Fuel Performance Team Manager

  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.  Fuel Performance Team Manager The Natrium Fuel Performance Team Manager reports directly to the Senior Manager, Fuel Development & Qualification. This position is focused on managing the development and qualification of Natrium fuel performance tools. In this role, you will manage a dedicated team of engineers developing fuel performance tools and performing analysis in support of TerraPower’s advanced nuclear reactor project. This position also supports the senior manager in project planning, scheduling and reporting activities. Responsibilities Manage the Fuel Performance Team Work with the Senior Manager to develop and maintain project schedules Assure compliance to procedures, standards and regulatory criteria Perform technical approvals on team deliverables Establish best practices and or leverage best practices within the team Communicate the status of engineering and project priorities to the team, stakeholders and management Develop and deploy nuclear fuel performance tools for advanced metal fuel technology Identify key testing activities to support validation of fuel performance tools and fuel qualification Oversee verification and validation of fuel performance modeling tools Inform and support the fuel licensing process Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment Delivers project work within schedule and cost constraints Effectively communicates project expectations and assignments to project teams Provides clear and concise updates of project progress Leverages technical knowledge and experience combined with analytical thinking to execute work Uses problem solving skills and operational judgement to make decisions and solve project issues Coordinate with the Material Develo