Engineering Manager, Thermal Hydraulics Analysis

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:                   Engineering Manager, Thermal Hydraulics Analysis                

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.

Engineering Manager, Thermal Hydraulics Analysis

The Thermal Hydraulics Analysis Manager is a dedicated position focused on managing a team of thermal hydraulics engineers. Thermal Hydraulics Analysis group is responsible for performing analyses supporting various systems of the Natrium Demonstration Reactor. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and first principles are used to provide inputs to other groups. The Engineering Manager will work as part of a high functioning team of engineers and scientists focused on developing the design of next generation advanced nuclear reactors.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of analysts and their thermal hydraulic analyses of reactor structures, systems, and nuclear island components to determine flow and heat transfer performance.
• Manage the team’s development of required inputs and methodologies to establish systems models and thermal hydraulic loads for critical reactor components and interfaces.
• Provide technical insights, mentorship and support high quality, clear work packages.
• Work with interdisciplinary team of engineers to establish and optimize nuclear components design consistent with required functional and quality requirements.
• Support the development of methodologies including verification and validation test development.
• Identify, define, and coordinate activities required for the successful design, analysis, and verification of reactor structures and components.
• Establish, review, approve and maintain documents of analysis results and design solutions.
• Establish and maintain schedule for the group.
• Participate in management discussions on strategy, budget, goals, resources, and team performance.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university. Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering degrees are also considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in mechanical analysis with a B.S. degree, or 8+ years with an M.S. or Ph.D. degree with a demonstrated ability to produce a high-quality work product.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in coordinate of technical project teams with a demonstrated ability to meet project goals.
• Desired 2 years of experience in management of personnel.  This includes resource loading, work planning, and career development.
• Experience interfacing with other engineering disciplines including design and test.
• Proficient in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, thermal hydraulics methods and commercial CFD tools with emphasis on STAR-CCM+.
• Strong understanding of thermal hydraulic pri