Manager, Transient Structural Analysis

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.

Manager, Transient Structural Analysts

Terra Power, LLC. is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to manage the engineering efforts of the Transient Structural Analysts (TSA) team for the Natrium reactor project. This role will manage TSA team and focus on execution to assure technical adequacy in accordance with the company, regulator, and industry standards, with an emphasis on transient structural analysis. The TSA Manager will support the analytical work for Natrium Reactor enclosure system and Reactor Core system including managing component/system analysis, training, staffing requirements and personnel performance.  

The TSA Manager will report to the Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering Analysis (MEA) group.

Responsibilities

* Keep Mechanical Engineering Analysis Senior Manager and engineering management informed of major emerging technical issues.

* Review and approve Transient Structural Analysis report such seismic analysis of the reactor, vibration (flow-induced, mechanical, and acoustic) analysis of reactor internals.

* Interface with regulators, stakeholders, and customers on discipline design issues.

* Support Senior Manager and the Director on achieving department goals and milestones, resource planning, and budgeting.

* Ensure that work process execution and technical adequacy within the team scope are in accordance with the requirements, project standards, and industry standards.

* Support all analytical work that is on-going and to be performed through scope management, progress tracking in support of project team, review, and approval.

* Assist in the recruitment, onboarding, and indoctrination of new engineers in TSA team.

* Recommend staff changes (replacements due to attrition, new requirements, de-staffing).

* Assist in resolving priority conflicts in conjunction with the projects when issues arise that compete for resources.  Elevate those that cannot be resolved to the Senior Manager level.

* Support employee development through mentoring, training, and challenging assignments within the specific engineering program efforts as assigned.

* Perform self-assessments of work processes and technical adequacy.

* Demonstrate visible, continuous leadership in the timely delivery of tasks with quality and improving work efficiency.

* Prepare, review and concur with technical content of scope of work and subcontract packages prior to bid within project and discipline areas or responsibility within the TSA manager scope.

* Approve discipline specific engineering products/documents.

* Verify accurate and appropriate time charging of employees.

Key Qualifications and Skills

* Expertise in planning, building, reviewing, and guiding in the areas of nuclear reactor component Transient Structural Analysis and Methods.

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

* Minimum 12 years of related experience with B.S. degree; or 10 years with M.S. degree; or 7 years with Ph.D. degree and ability to produce a high-quality work product.

* At least 3 years in technical leadership role with ongoing requirement for performance of technical scope, in addition to other managerial responsibilities.

* Experience with Transient Structural Analysis such…