Plant Integration Engineer – GEH Resident Engineer

TITLE: Plant Integration Engineer GEH Resident Engineer

LOCATION: Wilmington NC USA

TerraPower is a nuclear energy technology company based in Bellevue Washington. At our core we are 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 the company 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. TerraPowers mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. TerraPower is committed to bringing sustainable affordable and safe energy to address global issues. As a result the companys 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 addition as a federal contractor TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit hire and promote women minorities disabled persons and veterans.

Resident Engineer

The GEH Resident Engineer will provide regular in-person oversight and support for the Natrium project design work carried out by General Electric-Hitachi out of their Wilmington NC offices. The resident engineer will report to the Manager of Systems Integration as part of the Natrium Reactor Systems group and will support and coordinate cross functional and multi-disciplinary design activities.

The ideal candidate will be located at GEHs Wilmington office to allow continuous in-person support and collaboration between GEHs System Component Analysis and Testing Teams and TerraPowers engineering and oversight teams. Candidate would travel periodically to TerraPowers Bellevue office to meet with Natrium managers and stakeholders.

The Resident Engineer will coordinate scope schedule and technical integration for system design 3D model and drawing development and multi-disciplinary integration between mechanical electrical I&C and Civil/Structural. Engineer will also support cross functional collaboration with licensing safety analysis and PRA.

Responsibilities

Provides continuous oversight and direction of GEHs design scope of work for the Natrium plant. This includes system and component design system and component analysis integrated plant analyses (such as safety analysis and PRA) and integrated plant activities.

Functions as a direct and immediate conduit of communication to facilitate continued progression of design activities between GEH and TerraPower organizations.

Gather data and conduct periodically meeting with Plant Delivery department managers and key stakeholders on issues technical challenges and drive resolution as a TerraPower agent to GEH. Conduct similar issue resolution meetings with GEH leadership.

Recommend resolutions to technical and quality challenges originating from GEH activities and conduct follow up reviews to ensure resolutions are effective and satisfactorily completed.

Gather challenges or barriers from TerraPower stakeholder and/or GEH and resolve issue using TerraPower establishes processes and practices. Where resolution is not readily achievable identify and escalate with Natrium project leadership.

Supports TerraPowers Natrium design teams by facilitating regular and organized communication between TerraPower and GEH stakeholders and management including identification planning and facilitation of targeted resolution forums (such as digital meetings working groups decision management) and in-person meetings.

Supports TerraPowers GEH Project Manager by resolving/clarifying scope and schedule issues and coordinating with the TerraPower Natrium design teams.

Interface with TerraPower and GEH project management personnel on issues related to schedule budget or other project management functions as needed.

Through regular engagements surveillance of work products and active issue mining from TP teams drive alignment between GEH and TerraPower on technical issues Natrium procedure use and adherence design strategies and implementation of licensing strategy including application of LMP to SSCs.

Key Qualifications and Skills

Candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of design/project engineering experience preferably in the nuclear industry or large utility grade projects.

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to clearly convey complex multi-disciplinary engineering issues and drive resolution between many stakeholders in a timely manner

Experience as a design engineer working in a nuclear quality (10 CFR 50 Appendix B) environment.

Ability to travel frequently to Wilmington NC to support in-person collaboration and oversight meetings with GEH

Ability to occasionally travel to Bellevue WA to meet with TerraPower managers and stakeholders.

Familiarity with systems and requirements-based design Licensing Modernization Project methods and 10CFR50 licensing.

Experience with coordination and integration of nuclear plant design including licensing PRA SSC classification and design etc.

The candidate must be team oriented and able to work effectively with geographically distributed and possibly international design team members.

Ability to work in a conceptual design and first of a kind environment that require the ability to use good engineering judgement and identify needed design progress to achieve key project objectives.

Experience working to quality standards on design activities such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.

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 applicants 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 and/or standing for extended periods bending/stooping grasping/gripping fine motor control (hands)

Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal with ability to safely lift up to 20 pounds.

Repetitive work: Prolonged

Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

Work Conditions: Stairs typing/keyboard standing and/or sitting working environment of 8 hrs/day

Travel required up to 20%

TerraPowers technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees refugees or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPowers export control reviews you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national asylee refugee or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job Details

Salary Range Level 11: $105216 - $175360

Salary Range Level 12: $142735 - $197790

*Typically our employee salaries are within .90 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary band. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individuals qualifications and experience. This range is specific to the state of North Carolina.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Salary eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits

Medical

Vision

Dental

Life

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

Flexible Work Schedule

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