TITLE:             Network Engineer

LOCATION:    Bellevue, WA

TerraPower 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, TerraPower 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.

TerraPower’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.

TerraPower 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.  TerraPower 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, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Network Systems Engineer

TerraPower is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and collaborative Network Engineer to support our multi-state, multi-site networking infrastructure team. A successful candidate responds to potentially time-sensitive situations with the right balance of expeditious and methodical. Someone who demonstrates integrity, awareness and adaptability working in a diverse team with dynamically shifting requirements would excel in this role.

As a Network Engineer, you will play an important role in designing and implementing commercial and industrial network systems supporting our new construction projects in Wyoming and office and lab locations in Washington state and Maryland. Your primary responsibilities will include understanding business needs from enterprise networking requirements to industrial control systems. You will be identifying the appropriate technologies and systems to meet the need, applying best practices in network architecture, cyber security, and change management.

Responsibilities  

·       Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks for clients. Networks include business office deployments, research lab deployments, industrial systems deployments and energy plant site deployments.

·       Installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting network equipment, or procuring and managing third party resources to provide support and installation effort.

·       Availability of all IP transport functions including edge firewalls, SDWAN, LAN/WAN routing and switching

·       Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting

·       Maximizing wireless network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting

·       Investigating faults in the network and updating equipment

·       Reporting network status to key stakeholders

·       Produce and maintain documentation of network functions

·       Stay up to date with industry standards and network equipment

·       Work with a team of IT system engineers and managers to maintain availability of enterprise IT services and infrastructure

·       Hardware and Service Provider contract/licensing/support management

Qualifications

·       5+ years of network engineer experience required

·       3+ years with Industrial control system (ICS) networking infrastructure and protocols (DCS/SCADA) experience

·       Knowledge of full spectrum of enterprise networking hardware

·       Experience with Aruba CX, Palo Alto, National Instruments cRIO or equivalent solutions

·       Demonstrated knowledge of Layer2/3 technologies and protocols

·       Knowledge of application-level protocols such as SNMP, SSH, HTTPS, DHCP, DNS. 802.1x, IPSec

·       Networking certifications - ACSP, CCNP, or equivalent knowledge to be demonstrated

·       Ability to build rapport with business partners

·       Deadline and detail-oriented

Job Functions 

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position.  These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

·       Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

·       Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up-to 25 pounds

·       Repetitive work: Occasional

·       Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

·       Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day

·       Travel required: 10-30% (construction phases multiple locations)

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.  Government export authorization approval times vary.  Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval. 

Job details

Salary Range Level 10: $ 113,605 - $ 170,408

*Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary bands.  Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.  This range is specific to Washington State.
Benefits: 

·     Competitive Compensation

·     Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

·     Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits Medical

o   Vision

o   Dental

o   Life

o   Life and Disability

o   Gender Affirmation Benefits

o   Parental Leave

·     401k Plan

·     Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

o   21 days of annually accrued PTO

·     Generous Holiday Schedule

o   10 paid holidays

·     Relocation Assistance

·     Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

·     Flexible Work Schedule

 TerraPower Career and Benefits information:  https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/