{"id":1151800,"url":"https://alion.io/job/terrapower-fuel-manufacturing-lead-engineer","title":"Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer","company":{"id":10977,"name":"TerraPower","domain":"terrapower.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/terrapower","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":20,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":125,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bellevue, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":173579,"max":231439,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":231439},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:03:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T03:27:35Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"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.”\nTerraPower is seeking to hire 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. \nFuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer \nTerraPower is seeking a Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer to join the Natrium Fuel Manufacturing team. The Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer will report to the Director of Fuel Manufacturing to provide broad technical leadership for all the technical elements of fabrication of fuel and non-fuel core components, including but not limited to enrichment, metallization of HALEU feedstock, fabrication, and transport. The Fuel Manufacturing Lead Engineer will interface extensively with leadership, internal teams, and fabrication partners to ensure technical integrity, integration and collaboration.\nResponsibilities: \nProvide technical direction and guidance to technical teams working on the fuel fabrication chain, acting as a matrix technical leader across Fuel Manufacturing.\nLead technical development and scale-up of fuel and non-fuel manufacturing processes from laboratory and pilot scale to qualified production, including process definition, qualification, and continuous improvement.\nProvide technical direction to supplier projects, working with project managers and contract administrators to ensure delivery of data and other technical deliverables to meet TerraPower requirements, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables.\nEstablish and/or maintain requirements and specifications related to nuclear fuel and non-fuel core components fabrication and transportation, owning the technical baseline and configuration for fuel manufacturing.\nInterface with reactor design, neutronics, thermal hydraulics, and safety analysis teams to ensure fuel and non-fuel assembly properties are adequately reflected in fuel fabrication efforts.\nEnsure Fuel Manufacturing activities comply with TerraPower’s nuclear quality assurance program and applicable codes, standards, and licensing basis requirements, championing strong nuclear safety culture.\nMentor engineers to establish key competencies within the team and to support team development, staffing plans, and succession planning to enable program scale-up and long-term operational continuity.\nRepresent Fuel Manufacturing team in other areas such as decision meetings, design reviews, change management, and issue resolution.\nSupport Fuel Manufacturing team in NRC and/or DOE interactions related to fuel fabrication development, operations, supplier qualification activities, licensing, inspections, reportable events, and other topics.\nSupport program planning by providing technical input to schedules, cost estimates, risk management, and technology readiness assessments for Fuel Manufacturing.\nSupport risk identification and mitigation for technical topics within Fuel Manufacturing.\nMaintain continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.\nRepresent TerraPower in technical events related to fuel cycle and/or fuel manufacturing.\nKey Qualifications and Skills \nEducation: 15+ years of experience with B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field. Strong preference for nuclear materials, metallurgy, or nuclear fuel cycle engineering. Relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to three or five years of experience respectively.\nDemonstrated technical expertise in nuclear fuel design and/or fuel manufacturing, strongly preferred in metallic fuel for fast reactors or other advanced reactor fuels.\nExperience working under a nuclear QA program (e.g., ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, or equivalent), including audits, nonconformance disposition, and corrective actions.\nExperience with fuel fabrication facility licensing (10 CFR 70 or equivalent) desired.\nExperience managing or technically directing vendors or contractors for nuclear-grade component fabrication, including supplier qualification, source inspection, and nonconformance disposition.\nProven ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization, building alignment among diverse stakeholders.\nExperience mentoring and developing technical teams.\nAbility to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.\nExcellent writing and communication skills.\nStrong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker.\nAbility to set direction to solve challenging problems.\nAbility to work on multiple simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.\nAttention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.\nThe successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.\nThis position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.\n\nJob Functions:\nJob Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.\nMotor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)\nPhysical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.\nRepetitive work: Prolonged\nSpecial Senses: Visual and audio focused work\nWork Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day\nTravel required 0-10%\nTerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.\nJob details\nSalary Range: $173,579 - $231,439\nAny salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.\nJob Type: Full-time\nBenefits:\nCompetitive Compensation\nSalary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments\nComprehensive Medical and Wellness BenefitsMedical\nVision\nDental\nLife and Disability\nGender Affirmation Benefits\n\nParental Leave\n401k Plan\nGenerous Paid Time Off (PTO)21 days of annually accrued PTO\n\nGenerous Holiday Schedule10 paid holidays\n\nRelocation Assistance\nProfessional and Educational Support Opportunities\nTerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/","description_format":"text","description_chars":9422,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":15,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Continuous learning","Parental leave","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Financial Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T18:06:17Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":125,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T03:53:38Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":231439,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/terrapower-fuel-manufacturing-lead-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/terrapower-fuel-manufacturing-lead-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T03:53:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}