Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Oklo
| Company | Oklo |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Santa Clara |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to join our engineering team.
Position Description:
The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for developing, analyzing, and integrating measurement and control systems to support reactor operation. This position may reside within powerhouse engineering supporting power generation or within the isotopes organization supporting isotope reactors.
Specific responsibilities may include:
Design instrumentation and control systems that integrate sensors, instrumentation, actuators, and other control components
Lead the technical execution of assigned systems as a responsible engineer that coordinates requirements, design, testing, and commissioning
Develop control strategies and algorithms for industrial equipment
Support our engineering team in integrating and coupling engineering analyses
Provide technical feedback to quick-iterating design teams
Document work using modern tools and techniques, and write well-written, thoughtful technical reports
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience specifying, designing, and integrating instrumentation that spans temperature, pressure, radiation, neutron instrumentation, and other process measurement technologies
Experience with measurement techniques, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and logic diagrams
Experience developing system and component level requirements
Experience designing control strategies and automating industrial equipment and processes
Experience managing, communicating with, and providing oversight to EPC contractors, vendors, and equipment manufacturers
Experience with analog and digital circuits
Experience with digital networks and communication protocols
Bonus Qualifications:
Experience with thermal energy conversion systems and components
Experience with electricity transmission and power electronics
Experience with Python
Competencies:
We are looking for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer that is:
Passionate about clean energy
Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
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
Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
Who you are:
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 n