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We seek to support revolutionary radiotherapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes. TerraPower currently has unique access to a supply of thorium for the long-term production of actinium-225 in the growing alpha therapy market and intends to expand into other nuclear related medical treatments.\nThe TerraPower Isotopes program is an integral part of the Washington State based TerraPower team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.\nTPI is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine. 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. \nManager, Engineering Governance & Configuration (TPI)\nTerraPower Isotopes (TPI) is seeking a Manager, Engineering Governance & Configuration to lead the systems engineering team supporting the Alpha2, Alpha5, and Alpha30 projects. This position will manage and develop system engineers across the three projects and establish consistent engineering practices for requirements management, system integration, configuration management, technical change control, and verification and validation.\nThe manager will own the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of TPI’s engineering procedures, ensuring they provide clear, practical direction for the work performed throughout the engineering lifecycle. This includes assessing existing procedures, addressing gaps, and establishing new processes such as engineering change management. The role will work closely with engineering discipline managers, project management, Quality, Operations, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment between technical requirements, approved designs, and delivered systems.\nResponsibilities\nTeam Leadership and Cross-Project Coordination\nLead, manage, and develop the system engineers assigned to Alpha2, Alpha5, and Alpha30, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and development plans.\nSupport the Project Management Office with staffing, priorities, and assignments with project and engineering leadership to support project commitments and resolve competing resource needs.\nEstablish consistent systems engineering practices across projects while tailoring their application to each project’s scope, complexity, risk, and lifecycle stage.\nCoach engineers in requirements development, interface management, technical decision-making, and system integration.\nPromote accountability, collaboration, and timely resolution of technical issues across engineering disciplines and project teams.\nEngineering Governance and Procedures\nOwn the engineering procedure framework, ensuring procedures collectively address the work needed to define, design, integrate, verify, and deliver TPI systems and facilities.\nEvaluate existing procedures for completeness, clarity, and usability; identify gaps and lead revisions or development of new procedures.\nDefine engineering roles, responsibilities, approval authorities, required deliverables, and interfaces with other functions.\nEstablish and maintain expectations for technical reviews, design maturity assessments, decision documentation, and closure of review actions.\nCoordinate engineering procedures with Quality, document control, project management, and commissioning and qualification processes.\nLead procedure implementation through training, practical guidance, and monitoring of adoption and effectiveness.\nSystems Engineering\nOversee the development, allocation, and maintenance of stakeholder, facility, system, and subsystem requirements, including traceability to design outputs and verification evidence.\nGuide development and maintenance of system architectures, functional breakdowns, system boundaries, interface definitions, and design bases.\nEnsure system engineers coordinate interfaces among process systems, equipment, nuclear containment, facility infrastructure, and digital and control systems.\nEstablish expectations for technical trade studies, assumptions management, technical risk identification, and documentation of engineering decisions.\nOversee verification and validation planning, including clear acceptance criteria and coordination with testing, commissioning, qualification, and Operations.\nSupport the selection and adoption of systems engineering tools, including model-based approaches where they provide practical value.\nConfiguration and Change Management\nEstablish and maintain configuration management practices that identify controlled items, define technical baselines, and preserve alignment among requirements, design documentation, equipment configurations, and installed systems.\nDevelop and implement an engineering change management process covering change initiation, impact assessment, review, approval, implementation, and closure.\nEnsure proposed changes are evaluated for impacts on safety, quality, requirements, interfaces, cost, schedule, operations, and applicable regulatory commitments.\nDefine change approval authorities and coordinate cross-functional change reviews, escalating decisions as appropriate.\nEnsure approved changes are incorporated into affected documents, models, specifications, and other controlled records.\nEstablish configuration status tracking and appropriate checks to confirm that documented and physical configurations remain aligned through project delivery and turnover.\nContinuous Improvement\nMonitor the effectiveness of engineering processes using practical measures of requirements maturity, change closure, configuration accuracy, and review action completion.\nCapture lessons learned and apply improvements across all three projects.\nWork with internal teams, engineering partners, and suppliers to align deliverables and practices with TPI’s engineering expectations.\nMaintain an appropriate balance between engineering rigor and efficient execution.\nKey Qualifications and Skills\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical discipline.\nAt least 10 years of relevant engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams or technical programs.\nDemonstrated experience applying systems engineering methods to complex, multidisciplinary systems or facilities.\nExperience developing and implementing engineering procedures, configuration management practices, and technical change control processes.\nStrong understanding of requirements management, interface management, technical baselines, design reviews, and verification and validation.\nAbility to translate process expectations into clear, usable procedures and drive adoption across teams.\nDemonstrated ability to manage people, coordinate priorities across projects, and resolve cross-functional technical and organizational issues.\nStrong written communication, facilitation, and technical judgment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in radiopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, nuclear, or other highly regulated engineering environments.\nExperience supporting projects from concept and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational turnover.\nFamiliarity with cGMP environments and the interfaces between engineering, Quality, and commissioning, qualification, and validation.\nExperience with requirements management platforms, engineering information systems, and model-based systems engineering.\nExperience coordinating design and configuration information across external engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and internal teams.\nINCOSE certification or comparable systems engineering training.\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 Isotopes' technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower Isotopes 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 Isotopes may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.\nJob Details\nSalary Range: $157,247 - $209,663\n\n*Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience. 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