TerraPower
Simulator Engineer – Training & Simulation Engineering
$141K–$212K
Kemmerer, Wyoming +1 · Full-time · Posted Mar 11, 2026
- Location
- Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer, WY - Experience
- Minimum 3–5 years; training simulator engineering, real-time simulation, or plant system modeling.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or relevant work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Export-control review applies. Applicants are asked to identify whether they are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident. Foreign nationals may require government export authorization; the company may not consider applicants from some countries if timely approval is impracticable.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and maintains a training simulator for a first-of-a-kind fast sodium reactor, ensuring it accurately represents plant behavior and supports operator training.
What you'll do
- Develop and enhance reactor-system dynamic models and instrumentation and control logic; validate and debug simulator behavior.
- Configure, troubleshoot, and integrate real-time simulation platforms with control-room hardware and interface systems.
- Support training sessions and simulator upgrades, and maintain engineering documentation under nuclear quality and configuration-control processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related technical discipline, or relevant work experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in training simulator engineering, real-time simulation, or plant system modeling.
- Proficiency in FORTRAN, C++, and Python.
- Experience with R*Time and/or RTP; familiarity with 3 Key Master or equivalent configuration-management/version-control environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with advanced-reactor or first-of-a-kind nuclear simulator development, or knowledge of fast reactors, sodium systems, or related technologies.
- Knowledge of simulator standards, licensing, accreditation, nuclear QA, or experience with nuclear training, digital I&C, HSI validation, or commissioning.
Pay
$141,385 – $212,079 (USD base salary)
Tools
FORTRAN, C++, Python, 3 Key Master, R*Time, RTP, ANSI/ANS-3.5, 10 CFR 55
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