Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

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.

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager – Test & Fill Facility is responsible for leading the engineering and maintenance functions at Terra Power’s Natrium Test & Fill Facility in Wyoming. This role manages a small, multi-disciplinary team of 3–5 engineers and 6–7 maintenance personnel to ensure safe, reliable operation of facility systems and to support an aggressive test schedule for advanced nuclear and thermal systems.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical competency, hands-on facility experience, and proven leadership in an industrial, test, or high-reliability environment. This position partners closely with operations, Equipment Qualification, EHS, quality, and Natrium program teams to drive equipment reliability, configuration control, and continuous improvement.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of engineers and maintenance technicians; set priorities and manage daily/weekly work execution.
• Own facility systems from an engineering and reliability standpoint, including design changes, upgrades, and configuration management.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for all facility systems and equipment, leveraging a CMMS.
• Ensure a strong safety culture and compliance with applicable codes, standards, permits, and Terra Power policies.
• Support facility commissioning, test setup, test campaigns, and post-test activities in coordination with operations and Natrium engineering.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, calculations, and procedures.
• Lead or support root cause analyses, corrective actions, and reliability improvements to maximize equipment availability and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Manage small to mid-size projects (capital and expense), including scope definition, estimates, schedules, and contractor oversight.
• Monitor and report performance metrics (e.g., equipment reliability, maintenance backlog, safety…