Facilities Engineer TPI

Overview

TITLE:
Facilities Engineer – TPI

LOCATION:
Everett, WA

Terra Power Isotopes® (TPI™) has been established to pursue medical isotopes development--advancing nuclear science for significant human health benefits. We seek to support revolutionary radio therapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes. TPI currently produces actinium-225 for the growing alpha therapy market and intends to expand.

The Terra Power Isotopes (TPI) business is an integral part of the Washington State based Terra Power team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. Terra Power’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

TPI is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine. 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) to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

• Lead and support the design, build-out, commissioning and lifecycle support of spaces within cGMP Ac-225 isotope manufacturing facilities.
• Lead the design of facility building systems and components from requirements development through to final design, successful commissioning and facility and process startup, ensuring systems meet radiological and operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation including design plans, narratives, sizing calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, airflow diagrams, equipment specifications.
• Develop installation, commissioning, and validation plans, procedures, and operational narratives for building systems, including HVAC systems designed to maintain segregated ISO-classified environments suitable for cGMP manufacturing and containment of long-lived radioactive materials.
• Lead or support field installation, acceptance testing, and qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ), including integration of facility infrastructure with hot cells, glove boxes, and process systems.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance during routine operations, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and system upgrades.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with chemistry, process engineering, quality, operations, and project teams as needed to maintain operational efficiency and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and ensure effective application of applicable design codes and standards.
• Support risk identification and resolution by proactively communicating technical issues, design tradeoffs, and schedule impacts across the TPI engineering and project teams.
• Support interface with external vendors, contractors, and design partners to review designs, manage technical documentation, support fabrication and testing activities, and ensure work is executed safely, accurately, and in accordance with project requirements.

• B.S. in Engineering, Automation or related discipline from an accredited university and 5+ years direct experience with proven radiological ventilation system design, testing and commissioning skills in an industrial setting.
• Experience using and troubleshooting building automation, SCADA or HMI systems.
• Experience authoring process design documentation in an industrial setting including BFD, PFD, P&, controls documentation, system layout and mechanical drawings and design narratives.
• Working knowledge of applicable design codes, design standards, data integrity standards, and best practices including ASME, ASCE, ANS, ASTM,…