Lead Principal Engineer, Risk and Safety Analysis

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

The Lead Principal Engineer, Risk and Safety Analysis is a highly technical, hands-on role that requires in-depth understanding of the cross-functional needs between probabilistic risk analysis, deterministic safety analysis and their relationships to plant, system and component design to support the development and execution of new projects. The Risk and Safety Analysis Lead Engineer is responsible for:

• Supporting the project leadership team with developing roadmaps, planning (baseline or recovery), short- and long-term strategies, decisions and issue resolution.
• Collaborating across cross-functional teams to ensure that the right analyses using the right inputs are performed to meet the needs of new projects (functional, performance, interface, safety, quality, etc.).
• Performing review to identify impacted released documents and/or in-progress activities in the areas of responsibility when participating to project definition and execution.
• Mentoring technical staff and junior managers to develop a proficient and efficient organization to support multiple projects.
• Providing planning and technical guidance, performing work as necessary as well as managing complex interfaces across multiple groups including stakeholders external to Safety and Engineering Analysis.
• Communicating technical and execution issues needing attention to Safety and Engineering Analysis and project leadership.
• Interfacing regularly with Chief Engineers as part of project definition and execution.
• Performing work in one or multiple areas of responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. in mechanical, nuclear or other relevant engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 years of related experience with B.S. degree, or 12 years with M.S. degree, or 8 years with Ph.D. degree with a demonstrated ability to produce a high-quality work product.
• Demonstrated work experience with probabilistic risk assessment and safety analyses is required.
• Good understanding of plant and system design and how they are informed by PRA and DSA.
• Experience interfacing with various engineering disciplines, cross-functional teams and other stakeholders.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Creative, proactive, attentive to detail, and take ownership of problems and their resolution.
• Demonstrated flexibility and learning attitude when responsibilities require involvement in new areas.
• Working experience using codes and standards as well as procedures. This includes experience working under a quality assurance program like ASME NQA-1.
• Skilled in detailed oriented and timely reviews of engineering documents to ensure consistency, precision, and technical rigor.
• Ability to work multiple tasks concurrently with minimal direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional experience with application of probabilistic risk assessment and safety analyses to the development of new project is a plus.
• Knowledge of NEI-18-04 and its implementation for establishing the licensing basis of advanced reactors is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of sodium fast reactors and their safety case is a plus.

Pay

Salary Range: $184,368 – $245,824. 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.

Schedule

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 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