Principal Engineer, Structural and Stress Analysis

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:             Principal Engineer, Structural and Stress 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.

Principal Engineer, Structural and Stress Analysis

The Principal Engineer is a dedicated position act as a subject matter expert for TerraPower’s Natrium advanced nuclear reactor development, and technical leadership. The focus is on the mechanical performance of various reactor components, reactor structures, and nuclear island components.  The Principal Engineer will report to the Structural and Stress Analysis Team Manager. He / She 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

•  Perform various analyses (stress, creep-fatigue, buckling, seismic, vibration) of reactor components using both classical tools such as Mathcad, and finite element analysis (FEA) software such as ANSYS.

•  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform static and dynamic analysis using both linear and non-linear approach with FEA software.

•  Work with interdisciplinary teams to establish and optimize nuclear components design consistent with required functional and safety requirements.

•  Establish, review, approve and maintain documents of analysis results and design solutions.

•  Support the team’s development of required inputs and methodologies to establish structural sizing and load combinations for critical reactor components and interfaces.

•  Perform peer review to maintain the expected quality standard as per the engineering quality assurance plan.

•  Assist the Team Manager and Senior Manager when necessary for planning and strategy.

•  Mentor the engineers and team members as necessary to build a skilled and confident team.

•  Work as a technical point of contact for various focused tasks.

Key Qualifications and Skills

•  B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university. Aerospace, Nuclear, and Civil Engineering degrees are also considered.

•  Minimum 15 years of related experience with B.S. degree, or 12 years with M.S. degree, or 8 years with Ph.D. degree ability to produce a high-quality work product.

•  Experience in the analysis of components to ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section III Div. 5 and 1.

•  Working experience with other codes and standards such as ASME Section VIII, ASME B31.1, and ASME B31.3, ASCE 4, ASCE 7, and/or ASCE 43 is highly desirable.

•  Experience interfacing with other engineering disciplines.

•  Proficient in f