Piping Designer / Drafter - Fuel Recycling
$80,000–$130,000 year
On-siteSanta Clara, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, CubaOn-siteFull Time$80,000–$130,000 yearBachelors DegreeEnergy ServicesSmall
Full TimeBachelors DegreeSmallEnergy Services
Job Summary
Develop and maintain Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), piping layouts, equipment arrangement drawings, and fabrication documentation for Oklo's first-of-a-kind nuclear fuel recycling facility. Produce piping isometrics and general arrangement drawings while coordinating with process, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers to ensure drawing consistency across disciplines. Incorporate engineering changes into controlled packages, perform quality checks for clashes and missing information, and generate bills of materials and drawing packages for procurement and construction. Interface with fabricators and vendors to clarify drawings and integrate field feedback into design revisions.
Required Qualifications
- Associate's degree, technical certification, or Bachelor's degree in Drafting, Design Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- 5+ years of experience producing engineering drawings for industrial facilities or process equipment
- Proficiency with AutoCAD or equivalent drafting software
- Experience developing and maintaining Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Experience producing piping layouts, equipment arrangement drawings, and construction drawing packages
- Understanding of industrial piping systems, valves, instrumentation, and process equipment
- Familiarity with engineering drawing standards, revision control, and document management practices
- Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Must be able to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually
- Must be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA for the first two weeks of onboarding
- Must be a U.S. person under applicable laws
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software
- Experience creating piping assemblies, equipment layouts, or plant models in 3D CAD environments
- Familiarity with process plant design in nuclear, chemical, petrochemical, mining, pharmaceutical, or power generation industries
- Experience supporting facility design from conceptual design through detailed engineering and construction
- Familiarity with piping codes and standards such as ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, or equivalent industrial standards
- Experience using PDM/PLM systems and engineering document control systems
- Knowledge of instrumentation symbols, ISA standards, and process control documentation
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary design reviews, HAZOPs, or constructability reviews
- Experience with commercial or governmental nuclear projects
- Experience working in highly regulated industries with strong quality assurance and configuration management requirements
- Passionate about clean energy and closing the nuclear fuel cycle
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, producing accurate, professional engineering drawings
- Comfortable working from incomplete information and collaborating with engineers to develop evolving designs
- Able to identify drawing inconsistencies and improve documentation quality before release
- Excited to work on first-of-a-kind industrial facilities where designs evolve rapidly through prototyping and testing
- Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines and balancing competing priorities
- An optimist at heart, comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
- An excellent communicator who can work effectively with engineers, fabricators, vendors, and project stakeholders
- A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process
- Motivated: You are self-motivated
- A team-player
- Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement
- Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality
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