External Hazards Regulatory Engineer
OkloSanta Clara, CA or Remote$70k – $1500kPosted 6 April 2026
Job Description
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for an External Hazards Regulatory Engineer with familiarity with both the NRC regulations and technical analysis of facilities in the case of external hazards such as seismic events, flooding events, and man-made hazards to join our team.
Position Description
The External Hazards Regulatory Engineer at Oklo is responsible for developing the licensing strategy and supporting the engineering technical work for addressing external hazards.
Specific responsibilities may include:
Define scopes of work, review technical proposals, and review execution of external hazards analyses by both internal engineering teams and external contracting firms.
Manage progress on external hazards analyses, regulatory submittals, and licensing support.
Ensure integration of external hazard assessments (e.g., seismic, flooding, and meteorological phenomena) into the overall licensing strategy and design-basis evaluations.
Identify and assess potential safety challenges posed by external hazards early in project development, and recommend mitigation measures or design modifications.
Track changes in NRC regulations (e.g., 10 CFR Part 100, Regulatory Guides, NUREGs) and evaluate their impact on external hazards compliance strategy.
Develop and maintain regulatory strategy documents, white papers, and briefing materials that articulate the approach to addressing external hazard requirements.
Represent external hazards considerations in cross-functional planning and strategic meetings with internal stakeholders.
Oversee internal external hazards project management systems.
Collaborate with engineering, design, and licensing teams to incorporate hazard analysis results into probabilistic risk assessments, safety evaluations, and licensing deliverables.
Review deliverables from constructors relevant to external hazards.
Coordinate the preparation and review of responses to NRC requests for additional information (RAIs) related to external hazards topics.
Author, edit, and finalize technical reports, regulatory filings, presentations, and licensing documents using modern documentation tools and best practices for clarity and consistency.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years of experience performing or evaluating external hazards assessments
Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in civil engineering, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, or similar field
Technical expertise in external hazards and their impact on facilities
Able to determine risk-informed analysis, deterministic safety analysis, and hazard modeling
Familiarity with licensing processes and safety case development
Ability to interpret regulations and guidance documents and prepare or review regulatory submittals
Bonus Qualifications:
Experience with Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Department of Energy requirements
Experience with International Building Code
Competencies
We are looking for an external hazards regulatory engineer that is:
Passionate about clean energy
Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Familiar with industry codes and standards such as IBC and ASCE
Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
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
An excellent writer who can write in modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
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 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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