nuclear engineer

principal software engineer

system engineer

quality assurance engineer

project engineer

TerraPower

The executive team is filled with individuals who do not know how to guide a nuclear project with resumes filled with a history of failed nuclear projects in their past. The environment has increasingly become top-heavy and administrative focusing on bogus schedules, misrepresenting the maturity of the technology and cookie cutter processes. 

Company recently laid off approximately 20% of the staff, mainly focusing on reduction in engineering.

Pros:
Flexible workdays/you don't have to be at your computer 24/7
Some free lunches + snacks
There is something new every day, so you will learn a lot if you're passionate


Cons:

They tend to hire contractors because they are easy to get rid of
Everything moves incredibly slow because their support teams are chronically understaffed
Your experience is based on your manager: bad manager = bad experience



What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing. Everyday was dreadful. Sundays gave me anxiety thinking about Monday

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No support from management and Leadership

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Passive aggressive. Everyone’s looking out for  themselves. Management isn’t upfront.

TerraPower was a great place to intern. The people I worked with were friendly and willing to help out. As an intern I was included in various meetings. Management presented on big picture direction of the company and were very straightforward. People worked hard, but there wasn't an expectation of working crazy hours.

Lots of highly educated young people keep things energized.  Company keeps the break rooms fully loaded with snacks and drinks (many healthy offerings!).  Game room to blow off steam.  Very cordial and collegial.  Mission oriented.

I have enjoyed working at TerraPower for more than six years.  It is a young company that employs a group of highly capable, and intelligent people.  Management has an open-door policy, and are generally concerned with employee welfare.  TerraPower is a great place to work.

This is a great mission with very smart people. I enjoyed working there and learning something new every day. I had the interesting position of the only intern not pursuing a PHD in nuclear engineering which was a fun and eye-opening experience.

No Job security. The company depends much on partners and government funding. A cut in the budget will mean a cut in workforce especially if you're a contractor which is almost 60% of the workforce.

Management expect excessive time commitments.  Demanding staff put personal lives on hold.  No real communication - fail to acknowledge schedule / resources inadequate.  Then vindictive attitude and backstabbing 

Motivated, incredibly smart people in a flat hierarchy; all focused on providing clean energy for the future. Everyone cares about the mission and the highly educated workforce is always moving forward.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Nuclear engineer 26 salaries reported	$188,300 per year
Principal software engineer 15 salaries reported	$207,068 per year
System engineer 9 salaries reported	$173,219 per year
Quality assurance engineer 15 salaries reported	$158,473 per year
Project engineer 1 salary reported	$162,975 per year

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