Primary Systems Design Manager

Title:

Primary Systems Design Manager

Location:

Bellevue, WA, USA

Terra Power 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, Terra Power 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. Terra Power’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.

Terra Power 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. Terra Power 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, Terra Power has instituted an Affiant Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

The Primary Systems Design Manager is responsible for leading a diverse team focused on the design of integrated safety-related systems equipment supporting Terra Power’s Natrium program. This includes primary and reactor systems, decay heat removal and emergency cooling system, and reactivity/control rod system. The Primary Systems Design Manager reports directly to the Senior Manager of Reactor Systems and Systems Integration. The successful candidate will integrate and coordinate a team working on the reactor primary systems design as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists.

• Responsible for coordination and oversight of a geographically diverse design team in the design of reactor systems and their supporting engineering bases. The team members include Terra Power employees, subcontracted resources, and customers.
• Lead the design of integrated systems and equipment, from requirements definition through final design, to the highest levels of safety and reliability. Design includes multiple disciplines, including mechanical, I&C, thermal-hydraulics, and interfaces with electrical, civil, and digital engineering.
• Apply Systems Engineering principles, methods, and tools to the design of nuclear facility and its systems. This includes developing and implementing design solutions for a complete product lifecycle, such as but not limited to necessary construction and fabrication details, startup and testing plans, maintainability/inspectability attributes, and decommissioning plans.
• Demonstrate and exemplify visible, continuous leadership in the areas of safety and quality.
• Develop and control the integrated definition of system functions, performance, and design compliance, including development and implementation of new or revised processes.
• Ensure that engineering and work process execution within the manager's scope are in accordance with contract requirements, project standards, and applicable industry standards.
• Manage application of regulatory criteria, codes and standards, industry guidance, and design programs to complex system and equipment design challenges.
• Interface with interfacing…