Subject Matter Expert, Rotating Machinery - Fully Remote

Job Title: Natrium RECR 792 Subject Matter Expert, Rotating Machinery (TP-PR-00014231)
Location: Bellevue WA or Remote
Duration: 12 months (possibility of multiple 12 months extension)
Rate offered: $84 - $135/hr on W2
Full Time: 40 hrs/week

Job Description
TerraPower, LLC. is seeking to contract with a highly capable and motivated Rotating Machinery SME. This position reports to the System Design Manager and is focused on integrating and coordinating the work of TerraPower engineers and system suppliers, fostering a collaborative working relationship, and ensuring hardware design meets design intent.

Tasks
• Provide oversight for first-of-a-kind large nuclear fluid pumps through design, testing, and manufacturing.
• Review supplier deliverables to ensure the pump design operates as needed.
• Support pump development by authoring and maintaining specifications and other design inputs necessary for pump design.
• Support pump maintenance and operation planning.
• Plan and oversee separate and integrated effects testing, including pump qualification programs.
• Ensure proper application of applicable design codes and standards (e.g., ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA).
• Provide technical guidance on nuclear and non-nuclear design standards and regulatory requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and allocate system requirements and engineering specifications.
• Oversee development and integration of design documentation, including P&IDs, 3D models, and interface drawings.
• Lead preparation and coordination of complete design packages (calculations, reports, drawings, specifications).
• Support project planning and scheduling to ensure alignment with overall plant design delivery milestones.

Work at TerraPower is dynamic and evolutionary. As such, new responsibilities often arise, and you should be capable of and excited about learning and applying specialized skills.

Key Qualifications and Skills
• B.S. in Mechanical or related discipline from an accredited university and 15+ years direct experience with proven mechanical systems skills.
• Experience with large vertical pump design and manufacture
• Experience with full hardware lifecycle, from cradle to grave
• Experience in high temperature and multi-discipline integration highly desired with nuclear handling process systems, fluid systems or fluid system component design a plus.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with demonstrated experience in fluid and structural analysis, tolerance analysis, and the ability to read engineering drawings.
• 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 and lead a design team’s effort with minimal direction.
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
• 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.