Senior Process Equipment Engineer - Fuel Recycling
Oklo · Santa Clara, CA or Remote
Posted 27 days ago · $120,000-$180,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Oklo's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 97% of Oklo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Oklo
- high 39 stale, 3 reposted of 72 open
- Hiring momentum
- 100 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Oklo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Oklo.
About this role
The Senior Process Equipment Engineer will lead the development of process equipment and integrated systems for Oklo's advanced fuel recycling facility. This role involves collaborating with various engineering disciplines and vendors to transition designs from conceptual to detailed stages, focusing on equipment realization and integration. Responsibilities include developing specifications, conducting process calculations, and supporting safety analyses and commissioning activities.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Oklo as an employer.
What you need
- Degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or related field
- 8+ years of process engineering experience
- Experience developing process equipment
- Experience producing engineering calculations
- Experience with Aspen Plus, HYSYS, ChemCAD, or similar
- Experience with industrial gas processing, chemical processing, or separations
Nice to have
- Experience deploying or working on pilot plants and scaling from demonstration to industrial scale at brown/green field sites
- Commercial or nuclear industry experiences
- Experience in adsorption systems, heat exchanger design, pressure vessel specification, compressor and blower selection
- EPC experience, process equipment procurement and vendor management
- FOAK technology commercialization
What you get
- Salary: $120,000-$180,000
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Bonuses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
Worth weighing
- Remote employees must travel to headquarters twice a quarter and be onsite for the first two weeks of onboarding
- The role requires working in a fast-paced startup environment, which may not suit everyone
- No specific mention of work-life balance policies beyond flexible time off
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Listed by Oklo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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