Senior Engineering Technician (TPI)

TerraPower LLC. • Everett, WA

2d • $124,114 - $161,187

About The Position

The Senior Engineering Technician reports to the Manager, Equipment Services Engineering and serves as a senior technical resource and hands-on leader supporting installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and reliability of TerraPower Isotopes' production equipment and facility systems. The position supports a growing radiopharmaceutical manufacturing operation involving hot cells, gloveboxes, remote-handling equipment, instrumentation, utilities, and specialized systems operating under rigorous radiological safety and quality controls.

As production capabilities expand, the technician will help build and develop the equipment maintenance team, establish effective maintenance practices, and improve equipment reliability. The role combines extensive hands-on technical work with complex troubleshooting, practical engineering judgment, and responsibility for recruiting, mentoring, and leading technicians. The position supports production of medical radioisotopes.

Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent postsecondary technical training in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, electronics, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combinations of relevant education, military training, and industrial experience will be considered.
• Ten or more years of industrial maintenance, equipment service, or test engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, mentoring technicians, coordinating maintenance activities, or leading small technical teams.
• Strong practical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, electromechanical, and instrumentation systems, including industrial controls and associated troubleshooting methods.
• Experience reading and interpreting mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment specifications, and technical manuals.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance programs, maintenance planning, equipment reliability practices, and technical documentation systems.
• Ability to work safely in chemical and radiological environments, meet applicable training and qualification requirements, and use required personal protective equipment such as laboratory gloves, eye protection, and, on occasion, Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs).
• Strong technical judgment, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, and technical teams.
• Willingness to support flexible work schedules, including occasional evenings or weekends, as necessary to meet production and facility needs.
• Ability to meet the physical and working-condition expectations described for the position, including sitting for extended periods, bending or stooping, grasping or gripping, fine motor control, prolonged repetitive work, visually and audio-focused work, stairs, keyboard use, working more than eight hours per day, and safely lifting up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Nuclear or radiopharmaceutical experience.
• Experience working in nuclear, radiopharmaceutical, radiological, or similarly demanding industrial environments.
• Experience with hot cells, gloveboxes, remote-handling systems, or radiological containment equipment.
• Experience working within regulated environments requiring disciplined conduct of work, controlled procedures, quality documentation, and rigorous safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production and facility equipment, including hot cells, gloveboxes, manipulators, transfer systems, process equipment, instrumentation, and supporting utilities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and instrumentation failures using systematic troubleshooting methods, technical drawings, and engineering principles.
• Coordinate equipment repairs, post-maintenance testing, and return-to-service activities to restore equipment safely and minimize production interruptions.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, qualification, and development of maintenance technicians.
• Provide hands-on technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to technicians, building proficiency, sound troubleshooting practices, accountability, and teamwork.
• Lead daily maintenance activities, establish work priorities, and coordinate personnel and resources with engineering, operations, and other supporting organizations.
• Help establish and improve preventive maintenance programs, procedures, equipment records, work planning practices, and critical spare-parts strategies.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, modifications, and technical improvements associated with facility expansion and production growth.
• Identify recurring equipment problems, participate in investigations and root-cause analyses, and implement improvements to equipment reliability, maintainability, and operational readiness.
• Lead and perform maintenance in accordance with radiological protection requirements, ALARA principles, approved work controls, and applicable cGMP practices.
• Ensure maintenance is properly planned, executed, tested, and documented using approved procedures, work instructions, technical records, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Radiation Protection, and external service providers to safely control and integrate maintenance with production requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Eligibility to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments.
• Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life and disability coverage, and gender affirmation benefits.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) plan.
• 21 days of annually accrued paid time off.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional and educational support opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree