Human Factors Engineer

• Develop the human factors safety basis for a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility, including HFE strategy, implementation plans, and safety basis documentation.
• Lead operating experience reviews, functional requirements analyses, task analyses, and human action evaluations across all facility conditions.
• Define Human System Interface requirements and plan/execute HFE verification and validation activities.
• Interface with engineering teams to integrate HFE requirements early in the design lifecycle and support licensing activities.

This role directly contributes to the safe and efficient recycling of used nuclear fuel, reducing nuclear waste and enabling clean energy production, while ensuring human factors are integrated to prevent errors and enhance safety.

• Bachelor's degree in human factors engineering, engineering psychology, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience applying human factors engineering to nuclear reactor or fuel cycle technology.
• Experience conducting HFE analyses such as task analysis, HSI design review, and procedure development.
• Familiarity with NRC or DOE expectations for human factors and safety analysis, including NUREG-0711, NUREG-0700, NUREG-0800 Chapter 18, and NUREG-1520.

Salary: $135,000 - $175,000 annually. Benefits include flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

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