Fire Protection Engineer
Oklo Inc
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Define, build, and maintain a fire protection program, from technical basis documentation to inspection strategies and program implementation.
- Provide technical leadership for post-fire safe shutdown analysis and fire hazards analysis (FHA), coordinating internal resources and external consultants as needed to ensure timely and high-quality outputs.
- Integrate understanding of sodium fire hazards into design basis events and mitigation strategies. Influence system architecture, material choices, and suppression methods with sodium specific fire behavior in mind.
- Work across multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., mechanical, process, facility, plant operations, and I&C teams) to embed fire protection into physical layout, equipment design, operations planning, and accident scenarios ensuring practical, efficient, and regulatory sound solutions.
- Interpret and apply NFPA, DOE, NRC, and industry standards to meet fire safety and licensing requirements for non-light-water reactor systems.
- Prepare and deliver clear technical documentation, presentations, and reviews to internal design teams, senior leadership, and external/regulatory audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field.
- Experience performing post-fire safe shutdown and fire hazards analyses in complex, safety-critical systems and developing or implementing fire protection programs within industrial, energy, or nuclear environments.
- Familiarity with sodium fire hazards and mitigation strategies.
- Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards: NFPA, applicable ASME, and nuclear-specific fire safety regulations.
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Equity
- Competitive pay
- 401k
- Health insurance
- FSA
- Flexible work hours
- Other benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
fire protection program developmentpost-fire safe shutdown analysisfire hazards analysistechnical documentationpresentation skillsengineering designsodium fire hazard mitigationsafety-critical systems analysisregulatory compliancecodes and standards interpretation
Soft skills
technical leadershipcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering