Procurement Integration Engineer

TerraPower•Bellevue, WA

About The Position

TerraPower is seeking a Procurement Integration Engineer to support the integration, oversight, and coordination of procurements within the EPC Contractor’s scope for the Natrium project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The role supports and reports to TerraPower’s Senior Manager of EPC Design Integration and the Mechanical Principal Engineer, who provides technical oversight for procurements. The engineer will execute or oversee technical bid evaluations during the Bid/Evaluate/Award (BEA) cycle, review vendor submittals, and help integrate equipment design inputs into engineering and system design work performed by TerraPower and its design partners. The scope includes heat transfer and energy storage, power cycle, and ancillary systems, with cross-functional integration across electrical, instrumentation and controls (I&C), and structural disciplines. The position is part of a high-performing engineering team and includes technical and administrative design support and oversight. This position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the applicable minimum education and experience criteria, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process. The role requires 0–10% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical or chemical engineering. Other engineering disciplines may be considered if the candidate demonstrates a history of multidisciplinary integration across electrical, mechanical, and structural disciplines.
Approximately 10–20 years of relevant design experience in nuclear or commercial power plant design or modifications, or adjacent process industries such as oil and gas, refining, or chemicals, with emphasis on equipment design and system/physical design integration.
Ability to work effectively in a team with geographically distributed and potentially international design team members.
Broad technical and engineering skills and experience leading an integrated cross-functional design team.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey critical design integration information to senior management, engineering teams, and customers.
Ability to work in a first-of-a-kind environment, use sound engineering judgment, and identify design progress needed to achieve key project objectives.
Experience working to design quality standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.
High degree of trust and integrity, open communication, respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
Meet the applicable ANSI/ANS 3.1 qualification requirements and minimum education and experience criteria, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required.
Ability to perform the stated job functions, with or without accommodation, including safely lifting up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

Provide integration and oversight to geographically diverse team members supporting procurements and integration of equipment design inputs.
Work with TerraPower’s supply chain and procurement team to support the procurement Bid/Evaluate/Award (BEA) cycle and integrated review of supplier technical submittals.
Coordinate equipment design inputs with TerraPower partners or Architect/Engineer firms for system and physical design deliverables, including P&IDs, the plant 3D model, and civil/structural calculations.
Coordinate technical reviews and inputs with TerraPower stakeholders and other design disciplines.
Support or oversee development of technical bid evaluations and review vendor submittals within the department’s purview.
Support integration of equipment design inputs into engineering and system design work performed by TerraPower or its design partners.
Provide technical and administrative design support and oversight for procurements and design integration involving heat transfer/energy storage, power cycle, and ancillary systems.
Support cross-functional and interdisciplinary integration with electrical, I&C, and structural disciplines, and review deliverables for technical accuracy.
Drive cross-functional design collaboration and integration of equipment design inputs across multiple disciplines and systems.