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      • Senior Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at TerraPower with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Common stages of the interview process at TerraPower as a Senior Design Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  50%

        Presentation:  50%

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        1. Engineer(5) ;
        2. Mechanical Engineer(3) ;
        3. Project Manager(3) ;
        4. Senior Engineer(3) ;
        5. Principal Engineer(2) ;
        6. Senior Mechanical Engineer(2) ;
        7. System Design Engineer(2) .


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      Senior Design Engineer Interview

      Jul 3, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bellevue, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TerraPower (Bellevue, WA) in Apr 2017

      Interview

      I was referred by a friend and applied online. I got an immediate response through HR to set up an interview. I was interviewed over four 45min sessions (~4hrs) by groups of engineers and other specialists at the TerraPower campus.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Basic Dynamics flywheel engineering question. T = F * r * sin(theta)
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How would you analyze the pressure vessel shown? How would you size the material? Show a clamp and bolt pattern analysis.
      Answer question
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      Jobs at TerraPower

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      Principal Engineer, I&C Design Change Control
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      $168K - $252K /yr
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