TITLE:                            Manager, Thermal Hydraulics, MCFR

LOCATION:                   Bellevue, Washington, USA

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.

Manager, Thermal Hydraulics, MCFR

TerraPower is seeking a MCFR Thermal Hydraulics Discipline Manager that is responsible for supporting personnel and technical oversight for MCFR Thermal Hydraulics. This position will report to the MCFR Director of Engineering. The MCFR Thermal Hydraulics Discipline Manager will work to assure technical adequacy of work product from direct reports, develop and oversee engineering processes related to Thermal Hydraulics, provide personnel management to reports, and provide technical support and approvals for MCFR projects. 

Responsibilities

•         Serve as the primary point of contact for MCFR Thermal Hydraulics

•         Act as domain expert in Thermal Hydraulics, establishing and enforcing best practices for TH analyses including everything from hand calculations to systems modeling to computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

•         Drive selection and custodianship of major TH analysis software and toolsets to support the needs of the MCFR project teams

•         Drive Verification and Validation (V&V) efforts for TH software in support of MCFR project needs and use cases

•         Inform engineering management of major emerging technical issues

•         Develop the engineering staffing plan for the discipline using input from the project

•         Support the hiring and onboarding processes by writing job descriptions, setting interview panels, performing interviews, and creating onboarding pages for hired employees

•         Develop, maintain, use, and incorporate discipline guidelines (e.g., design criteria, design guides, desktop instructions, design notes)

•         Ensure that work process execution and technical adequacy are in accordance with contract requirements, project standards and industry standards and executed per TerraPower procedures

•         Approve technical documents within the discipline

•         Manage growth of the Discipline and interface with Recruiting and Project Management as necessary to meet project demands, and interface with Recruiting

•         Provide oversight of technical tasks within discipline areas of responsibility

•         Conduct periodic team meetings with discipline engineers to ensure appropriate communication of discipline and project information including process improvements and lessons learned

•         Assign tasks to individuals within the discipline to support project objectives

•         Interface with project stakeholders to ensure tasks are prioritized appropriately and promote communication across the discipline

•         Support employee development through mentoring, training, 1:1s, professional development, goal setting, and challenging assignments

•         Perform personnel goal setting at beginning of year and evaluations at mid-year and year-end including input from appropriate sources internal and external to Engineering, and providing useful performance and career development feedback

•         Recognize the need and recommend obtaining external subject matter experts

•         Approve weekly timecard submissions for individuals within the discipline

•         Perform self-assessments of work processes and technical adequacy

•         Monitor and provide oversight of Design Verification and Quality related activities

Key Qualifications and Skills

•         B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical/Process Engineering, or equivalent

•         Minimum 8 years of related nuclear experience and 2 years of previous supervisory or mentoring experience is required for Level 12

•         For Level 13, minimum 10 years of related nuclear experience, demonstrated management experience in nuclear industry, and 5+ years of previous supervisory experience are required

•         Proficient in performing thermal hydraulic scoping analyses using hand calculations, such as determining pressure losses or temperature rises

•         Demonstrated expertise with one or more TH analysis techniques including at a minimum familiarity with both systems modeling techniques and computational fluid dynamics

•         Proficient in both SI (metric) and US Customary Units

•         Possesses demonstrated experience using one or more thermal hydraulics analysis codes

•         Proficient in computer code development and knowledgeable in modern programming tools, with emphasis on using Python to create analytical tools. Experience should include working with others in an existing and growing code base

•         Experienced preparing calculation packages within the procedures of an NQA-1 quality program

•         Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills

•         Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence

•         Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team’s effort

•         Experience with common collaboration software – Atlassian Confluence and JIRA desired

•         Experience in verification and validation of software to applicable requirements such as NQA-1 is a plus

•         Project management or scheduling experience

•         The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

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 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: Prolonged

•         Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

•         Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day

•         Travel required 0-10%

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

Job Type:  Full-time

Salary Range Level 12: $169,922 - $235,464

Salary Range Level 13: $194,197 - $279,158

*Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary band.  Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’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

·       Vision

·       Dental

·       Life

·       Life and Disability

·       Gender Affirmation Benefits

·       Parental Leave

•            401k Plan

•            Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

·       21 days of annually accrued PTO

•            Generous Holiday Schedule

·       10 paid holidays

•            Relocation Assistance

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