Mechanical Engineer - TerraPower Isotopes®

Location: Everett,Washington,United States

TITLE:   Mechanical Engineer - TerraPower Isotopes®

LOCATION:  Everett, WA, USA  

The TerraPower Isotopes® (TPI™) division has been established to pursue medical isotopes development--advancing nuclear science for significant human health benefits. We seek to support revolutionary radiotherapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes.  TerraPower currently has unique access to a supply of thorium for the long-term production of actinium-225 in the growing alpha therapy market and intends to expand into other nuclear related medical treatments. 

The TerraPower Isotopes program is an integral part of the Washington State based TerraPower team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world.  TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.    

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine.  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) to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Mechanical Engineer

The Mechanical Engineer reports to the Manager, TPI Engineering and is focused primarily on the design of mechanical handling, containment, and process systems. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, modifying and maintaining equipment, including radiological systems and components such as gloveboxes, hot cells, hot cell manipulators and other specialty equipment. This individual will work closely with TPI Operations, TPI radiochemistry teams and Everett Lab Facility engineers who oversee maintenance and modifications to the overall building and facility equipment. The successful candidate will integrate well with a team of high-performing engineers, scientists and operators, and will be capable of coordinating work efforts of outside vendors and developing procedures for internally executed commissioning and maintenance activities.

Responsibilities 

•         Design of radiopharma, nuclear and/or industrial process systems and sub-systems from requirements through final design.

•         Coordinate development, fabrication, installation and acceptance testing of equipment for handling of alpha emitting radioisotope materials and production of radioisotopes.

•         Coordinate the review of analyses, such as dose, seismic, structural, and other analyses performed by others and ensure results support the purpose of the component.

•         Support and lead commissioning and decommissioning efforts for radiological systems and components such as gloveboxes, hot cells, hot cell manipulators and other specialty equipment.

•         Support and lead the ongoing effort of trouble shooting equipment, maintaining, and modifying equipment, including leading coordination of cross-team efforts to plan, prepare and execute work procedures.

•         Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of facility and lab systems such as ASME, ASCE, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, etc.

•         Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system design.

•         Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system, as well as their integration to meet overall project goals.

•         Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, assembly/part drawings, and system interface drawing