Lead - Core Thermal Hydraulics for Advanced Reactors

TerraPower; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Discretionary incentive payments

Comprehensive medical and wellness

Parental leave

401k plan

Generous PTO: 21 days

Generous holidays: 10 paid

Relocation assistance

Professional and educational support

Job summary

TerraPower seeks a Manager, Core Thermal Hydraulics Methods and Analysis to lead and develop a team responsible for creating, validating, and applying thermal-hydraulic methodologies that establish core flow and heat-transfer behavior for next-generation reactor designs.

The role requires extensive CFD/THERMAL HYDRAULICS experience, leadership of technical teams, and strong collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Mechanical, Nuclear or related engineering from an accredited university.
• 10+ years in thermal hydraulic analysis with a B.S. or 8+ years with an advanced degree.
• 3+ years coordinating technical teams and meeting project goals.
• Experience in personnel management, resource loading, and career development a plus.
• Experience interfacing with design and test disciplines.
• Proficiency in CFD and thermal hydraulics, with STAR-CCM+ emphasis.
• Solid understanding of thermal hydraulics and heat transfer; knowledge of sodium fast reactor is a plus.
• Experience under QA requirements (ASME NQA-1, MIL-Q-9858A, ISO-9000).
• Strong trust, integrity, communication, and teamwork.
• Actual position starting level and title determined by qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage Core TH Methods and Analysis team of analysts and code developers.
• Participate in strategy discussions on risk, budget, goals, resources, and team performance.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, standards, and regulatory criteria for safe operations.
• Perform technical approvals on team deliverables for core flow and heat-transfer analyses.
• Establish and share best practices within the team.
• Communicate status of engineering and project priorities to stakeholders and management.
• Oversee staffing, hiring decisions, performance reviews, compensation input, coaching, and succession planning.
• Apply technical knowledge and engineering judgment to execute work and resolve issues.
• Provide mentorship and support high-quality work packages.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to align designs with functional and quality requirements.
• Support development, verification, and validation of methodologies including test planning.
• Document analysis results and design solutions.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Engineering judgment

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

CFD analysis

Thermal hydraulics

ASME NQA-1 / ISO-9000 knowledge

Education

B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical, Nuclear, or other relevant technical Engineering

Tools

STAR-CCM+

Job description

TerraPower seeks a Manager, Core Thermal Hydraulics Methods and Analysis to lead and develop a team responsible for creating, validating, and applying thermal-hydraulic methodologies that establish core flow and heat-transfer behavior for next-generation reactor designs.

The role requires extensive CFD/THERMAL HYDRAULICS experience, leadership of technical teams, and strong collaboration across engineering disciplines.