Senior​/Principal Analytical Radiochemist, Innovation R&D Chemistry MCFR

Title:

Senior/Principal Analytical Radiochemist, Innovation R&D Chemistry MCFR

Location:

Everett, Washington, United States

Job Type: Full-time

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 affirmative action plan to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Senior or Principal Analytical Radiochemist to support the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) program. This position reports to the MCFR R&D Chemistry Discipline Manager. The role centers on analytical radiochemistry supporting the development and deployment of next‑generation molten salt reactor technology, beginning with the design of radio chemical experiments and development of analytical methodologies, and evolving toward validation of salt stability, process integrity, and product qualification in support of reactor safety, performance, and safeguards.

You will collaborate with colleagues across Safeguards, Testing & Materials, Plant Design, and Fuel Cycle teams in a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary environment to provide data critical to enabling design decisions and ensuring regulatory compliance. The role is hybrid with on‑site presence required four days per week at our Everett, WA laboratory. In this role, you will lead the charge in analytical radiochemistry as both expert and innovator, building the experimental backbone for Terra Power’s groundbreaking molten salt reactor technology, and help power a carbon‑free future.

• Lead development and implementation of robust analytical methods and procedures for MCFR sample characterization, including gamma spectroscopy, ICP‑MS, ICP‑OES, and other relevant techniques.
• Manage analytical scope related to measuring purity, and mass balance of MCFR products, and analyzing in‑process samples for quality control.
• Lead development and implementation of robust chemical and analytical separation processes needed to produce high quality data from high salt containing samples.
• Direct installation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of MCFR radio analytical instruments and equipment.
• Recommend and develop alternative approaches for quantification and characterization of samples.
• Ensure laboratory procedures are developed, maintained, and continuously improved and maintain high standards of organization, housekeeping, and operational effectiveness in MCFR analytical and radiochemistry facilities.
• Ensure and…