TITLE: Senior/Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA

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.

Senior/Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer

The Senior/Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Engineer is responsible for Level-1 and/or Level-2 PRA supporting the design of reactors under development of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) Program, specifically this will focus on the further development of the PRA to support the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE).

Other engineering activities include, but are not limited to, contributing to the development of computational methodologies and models, participating in hazard analysis, participating in Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) exercises, and participating to Structures, Systems, and Components (SSC) classification, Safety Basis Events (SBE) selection, and Defense-in-Depth (DID) Evaluations. The Senior/Principal PRA Engineer will be interacting with other groups via interviews, emails, meetings, and other avenues to develop the risk models and the position requires sound written and verbal communication skills.

The Senior/Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer receives administrative and technical supervision from the Nuclear Safety Discipline Manager. Actual level will be based on candidates experience

Responsibilities

• Manage PRA work performed inside and outside of TerraPower in coordination with plant design, deterministic safety analysis, and other disciplines.

• Ensure that the PRA is appropriate and used for the reactor design and within regulatory requirements, guidance, and standards such as risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors (RG 1.233 and NEI 18-04) and ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.

• Develop containment fault trees and event trees to reflect most up to date design using CAFTA.

• Group similar source terms for assignment to event sequence end states.

• Perform risk integration using the PRA model to report risk metrics and importance measures.

• Perform focused PRA analysis to support trade studies.

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

• Provide technical guidance to engineers and managers on reliability and various PRA-related topics.

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

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

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering (or similar), with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the nuclear field; or M.S. with a minimum of 3 years’ experience; or PhD with a minimum of 1 year experience.

• Knowledgeable of PRA principles and familiar with the ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.

• Knowledgeable of PRA fundamentals in data, human reliability, accident analysis, severe accidents, and source term assessments.

• Experience with developing fault trees and event trees preferably using CAFTA, or similar software.

• Experience with performing assessments using codes such as GOTHIC, MELCOR, RADTRAD, or similar tools is a plus.

• Familiarity with nuclear design, regulatory requirements, and risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors is required (NEI 18-04).

• Experience with SFR and/or Molten Salt Reactors safety analysis is highly desirable. Experience with other reactor designs can be considered when differentiating candidates.

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

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

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

• Strong software engineering skills in any language is 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/or 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 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.

Please visit www.terrapower.com to apply

Job details

Job Type: Full-time

Salary Range L11: $120,672 - $201,119

Salary Range L12: $163,702 - $226,119

*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.

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

*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.

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