TerraPower.
Senior Engineer, Thermal Hydraulics
Bellevue, Washington, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$118k-$177kDetected 7 hours ago
SolidWorksCFDMechanical DesignResearchCommunicationProblem Solving
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Performing analysis and design of structures, systems, and components for the Natrium Reactor
- Perform steady-state and transient hydraulic network analysis
- Document and present results to peers and outside organizations
- Work with cross-disciplinary teams to analyze the thermal and mechanical design considerations for the reactor and its components
- or a PhD with demonstrated ability to perform the thermal-hydraulic analysis of nuclear reactor core and/or system components
Requirements
- Travel required 0-10%
- Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, or Chemical engineering (or equivalent)
- or 3 years and a Master's degree
- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork
- These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.
Nice to have
- Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated use commercial CFD package (STAR-CCM+ preferred)
- Experience with one or more CAD modeling tools such as SolidWorks preferred
- Experience with nuclear systems applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics a plus
- Experience with low Prandtl number fluid heat transfer a plus
- Familiarity and experience with CFD verification and validation of computational modeling methodologies a plus
- Experience in Software Quality Assurance (SQA) program and Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) standards highly preferred
Compensation
- $117,922 - $176,883
- Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.
- Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
- Life and Disability
- Gender Affirmation Benefits
- Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 21 days of annually accrued PTO
- Generous Holiday Schedule
- Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
- TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/
- Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities
- Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required.
Company info
- Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.
- To facilitate TerraPower's export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the
Visa & Work Authorization
- Government export control requirements
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