MCFR Delta Safety Lead

TITLE:MCFR Delta Safety Lead

LOCATION:Bellevue, Washington, USA

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 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.

MCFR Delta Safety Lead

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking an engineer to lead the safety basis development of future Molten Chloride Fast Reactors (MCFRs). This role will play a part in the early-stage R&D of an MCFR with an emphasis on the safety case development. In this role the lead will coordinate and prioritize research to investigate the efficacy of safety analysis approaches. The scope of this coordination will span integration with the testing and design team. Ideally, a candidate will be able to understand the high level aspects of the design to develop a complete picture of the safety case development strategy in conjunction with the maturation of the technology. This role will lay the foundation of the methodologies underlying the safety analysis used in support of a large MCFR.

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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 applicant's 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.

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Repetitive work: Prolonged.

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Travel required 10-20%.

TerraPower’s 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 TerraPower’s 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

Job Type: Full-time

Salary Range 11: $125,257 - $208,762

Salary Range 12: $169,922 - $235,464

Benefits:

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Competitive Compensation

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Vision

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Dental

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Life

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Life and Disability

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Gender Affirmation Benefits

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Parental Leave

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401k Plan

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Generous Holiday Schedule

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10 paid holidays

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Relocation Assistance

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/