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Site Design Engineering Lead Mechanical Engineer

Terrapower Llc. 🇺🇸 Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America

$142,995 - $190,661 Full-time Lead

Lead and oversee the onsite mechanical engineering design team for the Natrium Demonstration Project to support construction, testing, and commissioning activities. Serve as the primary onsite engineering interface for mechanical issues while ensuring compliance with nuclear safety standards and project requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the onsite mechanical engineering design team for the Natrium Demonstration Project to support construction, testing, and commissioning activities. Serve as the primary onsite engineering interface for mechanical issues while ensuring compliance with nuclear safety standards and project requirements.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 10–15 years of progressive engineering experience, with at least 5–7 years in a leadership role. Candidates must have significant experience in nuclear facility design or construction support and the ability to obtain necessary security clearances.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
  • Parental Leave
  • 401k Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Schedule
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional and Educational Support

Key Skills

Mechanical engineering design Nuclear facility design Project leadership On‑site engineering coordination Construction support Testing and commissioning Compliance with nuclear safety standards Mechanical systems analysis CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) Finite element analysis (FEA) Project management Risk assessment Security clearance procedures Cross‑functional team collaboration Technical documentation Problem solving Decision making Mentoring engineering staff Budget management Schedule coordination Regulatory liaison Quality assurance Design review facilitation Engineering standards (ASME, ANSI) Agile/Lean engineering practices

About Terrapower Llc.

TerraPower is a leading nuclear innovation company that strives to improve the world through nuclear energy and science. TerraPower’s innovators create technologies to provide safe, affordable and abundant carbon-free energy. They devise ways to use heat and electricity to drive economic growth while decarbonizing industry. And they develop processes to extract radioisotopes for medical use in lifesaving cancer treatments. We’re proud of our culture of mission-driven innovation. Our employees develop clean, safe energy to address climate change and global poverty, and drive medical advances for human health applications. We attract exceptional people and encourage them to confront big challenges with bold creativity. We drive hard for progress while keeping our values at the forefront. TerraPower was founded by Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries that decided the private sector needed to take action in developing advanced nuclear energy to meet growing electricity needs

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