TerraPower
Lead Engineer, Design Control
$154K–$205K
Bellevue, Washington, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, WA - Experience
- At least 10–15 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, systems, or another relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university.
- 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 whether they are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident. The company may not consider foreign nationals from countries where timely government export approval is impracticable.
About the job
Leads the development and implementation of design-control processes for nuclear technology, ensuring engineering traceability, verification, change control, and alignment with configuration, quality, licensing, and digital engineering functions.
What you'll do
- Develop, maintain, and improve design-control processes, procedures, tools, guidance, and performance measures.
- Guide engineering teams, suppliers, and contractors on design traceability, verification, and change control; support audits and corrective actions.
- Coordinate design control with Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Licensing, and Digital Engineering, including training and governance forums.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university.
- 10–15 years of relevant engineering experience, including significant design-activity experience in nuclear power, Department of Energy facilities, or another highly regulated and technically complex industry.
- Experience implementing nuclear design control under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B; ASME NQA-1; or an equivalent quality assurance framework.
- Experience developing or implementing engineering/design-control procedures and reviewing complex engineering work products.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Commercial nuclear design-engineering, systems-engineering, engineering-programs, or design-authority experience.
Pay
$153,862 - $205,149 USD base salary
Tools
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, NRC Regulatory Guides 1.28, 1.64, 1.187, Licensing Modernization Project
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