Hybrid Fire Protection Engineer

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Fire Protection Engineer leading fire hazard analyses and mitigation strategies at Oklo. Collaborating with teams to integrate safety into advanced reactor designs.

Responsibilities

  • Define, build, and maintain a fire protection program, from technical basis documentation to inspection strategies and program implementation.
  • Provide technical leadership for post-fire safe shutdown analysis and fire hazards analysis (FHA), coordinating internal resources and external consultants as needed to ensure timely and high-quality outputs.
  • Integrate understanding of sodium fire hazards into design basis events and mitigation strategies. Influence system architecture, material choices, and suppression methods with sodium specific fire behavior in mind.
  • Work across multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., mechanical, process, facility, plant operations, and I&C teams) to embed fire protection into physical layout, equipment design, operations planning, and accident scenarios ensuring practical, efficient, and regulatory sound solutions.
  • Interpret and apply NFPA, DOE, NRC, and industry standards to meet fire safety and licensing requirements for non-light-water reactor systems.
  • Prepare and deliver clear technical documentation, presentations, and reviews to internal design teams, senior leadership, and external/regulatory audiences.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience performing post-fire safe shutdown and fire hazards analyses in complex, safety-critical systems and developing or implementing fire protection programs within industrial, energy, or nuclear environments.
  • Familiarity with sodium fire hazards and mitigation strategies.
  • Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards: NFPA, applicable ASME, and nuclear-specific fire safety regulations.

Benefits

  • Flexible time off
  • Equity
  • Competitive pay
  • 401k
  • Health insurance
  • FSA
  • Flexible work hours
  • Other benefits

Job title

Fire Protection Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$100,000 - $160,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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