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TerraPower · 3 days ago

Senior Materials Engineer – Corrosion Testing

Everett, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $235K/yr

6+ years exp

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington, focused on advancing global energy deployment through innovative nuclear solutions. They are seeking a highly motivated Senior Materials Engineer to support corrosion testing for next generation materials in sodium cooled fast reactors, ensuring performance requirements are met.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyNuclear

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Oversee and develop corrosion test programs for understanding material performance and degradation

Develop and maintain test requirements, plans, specifications, and procedures for testing unique materials in specific environments, including molten salt, liquid metal, and water

Conduct corrosion testing in unique and complex environments

Conduct testing and material characterization in a laboratory environment

Interface with various project teams to ensure materials development and testing efforts meet programmatic objectives

Collaborate with design and test engineering teams to develop corrosion test setups, including test stands and fixtures

Lead large-scale cooperative projects for materials testing and development with external collaborators, partners, and suppliers – including national laboratories

Maintain test program schedule and ensure timely delivery of test results

Provide materials engineering support for the procurement of engineered components and systems

External procurements of materials, equipment, and testing services, including managing supplier performance to plan

Perform scientific analysis on test data and generate technical reports to document new knowledge related to materials performance and behavior, reactor design, and materials qualification

Qualification

Materials Science/EngineeringCorrosion TestingMaterials CharacterizationMetallurgyQuality StandardsTechnical DocumentationTeam CollaborationProblem SolvingIntegrityCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree with minimum 6 years of related experience; or a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience; or a PhD and 1 year of related experience. A degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required

Knowledge of aqueous and non-aqueous corrosion and environmentally assisted degradation mechanisms in structural materials (e.g. stress corrosion cracking, environmentally assisted fatigue, creep and creep fatigue, thermal aging, etc.) is required

Experience with experimental techniques for materials characterization and analysis, including SEM-EDS is required

Experience with designing and executing corrosion testing in extreme environments, particularly molten salt, is required

Experience working with, characterizing, or handling solar salts, alkali metals, or nitrate salts and their corrosion byproducts is required

Proficiency in writing and producing technical documentation including test reports and studies is required

Preferred

Knowledge of materials aging mechanisms common to nuclear power reactors and other extreme operating environments is highly desired

Experience cooperating with external project partners/collaborators and suppliers for technical scopes of work is highly desired

Prior experience in materials development, testing, and characterization for nuclear research or industry applications is desired

A thorough understanding of metallurgy including fabrication and thermomechanical processing of ferrous (e.g., ferritic-martensitic steels) and nonferrous (e.g., nickel-base) alloys is preferred

Experience working to quality standards such as ASME NQA-1, AS9100, ISO17025 or others is preferred