Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Fuel

TerraPower is seeking a Fuel Manufacturing Engineer to join the Natrium Fuel Design and Supply team. The Fuel Manufacturing Engineer will perform work scopes for the fabrication of Natrium fuel, including the construction of the fabrication facility, metallization of HALEU feedstock for use in fuel fabrication, and the fuel fabrication process. The engineer will support process development, production readiness, technical document, supplier coordination, and quality driven execution for safety critical components.

Responsibilities:

• Develop processes, procedures, and scaling needed for full commercial scale and viability of fuel fabrication. Assess pre-production and qualification needs
• Produce manufacturing related documentation to support planning and execution of hardware delivery
• Lead non-conformance evaluations and corrective actions related to fuel fabrication
• Review engineering drawings for manufacturability to ensure designs are optimized for supplier manufacturing processes to reduce complexity, cost, and cycle time
• Coordinate and utilize input from engineering and project teams to procure and produce equipment and components.
• Generate technical documents in support of purchase requisitions
• Review and approve supplier technical submittals
• Ensure vendor work complies with engineering drawing, specifications, safety, quality, and other requirements
• Work within controlled quality environments supporting configuration management, material traceability, and nuclear safety culture expectations
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing engineering, Chemistry, Nuclear, or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of seven years of manufacturing experience, with at least two years in fuel or fuel adjacent areas; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker
• Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems
• Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week
• Excellent attention to detail
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

The Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrated technical expertise in metallic nuclear fuels, such as alloy casting process development or fuel material characterization, especially as it pertains to fast reactor metal fuel qualification
• Experience managing or technically directing vendors for nuclear-grade component fabrication
• Familiarity with engineering drawing standards, GD&T, material specifications, and nuclear-grade procurement documentation requirements
• Experience in the nuclear industry and with core assemblies
• Experience with nuclear industry manufacturing and operation, DOE and NRC regulations
• Experience with developing manufacturing roadmaps from material to component to assembly with considerations for scalability
• Experience with manufacturing methodology of first article productions and qualification
• Experience with NQA-1 / QL-1 standards or other highly controlled production standards
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety culture.

This position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.

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 details

Salary Range: $138,685 - $208,027
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
  • 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

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