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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
As an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer at Oklo, you will lead the design, integration, commissioning, and operation of control systems for advanced nuclear technology test platforms. Your role involves translating test requirements into reliable measurement and control functions, collaborating with various engineering teams throughout the system lifecycle, and ensuring the successful integration and operation of instrumentation and controls. You will also be responsible for documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and supplier oversight, with occasional travel required.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience designing, specifying, procuring, commissioning, or troubleshooting process and mechanical equipment.
- Experience preparing or reviewing piping and instrumentation diagrams, process-flow diagrams, equipment data sheets, engineering calculations, technical specifications, and vendor drawings.
- Working knowledge of pumps, valves, piping, heat exchangers, tanks, pressure equipment, heaters, or similar process components.
- Ability to perform fluid-flow, pressure-drop, heat-transfer, and equipment-sizing calculations.
- Ability to lift, move, and position equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
Nice to have
- Strong familiarity with the Emerson DeltaV distributed control system.
- Experience designing or supporting thermal-hydraulic, mechanical, chemical, high-temperature, high-pressure, or liquid-metal test systems.
- Experience working in nuclear, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, chemical processing, power generation, or another highly regulated industry.
- Familiarity with functional safety, safety instrumented systems, alarm management, or control-system cybersecurity practices.
- Familiarity with ASME NQA-1 requirements.
What you get
- Salary: $90,000-$150,000
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Bonuses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
Worth weighing
- Travel to headquarters required twice a quarter, including initial onboarding period.
- Salary range is broad and may depend on applicant experience, indicating potential negotiation.
- The role requires a self-motivated individual comfortable in a startup environment, which may not suit everyone.
Summarised from Oklo's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Oklo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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