Fuel Team Manager

Position: Fuel Performance Team Manager
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.

Fuel Performance Team Manager

The Natrium Fuel Performance Team Manager reports directly to the Senior Manager, Fuel Development & Qualification. This position is focused on managing the development and qualification of Natrium fuel performance tools. In this role, you will manage a dedicated team of engineers developing fuel performance tools and performing analysis in support of Terra Power's advanced nuclear reactor project. This position also supports the senior manager in project planning, scheduling and reporting activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Fuel Performance Team
• Work with the Senior Manager to develop and maintain project schedules
• Assure compliance to procedures, standards and regulatory criteria
• Perform technical approvals on team deliverables
• Establish best practices and or leverage best practices within the team
• Communicate the status of engineering and project priorities to the team, stakeholders and management
• Develop and deploy nuclear fuel performance tools for advanced metal fuel technology
• Identify key testing activities to support validation of fuel performance tools and fuel qualification
• Oversee verification and validation of fuel performance modeling tools
• Inform and support the fuel licensing process
• Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment
• Delivers project work within schedule and cost constraints
• Effectively communicates project expectations and assignments to project teams
• Provides clear and concise updates of project progress
• Leverages technical knowledge and experience combined with analytical thinking to execute work
• Uses problem solving skills and operational judgement to make decisions and solve project issues
• Coordinate with the Material Development and Qualification, Fuel Supply, and Core Design groups to develop fuel technologies supporting Natrium Demonstration and future commercial reactor concepts
• Work with Human Resources to recruit additional staff
• Train and develop young engineers
• Establish and enforce procedures to ensure a safe working environment
• Implement quality assurance policy and requirements for the project

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. or higher in relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years of relevant experience
• Two years of previous supervisory or mentoring experience or equivalent people leadership experience is required
• Advanced knowledge and experience in nuclear quality programs, design control, and configuration management principles, practices, and tools are required
• Experience working to ASME NQA-1 is preferred
• Experience with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B control programs is preferred
• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to perform both individually and as a team contributor; proven ability to direct small teams with minimal oversight is preferred
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork
• Proven track record in planning, budgeting, and execution of testing or modeling activities
• Proven track record in successful management and leadership
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Nuclear Industry knowledge / experience
• Knowledge of fuel performance modeling and/or fuel irradiation testing
• Knowledge of metallic…