Equipment Services Engineer, TerraPower Isotopes®

Location: Everett,Washington,United States

TITLE:                  Equipment Services Engineer, TerraPower Isotopes®

LOCATION:         Everett, 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.

TPI Equipment Services Engineer

The TerraPower Isotopes ® (TPI™) Equipment Services Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance and modifications for TPI systems which primarily include radiological systems and components such as gloveboxes, hot cells, hot cell manipulators, and other specialty equipment.  This individual will work closely with the Everett Lab Facility Engineer who similarly oversees maintenance and modifications to the overall building and facility equipment.  The TPI Equipment Services Engineer will coordinate and schedule external vendors as well as plan and write work procedures for internally executed maintenance.  This role requires a strong technical aptitude, a firm grasp of engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot and solve complex equipment problems, and a solid foundation of work in a radiologically controlled environment.

Responsibilities

•         Oversee the Maintenance Program including planned and corrective maintenance and outages for TPI project equipment under radiological controls.

•         Coordinate scheduling of maintenance with the TPI project operators and researchers and with the Everett Laboratory Facility Operations and Maintenance Manager.

•         Coordinate with, schedule, and oversee the work of external vendors to conduct maintenance.  Approve work procedures provided by external vendors.

•         Lead the search for and define scope of work for new vendors in support of maintenance.

•         Lead the technical troubleshooting efforts for equipment failures and develop corrective maintenance plans for the same.  Coordinate with the Health Physics team and Radiation Safety Officer to ensure proper controls of radioactive materials and radiological work.

•         Monitor the performance of TPI project equipment as leading indicators of equipment failure.

•         Supervise TPI maintenance technicians.

•         Draft maintenance procedures which are conducted by TerraPower personnel.

•         Ensure maintenance technicians are properly trained and qualified to execute maintenance tasks.  Seek outside resources for work not within the expertise of the maintenance technicians.

•         Ensure maintenance technicians are supplied with the tools req