Plant Design Integration Products Lead EngineerResponsibilities- Collaborates with a geographically diverse team and partner organizations to develop integrated nuclear island and plant-level design deliverables with elevated focus on plant architecture, technical leadership, and cross-discipline alignment.
- Leads development, explanation, and communication of plant architecture including system interactions, functional allocations, interfaces, anddesign/analysis assumptions.
- Leads plant level efforts to resolve broad, highly complex technical issues that affect multiple aspects of the Natrium design.
- Serves as subject matter expert in one or more areas of plant level design or architecture
- Interprets, explains, and maintains plant-level design documents including design basis documents, functional requirements, and plant design specifications.
- Ensures alignment of plant architecture and design documentation with the Licensing Modernization Process (LMP) including risk-informed categorization and defense-in-depth evaluations.
- Develops plant-level integration deliverables such as plans, strategies, design basis documents, and plant design specifications in collaboration with engineering, licensing, safety analysis, and PRA teams.
- Provides leadership and mentorship to the Plant Design Products team and supports development of integration engineering capabilities.
- Facilitates technical integration reviews, configuration discussions, and architecture strategy sessions across multiple disciplines.
Key Qualifications and Skills - Minimum 12 years of experience in nuclear facility design or operations in engineering fields such as plant or systems engineering, design engineering, operations engineering, reactor engineering, or field engineering.
- BS degree in nuclear, mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional plant design integration.
- Working understanding of NRC or DOE Nuclear regulations; prior NRC interaction desirable.
- Experience with Licensing Modernization Process (LMP) or similar risk-informed licensing approaches is desirable
- Ability to clearly communicate complex plant architecture and design concepts.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with quality standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.
- Ability to work in a FOAK conceptual design environment requiring strong engineering judgment.
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%
Job detailsSalary Range Level 12: $168,316 - $252,475Any 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
- 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
- Relocation Assistance
- Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/
