Technical Product Manager for Software

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for a Technical Product Manager to join our engineering team and interface primarily with our Software Team.

Position Description:

Specific responsibilities may include:

The Technical Product Manager for the Software Team is responsible for:

• Interfacing with the engineering team. This includes

  • identifying software development needs in the engineering organization,

  • collecting and screening incoming software development requests,

  • understanding technical aspects of software development work,

  • summarizing on-going software development work for the broader engineering team,

  • ensuring that internal software products are understood and utilized,

  • developing source code on occasion and when necessary to assist in delivery of software development goals, and

  • developing processes to facilitate interactions between the engineering team and (1) internal software products and (2) the Software Team.

• Organization and prioritization of software development work. This includes

  • communicating software development requirements for incoming requests,

  • prioritizing software development efforts by taking into account “quality of life” needs in engineering team, internal development deadlines, and external milestone deadlines,

  • advocating for additional resources to meet milestone deadlines,

  • aligning Software Team development goals with reactor product design goals,

  • owning the Software Team backlog and clarifying prioritization and timelines, and

  • collaborating with technical leads in the Software Team to track software product development and implementation.

Competencies:

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager that is:

• A hands-on leader with proven experience managing software projects

• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

• Able to influence others and collaborate across various engineering disciplines

• Someone with an extraordinary attention to detail which can be seen in both how they work and their resulting deliverables

• Able to project manage and consistently deliver complex software projects

• Experienced in solving complex problems through software tools and processes

• Passionate about clean energy 

• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality

• Willing and able to learn quickly

• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways 

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment

• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before 

• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems

• An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

Minimum Qualifications:

We also think the following are good indicators of qualifications to do this job:

• BS in engineering from an accredited college or university, experience may qualify
• Demonstrated coordination skills; ability to earn the trust of team members and management
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Confluence
• Proficiency in Jira Software

Bonus Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of direct experience in preparing NRC licensing submittals related to advanced reactor fuels
• Prior government work experience
• Experience in fast reactor technology
• Experience in fuel recycling technology
• Experience in fuel fabrication technology
• Experience in Python

Experience level:

Intermediate (2-5 yrs) or Experienced (5-10 yrs)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline

• Experience with issue tracking software and software project management

Bonus Qualifications:

• Bac