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Strike Engineer

Oklo·Santa Clara, CA or Remote·Remote·Posted 6 October 2026

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Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Strike Engineer to join our engineering team. Position Description The Strike Engineer is a senior, highly adaptable engineer who reports to the Engineering Strike Team Lead and takes ownership of Oklo's highest-priority, most ambiguous technical problems. This person moves between programs, builds context quickly, reduces problems to first principles, and stays accountable through verified resolution. Depending on the need, the Strike Engineer may serve as a hands-on individual contributor, technical lead, or interim manager. They establish a durable path, help staff the work, transfer ownership to the right long-term team, and then take on the next priority. Specific responsibilities may include: Embed in high-priority engineering programs and rapidly develop a working understanding of the system, constraints, stakeholders, and current failure modes. Define problems from first principles by separating facts from assumptions, identifying the governing physics and interfaces, and reducing uncertainty to testable questions. Work hands-on across design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, software and data, systems…

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