Senior Engineer, Fuel Handling Systems

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:                   Senior Engineer, Fuel Handling Systems                               

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.

Senior Engineer, Fuel Handling Systems

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking a highly motivated Senior Fuel Handling Design Engineer. In this role, you will create and review design solutions for fuel handling equipment, structures, and systems for the Natrium Generation IV Reactor. Candidates must have extensive experience in equipment design and qualification, with an emphasis in Thermal Analysis. Experience in equipment operation, maintenance, and fabrication is also valued. The Senior Fuel Handling Design Engineer will report to the Fuel Handling System Manager and will join the Natrium Fuel Handling Team. The Senior Fuel Handling Design Engineer will work as part of a high functioning team of engineers and scientists focused on developing the design of next generation advanced nuclear reactors and associated fuel handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design of nuclear fuel handling systems and equipment from requirements through final design.
• Perform and review thermal analysis of fuel handling systems and equipment.
• Develop and recommend design solutions and testing based upon thermal considerations.
• Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system, as well as their integration with an overall plant design delivery schedule. 
• Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, ASHRAE, IEEE, NFPA, and regulatory requirements.
• Interface with design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop plant design information and specify system design and performance criteria. 
• Document design engineering work through technical writing of system design descriptions, equipment design specifications, design reports, trade studies, and calculations/analyses.
• Present design results in design reviews.
• Review and assess technical merit of solutions provided by team members and subcontractors by participating in design reviews.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of subcontractors, working with the contract administrator to ensure on-time delivery of work products. 
• Propose and initiate testing programs and provide support and oversight during test execution, evaluation of test results, and reporting of test results.
• Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
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