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.

Benefits

” 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 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.

Nuclear Exam Writer The Exam Developer will play a key role in designing and executing the licensing examination program for TerraPower’s FOAK fast sodium reactor (FSR). , NEI 23‑01, NRC DRO‑ISG‑2301‑1, DANU‑ISG‑2022‑05). A core element of this role is to develop and gain NRC approval of a customized Knowledge and Abilities (K/A) Catalog or equivalent competency framework tailored to fast sodium reactor technology, establishing the foundation for operator licensing, regulatory compliance, and long-term training program accreditation.

Requirements

Design and manage all ILT program assessments using the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT), aligned with task, K/A, and KSA analyses.

Create and maintain reactor-specific Knowledge and Abilities (K/A) frameworks and catalogs, ensuring traceability to plant systems, procedures, design documents, and SAT-based training objectives. Develop, update, and validate written examinations, simulator operating tests, JPMs, LOCT examinations, and exam scenarios using validated exam-development methodologies (item analysis, psychometrics, difficulty balancing, and peer review). Maintain secure and accurate exam item banks, scenarios, and performance measures with strict confidentiality, version control, documentation standards, and auditable records.

Responsibilities

Obtain and maintain NATRIUM Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) Certification.

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