Senior Engineer, Mechanical Design & Reactor Design
TerraPower
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TerraPower in Bellevue, WA, seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to advance the Natrium Generation IV Reactor design. Lead design development for reactor structures, coordinate inputs, and perform option analyses.
Requires a BS in Mechanical Eng, 8+ years of equipment design, ASME III experience, and ANSYS proficiency; SolidWorks preferred. Strong writing, communication, and multi-tasking skills are essential.
Qualifications
- Education: B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum of eight years of equipment/component design experience; relevant MS degree credited as two years of experience.
- Experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III.
- Experience writing design specifications.
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
- Experience in finite element stress analysis and ANSYS-related tools.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills and creativity.
- Ability to work with minimum direction on challenging problems.
- Ability to multi-task during a work week.
- Familiarity with CAD; SolidWorks preferred.
- Trust, integrity, open communication, and teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Design of reactor structures and components from requirements through final design.
- Coordinate inputs from Engineering and Project teams to produce design solutions.
- Perform scoping analysis and calculations for design options.
- Interface with the team's engineering analysis activities.
- Technically manage supplier activities.
- Present design results for design reviews.
- Assess technical merit of solutions and lead design reviews.
- Mentor junior engineers and subcontractors.
- Support learning and advance nuclear industry best practices.
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Job description
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 this role, you will create design solutions for the design development of various reactor structures and components for the Natrium Generation IV Reactor. Candidates must have extensive experience in equipment design. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will report to the Reactor Enclosure System Manager. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will work as part of a high functioning team of engineers and scientists focused on developing the design of next generation advanced nuclear reactors.
- Design of reactor structures and components from requirements through final design.
- Coordinate inputs and requirements from Engineering and Project teams to produce equipment and components design solutions.
- Perform scoping analysis and calculations for design options.
- Interface with the team's engineering analysis activities.
- Technically manage supplier activities.
- Present equipment and components design results for design reviews.
- Assess technical merit of solutions provided by team members, including leading design reviews.
- Interface with junior engineers and subcontractors, providing direction and mentoring.
- 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.
- Education: B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of eight years of equipment / component design experience; relevant M.S. degree credited as two years of experience.
- Working experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III.
- Experience writing design specifications.
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
- Experience in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, and commercial mechanical stress analysis modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS.
- 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.
- Familiarity with CAD, SolidWorks preferred.
- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
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.
- 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%
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.
- Competitive Compensation
- Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
- Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Life and Disability
- Gender Aff...
- 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/
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