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TerraPower Instrumentation and Engineering Technician in Everett, Washington

TITLE: Instrumentation and Engineering Technician LOCATION: Bellevue, WA and Everett, WA TerraPower is a nuclear energy technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At our core, we are working to raise living standards globally. The essential factor? Energy. In 2006, Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries decided that the private sector needed to take action. They believed that business interests could develop a scalable, sustainable, low-carbon and cost-competitive energy source that would allow all nations to quicken their pace of economic development and reduce poverty. TerraPower's goal is to provide the world with a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy. TerraPower, LLC was established to bring together the strengths and experience of the world's public and private nuclear energy sectors to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors that would responsibly meet growing energy needs around the globe. Its approach addresses the traditional shortcomings of nuclear power, in terms of safety, cost effectiveness, environmental soundness, and resistance to weapons proliferation. TerraPower 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. We are an equal opportunity employer. Instrumentation and Engineering Technician TerraPower, LLC. Is seeking a highly motivated Instrumentation and Engineering Technician to support multiple research and development projects. You will act as a technician assisting engineering scale laboratory testing activities, with the prime responsibility of supporting the various experimental campaigns. In this role, you will independently perform a variety of technical tasks working with engineers, scientists, machinists, and other Engineering Technicians in helping to design, fabricate, assemble, and operate components, subassemblies, high temperature flow loops, vessels, piping and final assembly of prototypes and experiments. The preparation and layout of drawings, operation of sophisticated machinery and test equipment, as well as using sophisticated programs to collect and evaluate operating data is essential to conducting on-line adjustments to prototypes, instruments, or other equipment. Your role will also include continual interfacing with a team of 10+ technical staff. You will support development of test equipment, instrumentation selection, data acquisition and control, testing activities, data analysis and documentation. Responsibilities: The following responsibilities (based on education and work experience) may be performed alone or as part of a team in the planning, design, fabrication, and testing of controlled experiments or prototype builds: * Support the design, procurement, fabrication, installation, troubleshooting and repair of engineering infrastructure and test equipment. * Assemble, build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair test systems or prototypes. * Set up or operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions. * Review and modify existing parts, assemblies, or systems to correct functional deviations. * Identify solutions to on-site technical design problems involving electrical systems equipment. * Evaluate engineering proposals, shop drawings, or design comments for conformance with established safety or design criteria. * Plan method or sequence of operation for developing or testing equipment. * Interpret test information to resolve-related challenges. * Recording of data, collection of test samples, and writing reports, reviews, and project summaries. * Establishing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationshi

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