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  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.  Reactor Components Design Lead  The Reactor Components Design Lead reports directly to the Reactor Enclosure System Manager and is focused on the design of reactor mechanical components and structures. In this role, you will act as a Lead Design Engineer supporting TerraPower’s Natrium project. The successful candidate will integrate and coordinate with engineers working on the reactor and interfacing systems as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists. Responsibilities Responsible for coordinating a geographically diverse design team to develop design of reactor equipment and supporting engineering documentation. The team members include TerraPower employees, subcontracted resources, equipment suppliers, construction organizations, and customers. Lead the design activities of a set of integral reactor components from requirements specification through final design and component fabrication and assembly. Develop and oversee development of component analyses, such as thermal, seismic, structural, creep, radiation shielding, and other analyses performed by team members required for the design. Perform technical review and oversight of engineering products within scope of control and ensure integration with the overall reactor design. Design to and comply with project codes of record, including ASME BPVC Sect III Div 5. Interface with component fabricators and reactor assembler to incorporate design for manufacturability and assembly criteria including control manufacturing and fabrication sequences, technique, details, and modularization. Evaluate application of regulatory criteria, codes and standards, industry guidance, and design programs to complex mechanical design challenges. Lead teams in the creation and revision of drawing packages supporting design analysis, manufacturing, fabrication, interfaces, etc. Interface with design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop detailed equipment interface controls and specify equipment design criteria envelopes. Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier activities, working with or as the technical representative to ensure delivery of deliverables, as well