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Site Design Engineering Lead Mechanical Engineer

Terrapower 🇺🇸 Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America

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

The Site Design Engineering Lead will oversee the onsite mechanical engineering team to support construction, testing, and commissioning of the Natrium Demonstration Project. They will serve as the primary technical interface for stakeholders and ensure all design deliverables comply with nuclear safety and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

  • The Site Design Engineering Lead will oversee the onsite mechanical engineering team to support construction, testing, and commissioning of the Natrium Demonstration Project. They will serve as the primary technical interface for stakeholders and ensure all design deliverables comply with nuclear safety and regulatory standards.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and possess 10–15 years of progressive engineering experience, including significant leadership roles. Expertise in nuclear facility design, construction support, and familiarity with relevant nuclear codes and regulatory environments is required.

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 Nuclear facility design Knowledge of nuclear codes and regulations Design deliverable management Project leadership Construction support Testing and commissioning Safety analysis CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) Finite element analysis (FEA) PLM systems Risk assessment Cross‑functional stakeholder coordination Technical documentation Problem solving Agile project management Mentoring engineering teams Quality assurance Regulatory compliance Strategic planning

About Terrapower

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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