TITLE: AI Engineer LOCATION: Bellevue, WA 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. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.
TerraPower is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and collaborative AI Engineer to join our growing IT team. A successful candidate responds to time-sensitive situations with the right balance of expeditious and orderly actions. A successful candidate will demonstrate integrity, awareness and adaptability working in a diverse team with frequent shifting priorities. As an AI Engineer, you will play an important role in building out AI tools to support our mission of nuclear energy innovation. From building AI solutions to protecting the organization's digital assets and proprietary information, to ensuring personnel are relying on accurate data. Your responsibilities will include identifying new opportunities to leverage AI and maintaining documentation for existing solutions use and deployments. You will be providing technical support to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the AI's functionality, responding to incidents and relevant AI help desk tickets, training end-users in AI best practices. You will work daily to achieve the goal of empowering and augmenting TerraPower’s human capital with AI capabilities, recognizing that your work is critical to, the company’s mission of safe and reliable nuclear power. The AI team’s purpose is to support the nuclear designers and engineers and will build AI systems that fit within their existing work processes.
Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards. * Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands) * Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds * Repetitive work: Occasional * Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work * Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day * Travel required: 0-5% TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.