Senior Chemist

Senior Chemist

Location:

Everett 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 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 Powers 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 companys 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 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 addition as a federal contractor Terra Power has instituted an Affluent Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit hire and promote women minorities disabled persons and veterans.

Reporting to the Natrium Equipment Testing Manager the Senior Chemist located onsite at the Everett Test Lab (EVL) is responsible for performing relevant tests associated with developing technology for the Natrium reactor in addition to providing ad hoc support to the testing teams for experiment design troubleshooting and analysis.

• Propose develop and conduct chemistry experiments and lead research campaigns focused on sodium and molten salt chemistry and reaction kinetics.
• Assist in chemistry laboratory and system development including leading design efforts for flexible experimental chemistry capabilities to support Terra Power R&D activities.
• Provide chemistry support for the design scale-up start-up and ongoing testing for the Natrium reactor project.
• Maintain laboratory procedures (e.g. calibration analytical methods notebook results preparation usage documentation).
• Perform all work in compliance with site safety and radiation protection guidelines including effective teamwork and communication with health physicists authorized users and RSO.
• Emphasize safety in new and existing design and safe practices in all experimental activities.
• Assist in the training developing and mentoring of employees.
• Lead and assist in ensuring organization housekeeping and effectiveness of Terra Power chemistry use areas and test facilities is always maintained at a high standard.
• Perform other general duties associated with position as member of testing and chemistry team to ensure ongoing effectiveness and continuous improvement of Natrium testing efforts.
• Recognize the need and recommend obtaining external subject matter experts and specialty resources.
• Resolve priority conflicts in conjunction with team leadership when issues arise that compete for resources. Elevate those that cannot be resolved to the Manager or Senior Manager level.

• A doctoral level (PhD) degree with at least 1 year of post‑doctoral or relevant industrial experience in radiochemistry chemistry or equivalent with significant demonstrated hands‑on laboratory experience and expertise in chemistry chemical separations and analytical methods.
• Proficient in activity equilibrium and kinetics calculations.
• Expertise in analytical methods relevant to characterization including DSC DSC‑TGA ICP‑OES ICP‑MS SEM carbon / oxygen / nitrogen analysis with EMGA and wet‑chemistry techniques.
• Experience working with and handling materials within glove boxes fume hoods and laboratory benchtops.
• Experience with radioactive materials (depleted uranium) a…