Systems and Requirements Management Engineer

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.

Systems and Requirements Management Engineer

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking a highly capable and motivated Systems and Requirements Management Engineer. The SE & RM Engineer reports directly to the Manager of System Engineering and Requirements Management. This position focuses on the integrated design of plant systems, structures, and integrated analysis of the facility. In this role, you will act as a Systems and Requirements Management Engineer for TerraPower’s advanced nuclear reactor projects or other highly technical projects. The successful candidate will integrate and coordinate with engineers working on systems, components, or engineering analysis areas such as safety analysis or heat transport. The Systems and Requirements Management Engineer will work as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists focused on developing systems of next generation reactors and other highly technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain programmatic systems engineering documents, including procedures, plans, guides, and templates.
• Develop, implement, and maintain requirements management processes, procedures, and tools.
• Collaborate with design teams and external vendors to develop, manage, and verify plant, system, and component requirements.
• Facilitate and mature a systems engineering approach across design stages and partner organizations.
• Identify, recommend, and implement improvements to requirements and systems engineering processes and toolsets.
• Support development and execution of requirements verification and validation activities and reports.
• Assess requirement product quality, ensure adherence to standards, and provide corrective feedback.
• Coordinate process integration and communication with external design partners to ensure consistent engineering practices.
• Support training development and delivery for requirements and systems engineering processes and tools.
• Assist in implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving integrated engineering processes, including design control and configuration management.
• Comply with Quality Assurance program requirements.
• Responsible for communications interface and coordination with external design partners to ensure consistent and integrated engineering processes for the project
• Act as internal advocate for design partner process integration needs
• Assist in development, implementation, and continual improvement of an integrated set of project engineering processes and guidance across the spectrum of design activities (including systems, components, testing, construction, operations, and others).
• Assist to refine and standardize an integrated design process model leveraging a systems engineering approach to design, in coordination with various design teams and levels of design hierarchy.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and implementation of procedures, forms, work guides, tools, and training related to design control, configuration management, and other areas of coordination with the design partners.
• Support the monitoring and appraisal of design organizations, partners, contractors, and subcontractors’ performance to ensure that established standards for design execution and project processes are effectively and correctly implemented.
• Identify, advocate, and resolve deficiencies in process or tool implementation, including issues in base process as well as issues in user implementation.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field, and Minimum 5+ years’ experience in system and integrated product design.
• Experience in the application of configuration management principles through engineering processes and tools.
• Process improvement experience, and ability to identify needed changes to processes and activities to implement continuous improvement solutions (e.g., six sigma, value engineering, LEAN, TQM, etc.).
• Experience in Requirements Management and processes is highly desired
• Experience in Systems Engineering discipline and processes is highly desired.
• Experience in implementing Verification and Validation Processes within projects is highly desired
• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
• Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.
• Proven ability to communicate and work across internal and external organizational boundaries to achieve design organization success, particularly on a large, complex construction project.
• Experience and knowledge in project management is preferred but not required.
• Ability to apply expertise on multiple complex work assignments.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team’s effort with minimal direction.

This position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.

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.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

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

Salary Range: $131,828 - $171,206

Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

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 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

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