Technical Training & Qualification Lead

Socket.dev; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Incentives

Medical benefits

Vision

Dental

Life and disability

Parental leave

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Relocation assistance

Professional development

Job summary

TerraPower Isotopes seeks a Technical Training & Qualification Administrator to develop, coordinate, and continuously improve training and qualification programs for radioisotope manufacturing operations. The role focuses on safety, radiological standards, and workforce readiness, with growth into broader program leadership.

The candidate should combine organizational skill, technical aptitude, and leadership to translate complex requirements into structured training, collaborate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in technical training, qualification, operations, program management, procedure development, or a related function.
• Experience in a technically complex, regulated, or quality-controlled environment; nuclear, pharmaceutical, radiopharmaceutical, chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, or cGMP experience preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude, intellectual curiosity, and critical-thinking ability, with demonstrated ability to rapidly understand complex scientific, engineering, manufacturing, or regulatory concepts and translate technical requirements into structured training and qualification programs.
• Demonstrated program-management capability, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, prioritization, risk identification, and execution across multiple concurrent activities.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with scientists, engineers, operators, managers, Quality personnel, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, integrity, and ability to lead through influence, identify problems, facilitate solutions, and independently drive activities to completion.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, identify problems, and drive assigned activities to completion.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, display respect, and foster teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated training and qualification plans aligned with operational priorities, production schedules, workforce development needs, and qualification requirements.
• Coordinate instructors, subject-matter experts, trainees, facilities, equipment, materials, and other resources; identify schedule or resource constraints and drive appropriate recovery actions.
• Provide management with meaningful training and qualification status, emerging risks, priorities, and recommended actions.
• Partner with scientists, engineers, operators, and other subject-matter experts to translate complex technical requirements into effective learning objectives, lesson plans, training materials, assessments, and practical evaluations.
• Review training content for technical clarity, consistency, and alignment with applicable procedures and requirements; lead updates as processes, procedures, equipment, or requirements change.
• Deliver classroom or facilitated training and lead technical discussions as appropriate to support workforce development and proficiency.
• Establish and coordinate qualification pathways, assignments, evaluations, and supporting materials with managers, qualification mentors, instructors, and evaluators.
• Monitor individual and organizational qualification status, identify gaps or stalled activities, and drive actions necessary to maintain qualification progress and workforce readiness.
• Maintain accurate and auditable training and qualification records and coordinate with Quality, document control, and corporate training functions to ensure applicable requirements are met.
• Evaluate training execution and effectiveness, support audits, assessments, investigations, and corrective actions, and identify opportunities to improve training and qualification processes.

Skills

Program management

Training development

Technical aptitude

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Job description

TerraPower Isotopes seeks a Technical Training & Qualification Administrator to develop, coordinate, and continuously improve training and qualification programs for radioisotope manufacturing operations. The role focuses on safety, radiological standards, and workforce readiness, with growth into broader program leadership.

The candidate should combine organizational skill, technical aptitude, and leadership to translate complex requirements into structured training, collaborate with