Facilities Design Engineer - Fuel Manufacturing Electrical Focus

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Facilities Design Engineer to join our engineering team.

Position Description

As a Facilities Design Engineer with an electrical focus on Oklo's fuel fabrication team, you'll be responsible for providing technical oversight, review, and direction for contract engineering firms developing the planning, design, analysis, and implementation of electrical systems supporting new facilities. This role ensures that building infrastructure meets operational, safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements while optimizing performance and maintainability. The engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams-including mechanical, structural, operations, construction, and safety-to deliver high-quality facility designs from concept through commissioning.

This role acts as an owner's engineer, ensuring that contractor-produced designs meet nuclear safety requirements, support radiological confinement, and comply with all applicable codes, standards, and QA programs. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically capable, and well-versed in the rigor required in nuclear environments.

This is a highly cross-functional role where technical excellence and a collaborative mindset are equally valued.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Develop designs, specifications, and layouts for facility electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, grounding, emergency power, and control systems.
• Review load calculations, short-circuit analysis, arc-flash analysis, and protective device coordination.
• Review the selection and sizing of electrical equipment such as transformers, switch gear, UPS systems, panels, motor controls, and distribution components.
• Ensure designs comply with NFPA, NEC, OSHA, IEEE, and other relevant industry standards and building codes.
• Produce and review engineering drawings (one-lines, schematics, plans, details) using AutoCAD, Revit, or similar tools.
• Support construction activities by responding to RFI requests, reviewing submittals, and performing field observations.
• Provide clear technical direction, comments, and resolution guidance to contractors and ensure timely incorporation of design changes.
• Coordinate between internal stakeholders (safety basis, operations, QA, procurement, I&C, electrical) and contract engineering firms to maintain design integration.
• Participate in design reviews, readiness assessments, and constructability evaluations as the facility's technical authority.
• Communicate with contractors, project managers, and internal stakeholders effectively and professionally.
• Document decisions, design basis changes, and comment resolutions accurately for audit-ready traceability.
• Maintain oversight of multiple contractor design packages, comment cycles, and submittals.
• Track deadlines, milestones, design maturity, and revision control.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to external firms while maintaining schedule, quality, and scope alignment.

Experience Level:

• 5+ years of experience in facilities engineering, building electrical design, or industrial power systems in fuel-cycle, nuclear, or highly regulated industrial facilities is highly preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience reviewing and overseeing work performed by external engineering or A/E design firms.
• Working knowledge of NEC, IEEE standards, NFPA 70E, and building codes.
• Experience with design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of NFPA, ASHRAE, IMC/IFC, DOE/NRC regulations, and NQA-1 quality requirements.
• Proven ability to function in a collaborative team environment on projects through the full development cycle-from concept and design to testing and production
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document and present engineering work
• Comfortable working with external manufacturers and engineering consultants

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced reactor technologies (e.g., microreactors, fast reactors, SMRs).
• Familiarity with regulatory processes (NRC, DOE, ASME code compliance).
• Familiarity with nuclear QA requirements (NQA-1 or equivalent)
• Exposure to vendor qualification, commercial-grade dedication, or nuclear-grade procurement.
• Prior owner's-engineer or design oversight role in nuclear or process facilities.
• Experience with DOE O 420.1C, safety basis development, fire hazard analyses, and nuclear design interfaces.
• Prior involvement in safety analyses, design reviews, or licensing workflows.
• Basic knowledge of nuclear fission and radiation effects on materials and components

Competencies

We are looking for a Facilities Design Engineer that:

• Demonstrates strong commitment to nuclear safety, radiological protection, and conservative decision-making.
• Has a deep understanding of power distribution, grounding, lighting, emergency systems, and control systems.
• Is able to perform power studies…