Senior Process Controls Engineer
OkloSanta Clara, Canada
Full Time
Posted March 31, 2026
$85k - $175k
Nuclear Energy
Remote
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 29, 2026
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- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
The person in this role will be responsible for designing, implementing, troubleshooting, scaling, and monitoring various process control systems for the Oklo fuel recycling facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop systems that meet facility and regulatory requirements
- Develop and document overall control philosophy – define key control variables, setpoints, and rationale to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient process operations
- Prepare and review control system documentation – including instrument loop drawings, logic drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock schemes
- Define and manage control and alarm strategies – establish alarm priorities, setpoints, and functional descriptions to support operator awareness and system safety
- Design and specify control system architecture – covering hardware, software, and network requirements for distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and human-machine interface (HMI) applications
- Generate technical documentation to be included in regulatory filings
Requirements
- We are looking for a Senior Process Controls Engineer that is:
- Motivated by building, and getting technology deployed
- Energized by tackling and overcoming challenges
- Passionate about clean energy, and making advanced fission a reality
- Willing and able to learn quickly
- Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly-iterative startup environment
- Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
- Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
- Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
- An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
- Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or similar
- 10+ years of experience in process controls engineering or similar field
- A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
- Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
- A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
- An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
- Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.
- Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Even excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
- Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
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