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TITLE: Director, Safety and Engineering Analysis, Natrium LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company's activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications - all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire a highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans. Director, Safety and Engineering Analysis, Natrium The Natrium Safety and Engineering Analysis Director is responsible for leading a large multidisciplinary department of engineers performing methods development, design support analyses, core design, safety analyses, and probabilistic risk assessment for the Natrium project. This department's work is central to developing and proving out the safety case for the Natrium Demonstration Reactor. The department director sets direction and priorities for department planning and execution and holds design authority for department technical work. They also serve as a key interface to other departments and external parties. The Director, Safety and Engineering Analysis, Natrium, reports to the SVP and Natrium Project Director. . The Director will work closely with Regulatory Affairs to ensure that the analysis is performed in accordance with licensing requirements and guidelines and supports licensing submittals such as the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report and Final Safety Analysis Report. The Director will also be responsible for the department budget and schedule. This position will work closely with other Natrium Engineering Directors to ensure that work on the project is fully integrated, and the analysis supports the design development. They will ensure testing by internal groups fully supports the verification and validation of the methods developed. They will work closely with the Design Authority to ensure that design decisions are made at the appropriate level of the project, and that their team follows required procedures and processes. Responsibilities Leadership, oversight, morale and accountability for of the Safety and Engineering Analysis Group, including Engineering Analysis, Safety Analysis and Risk, Core Design and Methods, and System Analysis. Support hiring, development, and retention of direct reports and of the broader team. Support commercial development of the Natrium