TITLE:                         Product Manager, Configuration Management Information System

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.

Product Manager, Configuration Management Information System

We’re looking for a highly motivated Product Manager to coordinate the ongoing development, enhancement, maintenance, and support of our internal nuclear reactor data and configuration management information system (CMIS), called Atom. This tool is a key part of our plan to improve the world’s ability to deliver data-heavy nuclear power construction projects on time and budget. It manages a project-specific data model linking the plant safety functions, plant requirements, plant design definition, scientific analyses, documentation, tests, open items, glossary terms, formal decisions, and more. It acts as an integrated access point across the project to help coordinate, organize, and manage design and construction efforts. It facilitates workflows that implement project procedures, assisting users in efficiently achieving procedure compliance. 

This role will really become the focal point of what the Atom system is and becomes. We are seeking people highly interested in advancing the state of the art in nuclear configuration management.

This role work with the internal user base of managers, engineers, and support staff to collect and manage development priorities, and work with the software developer team to triage and manage specific tasks implementing those priorities. Additionally, this role will help spread and maintain awareness of the system’s vision, capabilities, potential, and limitations. 

The role will require constant interaction with the stakeholders of a nuclear design project. The product is also governed by strict NQA-1 quality assurance requirements and change management processes. Thus, we are looking for people experienced in the details of megaprojects (ideally nuclear) and also excited about how custom software systems can bring new levels of productivity to the related challenges. TerraPower is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities:

• Meet with internal users of the tool and establish consensus on development priorities given competing requests and needs,
• Define and manage the overall product roadmap and milestones based on evolving needs,
• Identify cross-cutting features developing synergy between procedural compliance and work efficiency,
• Coordinate requirements-gathering sessions and ensure each key need is integrated into the project schedule with logic ties,
• Chair the change control board meetings,
• Communicate priorities and needs to developer team,
• Collect status from the developer team and report it to the stakeholders as appropriate,
• Define and track metrics defining progress of the system’s development vs. project needs,
• Manage corrective actions related to the CMIS,
• Define when new releases are needed and what developments should be included,
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements for software.

Key Qualifications and Skills:

• Drive to help solve nuclear project delivery challenges with custom software,
• Knowledge of megaproject design process, preferably in the nuclear industry,
• Deep understanding of nuclear configuration management, e.g. by working with the Configuration Management Benchmark Group (CMBG),
• 5+ years of relevant experience in software product management or related,
• Ability to understand and discuss software development details with software development team, preferably with technical experience in Python and/or JavaScript,
• Proven success in overseeing elements of the product development lifecycle,
• Good understanding of software quality assurance and the software development life cycle ideally under ASME NQA-1 quality standards, or related,
• Proven ability to extract priorities from a dynamic set of competing requirements,
• Ability to focus and comfort with delivering a challenging project under evolving conditions, during rapid-paced development,
• Ability and professionalism to work within the robust regulatory environment of nuclear reactor design and construction,
• A strong commitment to software best practices, 

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: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day 
• Travel required: 0-5%

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 12:  $163,702 - $226,844

*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.

Job Type:  Full-time

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
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
• Flexible Work Schedule

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

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply