Plant Design Integration Products Lead Engineer

TerraPower·Bellevue, Washington, United States·Posted today

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Lead the Plant Design Integration Products team at TerraPower, an advanced nuclear technology company developing next-generation reactors and medical isotopes. You'll drive plant architecture development for the Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor design, resolve complex technical issues across disciplines, and ensure alignment with the NRC's Licensing Modernization Process (LMP). This role requires translating multi-disciplinary engineering work into integrated plant-level design deliverables and regulatory documentation.

Responsibilities

—Collaborate with geographically diverse teams and partner organizations to develop integrated nuclear island and plant-level design deliverables
—Lead development and communication of plant architecture including system interactions, functional allocations, interfaces, and design/analysis assumptions
—Lead plant-level efforts to resolve complex technical issues affecting multiple aspects of the Natrium design
—Serve as subject matter expert in plant-level design or architecture
—Interpret, explain, and maintain plant-level design documents including design basis documents, functional requirements, and plant design specifications
—Ensure alignment of plant architecture and design documentation with the Licensing Modernization Process (LMP) including risk-informed categorization and defense-in-depth evaluations
—Develop plant-level integration deliverables such as plans, strategies, design basis documents, and plant design specifications in collaboration with engineering, licensing, safety analysis, and PRA teams
—Provide leadership and mentorship to the Plant Design Products team and support development of integration engineering capabilities
—Facilitate technical integration reviews, configuration discussions, and architecture strategy sessions across multiple disciplines

Qualifications

—Minimum 12 years of experience in nuclear facility design or operations in engineering fields such as plant or systems engineering, design engineering, operations engineering, reactor engineering, or field engineering
—BS degree in nuclear, mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering
—Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional plant design integration
—Working understanding of NRC or DOE nuclear regulations
—Ability to clearly communicate complex plant architecture and design concepts
—Strong verbal and written communication skills
—Experience with quality standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001
—Ability to work in a FOAK (first-of-a-kind) conceptual design environment requiring strong engineering judgment