Principal Safety Analysis Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Title: Principal Safety Analysis Engineer

Location: Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States

Job Type: Full-time

Description:

TITLE: Principal Safety Analysis Engineer

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA

TerraPower® is a nuclear energy technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At our core, we are working to raise living standards globally. The essential factor? Energy. In 2006, the company 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. TerraPower is committed to bringing sustainable, affordable and safe energy to address global issues. 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.

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. 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.

Principal Safety Analysis Engineer

The Principal Safety Analysis Engineer is primarily responsible for performing accident analyses of reactors under development by the Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) Program. Other engineering activities include, but are not limited to, supporting design transients analysis, contributing to the development of computational methodologies and models, participating in Structures, Systems and Components (SSC) classification, developing analytical methods, as well as supporting uncertainty quantification and sensitivity calculation.

Under TerraPower’s matrix organizational structure, the Principal Safety Analysis Engineer receives administrative and technical supervision from the Nuclear Safety Discipline Principal Manager and Managers, and project direction from project managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop SFR system models and perform safety analysis for the Natrium Demonstration reactor for Anticipated Operational Occurrence (AOO), Design Basis Event (DBE), and Design Basis Accident (DBA).

• Work with an interdisciplinary team of engineers to establish core and reactor SSC functional, performance, safety, and quality requirements as well as support the overall design.

• Contribute to the safety methods development, such as code assessment, scaling analysis, code verification and validation activities, etc.

• Establish and maintain documentation of model development and analysis results.

• Perform engineering reviews of analyses and other engineering design media.

• Assess available plant transient benchmark tests, identify applicable tests based on the relevance to the design being pursued by the SFR Program and perform appropriate benchmark calculations.

• Contribute, as needed, to the implementation of capabilities required for transient and accident analysis within the TerraPower software framework.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Extensive experience in nuclear safety analysis, modeling nuclear reactor system in computer code, perform analysis using Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU) approach, and/or computer code development.

• Significant experience with safety analysis software such as RELAP5, TRACE, TRAC, SAS4A/SASSYS-1, or other nuclear system analysis software.

• Experience of performing transient and accident analysis for submittals to NRC, such as Chapter 15 in the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), is highly desired.

• Knowledgeable of nuclear systems thermal-hydraulic fundamentals as well as reactor dynamics and transient phenomena.

• Knowledgeable of nuclear reactor core physics such as neutron transport theory and reactivity feedback.

• Knowledgeable of nuclear reactor instrumentation and control systems, and related modeling approaches in the safety analysis computer code.

• Familiarity with nuclear design, regulatory requirements, and risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors is required.

• Familiarity with EMDAP and Regulatory Guide 1.203 is preferred.

• Experience with SFR safety analysis or methods is highly desirable. Experience with other reactor designs, such as Light Water Reactors (LWRs), can be considered when differentiating candidates.

• Demonstrated strong quantitative, analytical, modeling and reporting skills.

• Understanding NQA-1 requirements associated with analysis and software management as well as experience working under a quality assurance program.

• Experience in working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams to address engineering challenges.

• Strong software engineering skills in any language, such as Python, Fortran, or C++, is a plus.

• B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, or other relevant engineering degree, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the nuclear field.

• 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 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 hrs/day

• Travel required 0-5%

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 12: $169,922 - $235,464

Salary Range Level 13: $194,197 - $279,158

*Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary band. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’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

• 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

• Flexible Work Schedule

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

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply

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