Commissioning Engineer II

Commissioning Engineer II

Location:

Reston, VA

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. The company’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

Terra Power is seeking highly motivated and forward‑thinking professionals interested in advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape, including the critical production of medical isotopes. Terra Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate 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 law.

As a federal contractor, Terra Power has an affirmative action plan to recruit and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

• Coordinate geographically diverse design and commissioning team members to develop supporting design and testing documentation.
• Develop and implement commissioning administrative programs and procedures.
• Develop and coordinate the creation of an integrated nuclear plant commissioning schedule across multiple organizations.
• Provide subject matter expertise regarding regulations, company policies, and industry best practices related to nuclear plant commissioning.
• Develop, maintain, and refine plant level and system level requirements, specifications, and strategy documents related to commissioning, plant operations and maintenance activities over the life cycle of a nuclear facility.
• Apply engineering principles, methods, and tools to the design of nuclear and industrial facilities and their systems and operations.
• Develop and implement plant operating strategies and human‑factors engineering attributes into the plant design.
• Lead commissioning and design efforts to evaluate plant integrated control and transient event responses, providing recommendations to deliver efficient plant operational strategies.
• Support design reviews and resolution of cross‑functional technical concerns as a subject matter expert in nuclear island commissioning, operations and maintenance.
• Ensure licensing and code requirements are clearly established and implemented in the design, including developing regulatory submission documents such as topical reports and safety analysis report sections.
• Support teammates and contractors in plant development efforts through oversight and interface activities.
• Support development of design packages for key topics, systems and plant features, including coordination of calculations, design reports, mechanical drawings, and specifications.
• Continuously apply nuclear industry best practices to maintain high‑quality engineering design and proactively identify process change opportunities.
• Support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.
• Provide leadership and oversight of nuclear island commissioning programs, processes, and procedures to ensure testing meets design criteria.

• One year of satisfactory performance as a Level I in the corresponding inspection or test activity; or
• High school (or equivalent) diploma plus 3 years of experience related to equivalent inspection or testing activities; or
• Completion of college/university level work leading to an associate degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent) in a technical discipline plus 1 year of experience in equivalent inspection or testing activities; or
• Completion of a 4‑year college degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent) in a technical discipline plus 6 months of experience in equivalent inspection or testing activities.

• Experience in developing and/or using nuclear plant commissioning administrative processes and procedures.
• Experience in implementing integrated plant design of nuclear systems, including…