniques to identify initiating events
  • Build and quantify event trees and fault trees for risk assessment
  • Analyze event sequences and compile risk insights for engineering teams
  • Support licensing activities by generating technical reports and analyses
  • Incorporate risk findings into design improvements to enhance reliability and safety

What they're looking for

  • Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) techniques
  • Event tree and fault tree development
  • Hazard analysis methods (FMEA, HAZOPS, What-if Analysis)
  • PRA software tools (CAFTA, SAPHIRE, ADAPT, RAVEN)
  • Fast reactor design and analysis
  • Regulatory compliance (NRC 10 CFR, DOE authorization)
  • Transient and source term analysis
  • Human reliability analysis
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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

  • Describe your experience developing probabilistic risk models and which PRA software tools you've used most extensively.
  • How have you previously incorporated risk insights from PRA analyses back into design decisions to improve system reliability?
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