Senior Specialist, Configuration Management

Senior Specialist, Configuration Management

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. 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 a Senior Specialist, Configuration Management to support the implementation and day-to-day execution of configuration management across TerraPower projects and engineering organizations. This role will help ensure that configuration items, configuration information, approved baselines, engineering changes, and associated records remain accurate, complete, traceable, and controlled throughout the product and facility lifecycle.

The Senior Specialist, Configuration Management will work under the direction of Configuration Management leadership and collaborate with engineering, project management, Digital Engineering, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Document Control, suppliers, and partner organizations. The successful candidate will support configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration verification, audits, data-quality reviews, and configuration-management system administration.

Responsibilities include managing the day-to-day activities of the Configuration Management process, tracking compliance to policies and procedures, facilitating Configuration Management audits, reviewing Configuration Management issues, driving resolution, and implementing any required changes to the process. The role also involves facilitating communication and engaging business and IT management to encourage configuration management efforts, engaging with projects to ensure Configuration Management can deliver required Configuration Management System (CMS) functionality within project timeframes, and working closely with the Digital Engineering team to ensure that the Digital Engineering platform supports the CMS.

Key qualifications and skills include a Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, information management, business systems, computer science, or a related discipline and 5 to 7 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and directly applicable experience. Experience supporting configuration management, engineering change control, document control, product lifecycle management, data management, records management, or a related controlled process is required. Working knowledge of configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration verification, and configuration audits is also necessary.

Preferred qualifications include experience supporting configuration management in commercial nuclear power, Department of Energy facilities, aerospace, defense, utilities, medical devices, or another highly regulated industry. Familiarity with ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, ANSI/EIA-649, ISO 10007, or equivalent configuration-management and quality standards is desirable.

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 include motor abilities such as sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands), physical exertion and/or requirements with the ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds, repetitive work, special senses, work conditions, and travel required 0-10%.

Salary range is $131,828 - $171,206. Benefits include competitive compensation, salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments, comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, parental leave, 401k plan, generous paid time off, generous holiday schedule, relocation assistance, and professional and educational support opportunities.