The opportunity
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Sodium Test Engineer to join our team in Idaho Falls.
What you'll do
Test Program Development: Translate engineering data requirements into executable tests. Prepare test plans, laboratory procedures, work instructions, equipment requirements, inspection points, and data-collection methods for materials-characterization activities.
Test Execution: Lead or support test setup, readiness reviews, equipment checkout, specimen installation, startup, monitoring, shutdown, and post-test activities.
Data Validation and Analysis: Review raw data for completeness and validity, identify anomalies, assess measurement uncertainty, calculate material properties, evaluate repeatability, and compare results with expected behavior or established requirements.
Technical Reporting: Prepare test reports, materials evaluations, failure-analysis reports, engineering memos, data summaries, and recommendations. Clearly document methods, assumptions, deviations, results, uncertainties, and conclusions.
Laboratory Development: Help establish and improve materials-laboratory capabilities, equipment-maintenance programs, calibration practices, specimen-storage methods, test templates, and safe operating procedures.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, nuclear: engineering, materials engineering, or a related technical field.
What they're looking for
- Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with molten sodium or another molten alkali metal.
- Experience developing test plans, test procedures, operating procedures,: engineering calculations, or technical reports.
- Ability to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams,: process-flow diagrams, equipment drawings, electrical schematics, instrument diagrams, and vendor documentation.
- Ability to lift, move, and position objects weighing up to 30 pounds, with or: without reasonable accommodation.
