Manager, Natrium V&V - ICE

Location: Bellevue, WA

Department: Natrium

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. 

TerraPower, LLC. Is seeking a highly motivated Digital Systems Verification and Validation (V&V) Manager. This position reports directly to the I&C Sr. Manager. In this role, you will act as a Verification and Validation (V&V) Manager for Sodium Fast Reactor technologies, with interfaces and support to other associated nuclear technologies such as fast-spectrum, and Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) technologies. As a front line manager, you will lead and be responsible for the technical performance and personnel management of a team of V&V Engineers that will interface with scientists and engineers internal and external to TerraPower to review, audit, test, verify and validate, digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems, Hardware, Software, and Firmware used in Generation IV advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

Responsibilities

• Defining, coordinating, and executing a specific portion of the interdisciplinary technical scope within the Natrium Project through project completion.
• Building a team through hiring/staffing the correct mix of skillset, experience, and knowledge.
• Growing the personnel within their team through annual goal setting and monitoring, career growth opportunities, and encouraging professional development.
• Ensuring staff members are trained to appropriate standards.
• Leverage both internal and external means to provide support as needed to achieve project goals.
• Drive work performance and technical quality across their team through schedule planning and monitoring, cost planning and management, staffing planning, management, and risk management.
• Develop Digital I&C V&V Plans, Procedures and Policies in accordance with applicable NRC Reg Guides and Standards and aligned to TerraPower corporate and project level Procedures and policies.
• Provide technically independent review and verification of systems, software, hardware requirements, design documents, and specifications.
• Focus on supplier’s V&V technical performance and management.
• Plan supplier’s Configuration Management (CM) audits and program’s reviews.

• Participate and support auditing, inspections and review of supplier’s V&V deliverables.
• Assess, and as necessary oversee code and high-level software and firmware language reviews.
• Oversee execution of software and hardware testing performed by suppliers throughout the digital system lifecycle.
• Develop and lead the I&C early integration strategy.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
• Integrate with work of other disciplines, engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts.
• Interface with and support licensing activities.
• Interface with equipment qualification, commissioning, and startup testing teams.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited university
• 5+ years direct experience performing NQA-1 Design Verification and Validation activities.
• 5+ years of experience in a management role.
• Candidates should have experience in instrumentation and controls development, diagnostics, and a demonstrated ability to audit, inspect review, verify, and validate industrial I&C platforms, applications, integrated systems and generate applicable phase reports.
• Strong background in development of highly reliable software or firmware systems often used in mission critical applications.
• Experience with I&C system, software and hardware testing.
• Previous experience with nuclear reactor safety systems or nuclear instrumentation systems designs desired.
• Familiarity with RG 1.28, RG 1.168, RG 1.169, RG 1.170, RG 1.171, RG 1.172, RG 1.173, IEEE 7-4.3.2, IEEE 1012, IEEE 1028 IEEE 828, IEEE 829, IEEE 1008, IEEE 1074 and IEEE 1028 a plus.
• Familiarity with design control and development in accordance with nuclear power plant quality assurance (e.g., 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1).
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate with a team with minimal direction on tasks and activities.
• Ability to work on multiple simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.

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%

TerraPower’s 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 TerraPower’s 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 12:  $169,922 - $235,464

*Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary band.  Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications and experience.  This range is specific to Washington State.

Job Type:  Full-time

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/