Lead Engineer, Plant Design Integration

TITLE: Lead Engineer, Plant Design Integration

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Plant Design Integration Engineer

The Plant Design Integration Engineer role, part of the Plant Design Integration team, will support the development and maintenance of the Natrium Reactor Plant architecture and programs and facilitate integration of complex technical areas that span between design, analysis, licensing, and testing to ensure that the Natrium Reactor Plant meets their stakeholder, regulatory, operations, and commercial objectives. The Plant Design Integration Engineer should have a strong technical background to provide technical oversight over nuclear design and analysis efforts and apply systems engineering principles to manage complex subject matter. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication and coordination skills to facilitate teamwork across multiple engineering disciplines and project organizations, and should be comfortable with making technical decisions that have broad impact to the Natrium Reactor Plant Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, maintain, and integrate plant level requirements and specification documents for integration with plant design activities

• Research, develop, and implement design bases and design strategies in support of plant design and licensing activities from various sources that include risk-Informed, performance-based strategies and methodologies, safety analysis concepts, commercial and operational objectives, and stakeholder objectives

• Interface with design disciplines to facilitate allocation of plant requirements and develop plant requirement verification plans

• Ensure and review that licensing and code requirements are clearly established and implemented in the design and in alignment with project design and licensing strategies

• Support and review plant design cost studies, engineering decisions, and perform interdisciplinary reviews as a representative of plant level considerations and stakeholder for the plant architecture

• Review, coordinate, and oversee plant integrated, safety, and risk analyses for their impact to plant functional and performance requirements

• Lead and support design and design integration reviews and resolution of cross functional technical issues

• Lead and support the integration of plant information into licensing basis and regulatory submittal documents that support the licensing of nuclear facilities under the Licensing Modernization Project

• Keep Project Management and Engineering Management informed of major emerging technical issues and risks

• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify efficiency/enhancement opportunities

Key Qualifications and Skills

• The successful candidate should have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in nuclear facility design or operation that includes experience in one or more of the following areas:

• The successful candidate should have a minimum of a BS degree in a relevant engineering discipline like nuclear, chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering or a Senior Reactor Operators license or equivalent.

• The successful candidate should demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently with moderate supervision.

• The successful candidate should have a working understanding of NRC regulations and associated guidance. Prior interaction with the NRC staff is desirable.

• The successful candidate will display leadership skills by proactively driving cross functional design, licensing, safety analysis, and PRA collaboration and integration.

• The candidate must be team oriented, and able to work effectively with geographically distributed and design team members.

• This position requires the candidate to be conversant across a wide variety of engineering disciplines, programs, and processes as well as interfacing organizations (Licensing, Operations, Procurement, Construction, Document Control).

• The candidate should demonstrate the ability to acquire new knowledge and apply it in a fast-paced environment.

• The candidate should demonstrate the ability to organize information to convey it to other disciplines and organizations.

• The candidate should demonstrate the ability to be innovative.

• The successful candidate should have strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey critical design integration information to the management team, the engineering and licensing team, customers etc.

• The candidate should be able to work in a conceptual design and first of a kind environment that requires the ability to use good engineering judgement and identify deliverables and processes to achieve key project objectives.

• The candidate should have experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.

• The candidate should possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job, which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds

• Repetitive work: Prolonged

• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day

• Travel required: 0-5%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.

Job details

Salary Range Level 12: $169,922 - $235,464

Salary Range Level 13: $194,197 - $279,158

Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation

• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits

• Medical

• Vision

• Dental

• Life

• Life and Disability

• Gender Affirmation Benefits

• Parental Leave

• 401k Plan

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 21 days of annually accrued PTO

• Generous Holiday Schedule

• 10 paid holidays

• Relocation Assistance

• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

• Flexible Work Schedule

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply