Senior Mechanical Designer

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:                Senior Mechanical Designer        

LOCATION:       Bellevue, WA

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.

Senior Mechanical Designer

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Designer.  In this role, you will both create and check structural and mechanical design solutions, 3D CAD models and engineering drawings for the conceptual and preliminary design development for advanced Generation IV reactors. Candidates must have extensive experience in mechanical/structural design and drafting using a mainstream CAD system.

Responsibilities:

•         Create CAD models, optimized for anticipated future work, of detailed designs

•         Assist with modeling structure for large, complex design projects.

•         Maintain large assembly models in support of projects

•         Create engineering drawings, applying ASME 14.1 and Y15.5 standards

•         Check engineering drawings for equipment arrangements, piping arrangements, isometrics, layouts, machine design, mechanical system, etc. verify information represented is accurate and drafting standards are met.

•         Verify fit, form and function for completeness of designs

•         Perform tolerance stack up analysis in support of design verification

•         Oversee model space for clash detection and lead resolution activities

•         Assist with development of group design standards

•         Assist in coordination of CAD group deliverables

Key Qualifications and Skills

•         Min. Trade school certificate, associate degree preferred, in design related program

•         A minimum of ten years of CAD proficiency required, SolidWorks/AutoCAD preferred

•         Demonstrated experience in mechanical system and machine design.

•         Demonstrated experience with GD&T per ASME Y14.5

•         Demonstrated experience with tolerance analysis stack-ups

•         Experience with plant layout, piping layout, PFD and P&ID drawing creation

•         Experience using a product data management (PDM) system

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