Instrumentation and Engineering Technician

Overview

Terra Power® 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. Terra Power’s goal is to provide the world with a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy.

Terra Power, 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.

Terra Power 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

• 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 relationships with customers and team members.
• Perform day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Help with maintaining laboratory spaces, lab clean up and organization.
• Assist in the development of testing procedures.
• Follow applicable company, quality assurance, and testing procedures.
• Repairing and maintaining electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Monitor and adjust ongoing experiments and tests.
• Logic/robotic control systems setup and programming experience (Lab View a plus).
• Candidate will work with Terra Power engineers running experiments and will learn the fundamental operating procedures and processes in order to run experiments alongside the engineering team.

• High school diploma minimum requirement with an associate degree and postsecondary technical training (such as Instrumentation and or Electronics technician) a plus.
• Experience working in an R&D engineering laboratory a plus.
• Experience with electronics and electrical systems up to 480
  
  VAC. Experience with multi-meter and oscilloscope.
• Good trouble-shooting skills. Laboratory notebook recording skill a plus.
• Understand basic temperature, pressure, and flow instrumentation.
• Understanding instrument calibration.
• Mechanical assembly skills and use of standard hand tools.
• Quality workmanship, attention to detail and accurate documentation required.
• Able to follow procedures and work under general direction.
• Performing physical activities that require considerable use of arms, legs, and moving your entire body including: climbing, lifting up to 50lb, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• Experience with Swagelok components, tube fittings, installation and tube bending a plus.
• Broad range of skills, such as welding, machining and fabrication, custom data-acquisition system and control system design (LabVIEW preferred), high temperature piping, alkali metal experience, cryogenic experience, lifting, rigging and handling experience (overhead crane), glovebox use, and Solid Works skills a plus.
• Previous experience as an Instrumentation Technician, Engineering Laboratory Technician or Test Technician in the Nuclear, Aerospace, Industrial, or Mechanical industries a plus.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

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