Core Thermal-Hydraulics Engineer

4 days ago

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $73k - $157k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Oklo Inc

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Oklo Inc. is an energy technology company focused on designing and deploying advanced fission power plants. Their innovative approach utilizes nuclear fission reactions, similar to those in existing nuclear power plants, but optimized to enhance safety and efficiency. Oklo's technology can use nuclear waste as fuel, offering a clean, reliable, and affordable energy solution. The company's mission is to leverage nuclear fission to provide sustainable energy while addressing energy waste issues.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2013

⚡ Energy

💰 Venture Round on 2021-11

📋 Description

• Thermal-Hydraulics Engineers at Oklo are responsible for analyzing fluid flow and heat transfer within a reactor and associated systems. • This work includes engineering analyses of thermal-fluid dynamics, clear and thorough documentation of the analyses, as well as interfacing with design teams. • A Core Thermal-Hydraulics Engineer will contribute to the development, qualification, and validation of methods for modeling coolant flow within reactor cores using one-dimensional models and intermediate-fidelity subchannel models. • Specific responsibilities may include: • Modeling core thermal-hydraulic behavior using one-dimensional systems codes such as SAS4A/SASSYS-1 or SAM • Developing methods to analyze core thermal-hydraulic behavior at steady-state and during transients • Developing and utilizing analysis methods that efficiently and effectively build confidence in a design • Automation, verification, and validation of modeling and simulation tools in support of analyses • Collaborating cross-functionally to define design requirements, and providing technical feedback to quick-iterating design teams • Document work using modern tools and techniques, and write well-written, thoughtful technical reports.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a technical field, such as nuclear, mechanical, or aerospace engineering • Proficiency with thermal-hydraulics (thermal fluids) analysis methods • Core competencies in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics first principles • Experience with intermediate-fidelity (e.g., porous body and correlation-based) models for heat transfer and fluid flow • Experience with numerical methods for heat transfer and fluid flow problems • Experience with data processing (e.g., pre-processing, post-processing, scripting)

🏖️ Benefits

• flexible time off • equity • competitive pay • 401k • health insurance • FSA • flexible work hours • other benefits