Senior Neutronics Engineer - Isotope Production
Oklo · Santa Clara, CA or Remote
Posted 27 days ago · $130,000-$220,000
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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 Neutronics Engineer at Oklo will focus on developing and executing neutronics analyses for an isotope production reactor. This role involves collaboration with various engineering teams to optimize reactor core design, perform lifecycle analyses, and ensure safety evaluations. The engineer will utilize advanced computational models and methods to support core design, fuel management, and shielding analyses, while documenting results and providing technical feedback to multidisciplinary teams.
- 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
- Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a technical field such as nuclear engineering
- Experience in reactor design and analysis
- Fluency with Python
- Proficiency with high performance computing systems
- Proficiency with MCNP, SERPENT, or SCALE
Nice to have
- Hands on experience with irradiation experiments at a research and test reactor
What you get
- Salary: $130,000-$220,000
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Bonuses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
Worth weighing
- Remote employees must travel to headquarters twice a quarter
- Onboarding requires in-person attendance at headquarters for the first two weeks
- The role requires operating in a highly iterative and independent environment
- The company culture favors startup-like efficiency over established processes
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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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