Chief Nuclear Engineer

Overview

TITLE:
Chief Nuclear Engineer

LOCATION:
Bellevue, Washington, 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. Terra Power originated in 2006 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. 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 Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

• Design Authority:
  Serve as the overall design authority for the Natrium technology
• Develop and maintain design authority capability
• Set and maintain the standard of excellence for nuclear safety in engineered products, processes and people
• Strategic Leadership:
  Establish and maintain technical strategies in partnership with project leadership
• Represent engineering disciplines in decision-making and change control processes
• Drive integration and coordination across all engineering disciplines
• Provide senior level consulting support to multiple project design completion efforts and product development activities
• Provide technical advisement to Terra Power executive staff
• Technical Oversight:
  Provide comprehensive technical oversight across all engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, I&C, structural, nuclear, systems, and civil engineering
• Ensure technical consistency and integration across all engineering deliverables
• Approve highly cross-functional technical deliverables and resolve technical conflicts between disciplines
• Establish and maintain a network of subject matter experts across all engineering disciplines
• Develop and lead process for technical difference of opinion and arbitration
• Guide resolution of complex technical issues and risks critical to project success
• Team Management:
  Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Chief Engineers to provide design authority functions across all Natrium technology areas with emphasis on nuclear safety, design product quality, and timeliness of delivery
• Foster collaboration and effective communication between engineering disciplines
• Coordinate resource allocation and workload balancing for Chief Engineers
• Stakeholder Management:
  Represents Terra Power in senior technical capacity facing significant external stakeholders such as the NRC, utilities, and major technology suppliers
• Support licensing activities and regulatory interactions for all engineering disciplines

• Education and Experience:
  • B.S. or higher in engineering from an accredited university (advanced degree preferred)
  • Minimum 20 years of progressive engineering experience in the commercial nuclear power industry
  • At least 10…