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Salary: $135,000 - 175,000 per year Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in human factors engineering, engineering psychology, cognitive systems engineering, systems engineering, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• We require 5+ years of experience applying human factors engineering in nuclear reactor or fuel cycle technology.
• We require hands-on experience supporting HFE analyses such as operating experience reviews, function allocation, task analysis, human action evaluation, HSI design reviews, procedure and training input development, and staffing or qualification analysis.
• We require familiarity with NRC or DOE expectations for human factors, safety analysis, licensing documentation, management measures, credited human actions, or safety-significant administrative controls.
• We require direct experience with NUREG-0711, NUREG-0700, NUREG-0800 Chapter 18, and NUREG-1520.
• We require strong technical writing ability and the capability to produce auditable, licensing-grade documentation that connects safety basis assumptions, human actions, design requirements, procedures, training, and verification evidence.

• We develop the human factors engineering strategy, implementation plans, technical bases, and safety basis documentation, including HFE inputs to the integrated safety analysis, IROFS, management measures, and safety program commitments.
• We adapt NRC human factors guidance and fuel-cycle-facility review expectations into a practical, graded HFE program suited to a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility.
• We evaluate human factors best practices in safety-significant personnel activities, including credited safety actions, abnormal event response, maintenance, inspections, surveillance, material handling, and recovery work.
• We lead operating experience reviews, functional requirements analyses, function allocation, task analyses, staffing and qualification analyses, and human action evaluations across startup, routine operations, shutdown, maintenance, abnormal conditions, emergency response, and degraded equipment or interface scenarios.
• We translate task analysis and safety analysis outcomes into requirements for alarms, indications, controls, procedures, training goals, staffing, qualifications, work environment, PPE, dose and contamination controls, and human error prevention, detection, and recovery features.
• We define human-system interface requirements for control rooms, local control stations, remote handling stations, glovebox or hot-cell interfaces, material handling interfaces, alarm systems, displays, controls, automation, communications, and computer-based or paper-based procedures.
• We plan and execute HFE verification and validation activities, including task support verification, design verification, integrated system validation, mockups, simulator exercises, walkdowns, tabletop exercises, human-in-the-loop evaluations, performance measures, and discrepancy resolution.
• We prepare license application content, safety evaluation materials, readiness reviews, audit packages, requests for additional information, and inspection support materials.
• We work closely with engineering teams and vendors to integrate HFE requirements early in the design lifecycle and keep them aligned with design changes, operating concepts, and safety basis assumptions.
• We help establish human performance monitoring and continuous improvement methods so validated HFE assumptions remain effective as the facility design, procedures, training, and operations mature.

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We are Oklo, developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale, building a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes, and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to turn nuclear waste into clean energy. We are pioneering advanced nuclear work, including a first-in-class site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. We offer flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits. This role includes remote work with travel to our Santa Clara, CA headquarters twice per quarter as needed, plus in-person onboarding there for the first two weeks. We are a collaborative, humble, ownership-driven, and pathfinding team that values clear communication, creativity, and strong execution; compensation is $135,000-$175,000.

last updated 33 week of 2026

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