Systems Engineer - Radiopharmaceuticals & Nuclear Isotopes

TerraPower LLC.; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Comprehensive Medical and Wellness

Job summary

TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the development and delivery of systems and facilities for Alpha2, Alpha5, and Alpha30 projects. You will coordinate the technical definition, integration, and verification of assigned systems throughout their lifecycle, from requirements development through commissioning and turnover.

The role requires coordinating across engineering disciplines, project management, Quality, Operations, and external partners to ensure systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant engineering experience involving complex equipment, multidisciplinary systems, or facilities.
• Experience developing or managing engineering requirements, system interfaces, and technical documentation.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles, including functional analysis, requirements traceability, configuration management, and verification and validation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical analyses and assess their consistency with system-level requirements.
• Experience coordinating technical work across engineering disciplines and resolving issues involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track actions to closure, and communicate technical risks and decisions clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively while taking ownership of assigned technical scope.

Responsibilities

• System Definition and Requirements Management: Develop and maintain requirements for assigned systems, translating stakeholder needs into clear, measurable engineering requirements.
• Allocate requirements to subsystems and equipment in coordination with engineering leads.
• Maintain traceability among requirements, design outputs, and verification evidence.
• Develop system descriptions, functional breakdowns, system boundaries, operating modes, and design bases.
• Identify and document assumptions, constraints, and unresolved technical questions; coordinate resolution as design matures.
• Evaluate requirements for completeness, consistency, and feasibility, identifying gaps or conflicts early.
• Technical Integration and Interface Management: Serve as the technical integration point for assigned systems, coordinating contributions from multiple engineering disciplines.
• Define and maintain interfaces between systems, equipment, utilities, and control systems.
• Develop interface documentation and coordinate agreement on interface requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Work with Operations, maintenance, Quality, and safety stakeholders to incorporate lifecycle needs into system design.
• Coordinate technical inputs from external firms and suppliers, ensuring alignment with interface expectations.
• Identify cross-disciplinary issues and drive resolution.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the development and delivery of systems and facilities for Alpha2, Alpha5, and Alpha30 projects. You will coordinate the technical definition, integration, and verification of assigned systems throughout their lifecycle, from requirements development through commissioning and turnover.

The role requires coordinating across engineering disciplines, project management, Quality, Operations, and external partners to ensure systems