TerraPower
Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer
$174K–$231K
Bellevue, Washington, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, WA - Experience
- 15+ years; relevant M.S. may be credited for up to three years and a Doctorate for up to five years.
- Education
- B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) are evaluated under U.S. Government export control requirements. Applicants are asked to identify their U.S. citizenship or immigration status for export control review; TerraPower may not consider foreign nationals from countries where timely government export approval is impracticable.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for developing, qualifying, and scaling fabrication and transportation of fuel and non-fuel core components for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor program.
What you'll do
- Lead technical development and scale-up of manufacturing processes from laboratory and pilot scale to qualified production.
- Set technical direction for teams and suppliers, and maintain fabrication and transportation requirements, specifications, and technical configuration.
- Coordinate with reactor design and safety teams; support nuclear quality, licensing, regulatory interactions, risk management, and team development.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of experience with a B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to three or five years of experience, respectively.
- Demonstrated expertise in nuclear fuel design and/or fuel manufacturing.
- Experience working under a nuclear QA program, including audits, nonconformance disposition, and corrective actions.
- Experience managing or technically directing vendors or contractors for nuclear-grade component fabrication.
Nice to have
- Strong preference for nuclear materials, metallurgy, or nuclear fuel cycle engineering.
- Metallic fuel for fast reactors or other advanced reactor fuels; fuel fabrication facility licensing experience is desired.
Pay
$173,579 - $231,439 USD (base salary)
Tools
HALEU, ASME NQA‑1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 70, ANSI/ANS 3.1, NRC, DOE
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