MCFR Senior Assembly and Integration Engineer

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TerraPower

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Everett, WA, United States

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TITLE:MCFR Senior Assembly and Integration Engineer

LOCATION:Everett, WA

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 Senior Assembly and Integration Engineer

TerraPower is seeking a highly motivated Senior Assembly and Integration Engineer to complete the assembly, integration, and construction coordination of the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), the world’s first fast-spectrum molten salt reactor and first chloride-fueled molten salt reactor. This position reports to the MCFR Test Engineering Manager. This role will monitor and optimize installation, as well as coordinate design integration to address assembly, constructability, construction, transportation, and non-nuclear commissioning of both 1) a full-scale, non-nuclear reactor unit (the “Mockup”) at our lab in Everett, WA as well as 2) the actual reactor pre-assembly prior to shipment to the Idaho National Lab (INL). You will also play a key role in supporting the final installation at INL.

Responsibilities:

  • Support construction activities for the MCRE Mockup reactor.
  • Review submittals and shop drawings for conformance with contract plans and specifications.
  • Maintain the MCRE and Mockup design documents, including but not limited to 3D models, general arrangement drawings, system-level assembly drawings, P&IDs, interface points, and facility interface drawings.
  • Develop installation requirements for a modularized assembly of MCRE.
  • Monitor daily and weekly construction progress.
  • Coordinate on-site efforts of the integrator, test engineers, and technicians to ensure the smooth assembly of the Mockup in Everett.
  • Track and record deviations between as-built and as-designed conditions.
  • Coordinate installation and assembly feedback from the Mockup constructor with internal and external design teams to address the following MCRE items during various phases:
o Equipment layout, anchoring, routing
o Design optimization for multiple project goals, including design for manufacturing, design for constructability, design for assembly, and design for commissioning and operations
o Assembly sequences
o Mechanical, electrical, structural, instrumentation and control (I&C) interface points between equipment skids and facility utilities
  • Serve as liaison between integration contractors and the design team by addressing needs for clarification and how to execute the overall assembly and integration sequence.
  • Develop detailed assembly sequences and plans, including Division of Responsibility for readying equipment modules and skids.
  • Develop an assembly and installation sequence of MCRE into the INL facility, including component and module handling and a shipping/transportation plan.
  • Review module and assembly skid arrangement and interface points, including specific interface joints/flanges/couplings needed, handling equipment, detailed sequence, inspections, and design updates.

Key Qualifications and Skills

  • BS degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience (Level 10), or 10 years (Level 11) as an equipment engineer, equipment install and commissioning lead, plant equipment construction coordinator, chemical process engineer, or similar role.
  • Experience with taking a conceptual R&D project from design to integration and commissioning to operation.
  • Experience with understanding, writing, and integrating specifications, reading complex design drawings, understanding 3D plant models, and eliminating all information disconnects.
  • Experience with industrial process plants, large/complex high-temperature machines or test facilities preferred.
  • Familiarity with lifting and rigging planning.
  • Experience with 3D plant model reviews and clash detection.
  • Ability to consistently deliver to an aggressive schedule and develop workarounds for the inevitable but unforeseen delays.
  • Self-motivated: able to seek out tasks and produce value aligned with team goals without waiting for the next assignment.
  • Proven record of completing machine builds and interfacing with engineers, project managers, and craft workers.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
  • Molten salt experience a plus.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

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 and 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 50 pounds.
  • Repetitive work: Prolonged.
  • Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work and ability to perform role in personal protective equipment.
  • Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day.

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 Level 10: $113,605 - $170,408

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

  • Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary bands. 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.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
  • Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits for family or individual
o Vision
o Dental
o Life
o Life and Disability
o Gender Affirmation Benefits
o Parental Leave
  • 401k Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
o 21 days of annually accrued PTO
  • Generous Holiday Schedule
o 10 paid holidays
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
  • Flexible Work Schedule

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