Job Description

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Security Engineer to join our team. We are looking to fill this position immediately.

A Security Engineer at Oklo is responsible for assessing, designing, and justifying the effectiveness of site security at facilities possessing special nuclear material. The work of an Oklo Security Engineer is a comprehensive role that demands a creative mindset, able to envision challenges against a security system and develop the justification of control measures that provide an adequate assurance of protection. Design and compliance of security systems responsible for the protection of special nuclear material involves a comfort with navigating U.S. nuclear regulations and guidance to produce defensible security plans against complex challenges. As a member of the greater engineering organization at Oklo, collaboration is a necessity. In the realm of security, significant breadth and appetite for understanding system interdependency is a must for security specialists expected to justify adequate protective strategies across a nuclear facility of interrelated systems.

Responsibilities

• Passionate about clean energy, the environment, and making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly and to think differently in a highly regulated and prescriptive industry
• Able to assess threat environments with an analytical mindset for substantiation
• Knowledge of 10 CFR 73 and 10 CFR 70, along with NRC Regulatory Guides and other regulatory guidance
• Precise communication skills, including the ability to communicate nuanced technical content in multiple forms
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Flexible and open to new ideas; ability to work with a highly collaborative team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or similar experience in technical exposure
• Familiarity with the capabilities various firearms, explosives and tactical equipment
• Experience with regulatory compliance
• Experience with national threat policy
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams
• Eligible and able to maintain access to safeguards information

Bonus Qualifications

• Military or law enforcement experience
• Recent experience with demolition methods
• Experience with adversary analysis or "red team planning"
• Experience as a force-on-force member or observer/controller
• Experience with tabletop and scenario development
• Familiarity with implementation of NIST control frameworks
• Current national security information background investigation or safeguards access

Competencies

• Passionate about clean energy, the environment, and making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly and to think differently in a highly regulated and prescriptive industry
• Able to assess threat environments with an analytical mindset for substantiation
• Knowledge of 10 CFR 73 and 10 CFR 70, along with NRC Regulatory Guides and other regulatory guidance
• Precise communication skills, including the ability to communicate nuanced technical content in multiple forms
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Flexible and open to new ideas; ability to work with a highly collaborative team

About Oklo

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy.

Salary: $70,000-$150,000. Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

Preferred Location: Santa Clara, CA

Oklo is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Oklo is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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