Deputy Manager, Auxiliary Sodium Systems

  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. TerraPower’s 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 company’s 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.  Deputy Manager, Auxiliary Sodium Systems TerraPower, LLC. Is seeking a highly motivated Deputy Manager for the Auxiliary Sodium Systems design teams on TerraPower’s advanced nuclear reactor projects. In this role, you will support personnel and technical management of the Sodium Cover Gas (SCG) and Sodium Processing (SPS) teams, and report directly to the Nuclear Island Fluid Systems Senior Manager.   The Auxiliary Sodium Systems Deputy Manager is responsible for supporting a geographically diverse team focused on the design of reactor equipment and components supporting TerraPower’s Natrium project. The successful candidate will integrate and coordinate a team working on the reactor and it’s interfacing systems as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists.  Responsibilities: Coordinate and oversee multidisciplinary engineering activities, ensuring project teams meet scope, technical performance, schedule, and budget expectations. Develop, integrate, and analyze system-level schedules, including identifying acceleration opportunities and ensuring alignment with overall project schedules. Coordinate technical interfaces and handoffs between TerraPower, partners, and interfacing project teams to enable cohesive design and fabrication strategies. Plan, monitor, and manage task progress, including defining required scope, maximizing efficiency of individual contributors, and ensuring complete and accurate work execution. Develop and maintain engineering staffing and resource plans, evaluating team skillsets and adjusting staffing to meet long-range needs and project priorities. Support recruitment, onboarding, and integration of new engineering personnel, ensuring smooth assimilation into project processes and expectations. Identify, communicate, and help resolve emerging technical issues and risks, ensuring Engineering and Project Management are consistently informe