Materials Engineer – Coatings & Surface Treatments Materials Testing

Location: Everett, WA and Bellevue, WA,None,None

TITLE:                  Materials Engineer – Coatings & Surface Treatments Materials Testing

LOCATION:          Everett and 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 a 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, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Materials Engineer – Coatings & Surface Treatments Materials Testing

TerraPower, LLC is seeking a highly motivated Materials Engineer to support the engineering efforts of the Materials Development & Qualification team. This role will work as part of a high functioning team of engineers focused on development and qualification for next generation material and components for sodium cooled fast reactors. You will be responsible for emissivity and materials testing supporting the performance requirements of the Natrium Reactor. Your role will also include R&D of advanced materials and fabrication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Interface with various project teams to ensure materials development and testing efforts meet programmatic objectives 
• Develop test requirements, plans, specifications, and procedures for testing unique materials in complex environments, including liquid metal sodium
• Provide material selection guidance for TerraPower’s reactor development programs
• Oversee test programs for material performance and degradation focused on coatings and surface treatments (e.g., physical property measurements, ion and neutron irradiation, mechanical testing, and emissivity) 
• Lead large-scale cooperative projects for materials testing and development with external collaborators, partners, and suppliers
• Maintain project schedule and ensure timely delivery of results
• Conduct testing and material characterization in a laboratory environment
• Provide materials engineering support for the procurement of engineered components and systems
• Lead the testing and qualification efforts to increase the technology readiness level of key components 
• External procurements of materials, equipment, and testing services, including authoring procurement requisitions and managing supplier performance to plan
• Perform scientific analysis on test data and generate technical reports to document new knowledge related to materials performance and behavior, reactor design, and materials qualification

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 4 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree. A degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required. 
• Prior experience in materials development, testing, and characterization for nuclear research or related industrial applications is highly desired
• Experience working to advance materials technology through standard technology readiness levels is required
• Experience working on coatings and surface treatments on metallic su