or apply directly on Oklo's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 2 days Oklo's roles stay open a median of 64 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 99% of Oklo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Oklo
- high 74 stale, 5 reposted of 105 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
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 Strike Engineer at Oklo is a senior engineer responsible for tackling high-priority and ambiguous technical challenges across various engineering domains. This role involves hands-on work in design, analysis, prototyping, and testing, while also leading projects and teams as needed. The engineer will establish execution plans, diagnose failures, and create reusable tools and documentation to ensure successful project handoffs.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- 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 engineering, physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 2 or more years of experience solving complex engineering problems from definition through design, execution, validation, and handoff
- Technical breadth across multiple engineering domains and deep expertise in at least one area such as mechanical, electrical, controls, software, systems, manufacturing, test, thermal-fluid, structural, or nuclear engineering
- Demonstrated ability to reason from first principles, challenge unsupported assumptions, and validate conclusions with analysis, tests, or operating data
- Hands-on ability to use the tools needed to move work forward, which may include modeling, CAD, calculations, test equipment, scripting, data analysis, or prototyping
- Experience leading cross-functional technical work without relying on formal authority, including stepping into temporary management responsibilities when needed
Nice to have
- Experience in the nuclear industry, advanced reactor development, commercial power generation, national laboratories, or another safety-critical energy environment
- Experience delivering hardware or integrated systems in a regulated, high-consequence, or quality-controlled environment
- Experience starting a new program, recovering a stalled project, or resolving a persistent technical or operational problem
- Experience with hardware-software integration, automation, controls, data systems, or test infrastructure
- Experience hiring, developing, or onboarding engineers and transferring work to a durable long-term owner
What you get
- Salary: $120,000-$170,000
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Bonuses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
Worth weighing
- Role involves ambiguity and high-priority problem-solving, which may require adaptability and quick learning
- Requires travel to headquarters twice a quarter and in-person attendance for the first two weeks of onboarding
- Candidates must meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws due to export control laws
Summarised from Oklo's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Oklo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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