Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Fuel

TerraPower LLC.•Bellevue, WA

16h•$138,685 - $208,027•Onsite

About The Position

TerraPower is seeking a Fuel Manufacturing Engineer to join the Natrium Fuel Design and Supply team. The Fuel Manufacturing Engineer will perform work scopes for the fabrication of Natrium fuel, including the construction of the fabrication facility, metallization of HALEU feedstock for use in fuel fabrication, and the fuel fabrication process. The engineer will support process development, production readiness, technical document, supplier coordination, and quality driven execution for safety critical components.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing engineering, Chemistry, Nuclear, or equivalent preferred
Minimum of seven years of manufacturing experience, with at least two years in fuel or fuel adjacent areas; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively
Excellent writing and communication skills
Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker
Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems
Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week
Excellent attention to detail
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated technical expertise in metallic nuclear fuels, such as alloy casting process development or fuel material characterization, especially as it pertains to fast reactor metal fuel qualification
Experience managing or technically directing vendors for nuclear-grade component fabrication
Familiarity with engineering drawing standards, GD&T, material specifications, and nuclear-grade procurement documentation requirements
Experience in the nuclear industry and with core assemblies
Experience with nuclear industry manufacturing and operation, DOE and NRC regulations
Experience with developing manufacturing roadmaps from material to component to assembly with considerations for scalability
Experience with manufacturing methodology of first article productions and qualification
Experience with NQA-1 / QL-1 standards or other highly controlled production standards
Strong understanding of nuclear safety culture.

Responsibilities

Develop processes, procedures, and scaling needed for full commercial scale and viability of fuel fabrication. Assess pre-production and qualification needs
Produce manufacturing related documentation to support planning and execution of hardware delivery
Lead non-conformance evaluations and corrective actions related to fuel fabrication
Review engineering drawings for manufacturability to ensure designs are optimized for supplier manufacturing processes to reduce complexity, cost, and cycle time
Coordinate and utilize input from engineering and project teams to procure and produce equipment and components.
Generate technical documents in support of purchase requisitions
Review and approve supplier technical submittments
Ensure vendor work complies with engineering drawing, specifications, safety, quality, and other requirements
Work within controlled quality environments supporting configuration management, material traceability, and nuclear safety culture expectations
Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.