Senior Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer in Bellevue, Washington at TerraPower

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. TerraPowers 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 companys 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.

Senior Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer, Supplier Interface

Responsibilities:

• 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 submittals
• Ensure vendor work complies with engineering drawing, specifications, analysis, and requirements
• Produce manufacturing related documentation to support planning and execution of hardware delivery
• Lead non-conformance evaluations and corrective actions.
• Review engineering drawings for manufacturability to ensure designs are optimized for supplier manufacturing processes to reduce complexity, cost, and cycle time
• Generate and/or review GD&T, stack up, and assembly/integration processes
• Provide input to schedule and delivery updates to meet overall project timelines
• Support continuous learningand application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain thehighest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Education: B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing engineering, or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of manufacturing / component design experience; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively.
• Experience with manufacturing supplier interface
• Experience on production floor and/or as a manufacturing engineer for mid-size, high precision hardware.
• Ability to understand and interpret drawing, specifications, models. Ability to produce models, drawings, and specifications is a plus.
• Familiarity in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• 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.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience or familiarity with the design and/or construction rules of ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section III Division 5.
• 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.
• Experience with manufacturing methodology of first article productions.
• Experience with technical evaluation, review, and nonconformance evaluation of vendors and suppliers.
• Understand how GD&T and manufacturing processes translate to manufacturing and inspection
• Experience with QL-1 standards or other highly controlled production standards
• Experience with design and manufacturing considerations with nuclear safety.

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 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 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

TerraPowers 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 TerraPowers 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.

Job details

Salary Range Level 11: $138,685 - $208,027

Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidates qualifications and experience. This range is specific to X State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 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

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