Sr. Manager, Hardware Test Engineering

• Own the roadmap for Oklo's Idaho Falls test facility.
• Develop and maintain a structured approach for test planning, execution, and reporting that meets technical, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams of engineers and technicians to execute tests on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with design engineers to define test objectives, test acceptance criteria, and instrumentation strategies.
• Lead procurement and integration of major test equipment.
• Ensure data quality, traceability, and configuration control for all test results, with links to requirements and V&V artifacts.
• Build strong interfaces with safety, licensing, and regulatory teams to ensure test programs provide defensible results.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing test engineering team, fostering a culture of rigor, creativity, and accountability.

This role ensures Oklo's test team delivers high-quality, traceable data that enables the company's advanced reactor technology to move quickly and confidently through design, licensing, and deployment, supporting the development of clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, nuclear, electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in test engineering, with increasing responsibility in leadership or management.
• Experience in developing and executing test programs in highly regulated industries (nuclear, aerospace, defense, or similar).
• Familiarity with instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and facility operations.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex test programs.
• Bonus: Master's degree or PhD in a relevant engineering field, prior experience supporting regulatory submittals with test data, familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter or other PLM/requirements traceability tools, strong network within the test engineering and facility operations community.

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits. Salary range: $160,000 - $180,000.

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.