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. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health 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.

Key Responsibilities

Define the Digital Twin philosophy at TerraPower

Establish and communicate a clear, practical definition of a nuclear reactor "digital twin" for TerraPower, including what it is, what it is not, and how its different forms (design, planning, construction, operations) relate to each other.
Build alignment across Design, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Enterprise AI & IT around a shared vocabulary, maturity model, and set of guiding principles.
Act as the authoritative voice on digital twin strategy, resolving competing interpretations and keeping that direction consistent over time.
Connect the digital twin philosophy to TerraPower's broader Digital Product and Enterprise AI goals.

Frame and constrain technical decisions

Develop a working understanding of the technologies involved, including modeling and simulation, 3D/CAD and building information mode (BIM) environments, engineering data and configuration management, sensor and operational data, and AI/ML, as they apply to advanced nuclear.
Clearly distinguish between products (capabilities a user consumes), platforms (shared foundations that many products build on), and architecture (how the pieces fit, integrate, and evolve), and use that distinction to guide investment and design decisions.
Evaluate technical, resource, and capability trade-offs proposed by internal and external engineering teams, and make or recommend clear decisions.
Prevent distraction, gold-plating, and scope creep by holding projects to defined use cases, value, and boundaries.
Partner with enterprise architecture, data management, and information security to ensure digital twin solutions fit TerraPower's data, security, export-control, and regulatory requirements.

Manage partner and stakeholder interaction

Build and maintain the right level of relationship with internal "customers" across Design, Engineering, and Operations, understanding their needs without becoming a pass-through for every request.
Manage relationships with third-party technology and services partners, setting clear expectations, scope, and success criteria.
Because digital twins may represent things that already exist, actively identify existing models, data, tools, and efforts before new work begins, and prevent duplication across internal teams and partners.