Position Title: Core Mechanical Test Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Core Mechanical Test Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:- Assist in the drafting of test requirements.
- Author the test design documents, test procedures, test report, and supporting documents.
- Collaborate with internal customers to translate conceptual requirements into actionable test specifications, including design input, instrumentation strategy, and success criteria.
- Define, select, and validate measurement instrumentation including force, displacement, strain, and temperature sensors (e.g., load cells, LVDTs, encoders, RTDs, etc.).
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts including fixture design, control system integration, and lab space planning, leveraging technicians, designers, and facility personnel as needed.
- Manage test campaigns from concept through execution and reporting, including test setup, system validation, and post-test analysis.
- Support safe execution of testing activities, which may include working at elevated heights (typically under 60 ft).
- Under the guidance of Senior Test Engineers, support the coordination of testing activities for setup and commissioning of experimental equipment.
- Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
Job Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in applicable field of Engineering.
- Greater than four years of relevant experience in a testing / research and development environment preferred.
- Experience with post-processing and documenting experiments.
- Experience with multiple types of testing (R&D, Acceptance, Validation, Qualification).
- Experience working with strain, vibration, linear motion, static loading, dynamic loading preferred.
- Experience working on large complex mechanical systems preferred.
- Practical understanding of mechanical testing concepts such as force/displacement application, structural deflection, dynamic loading, vibration/impact, and environmental exposure.
- Awareness of common dimensional/inspection tools and motion capture technologies (e.g., Faro trackers, CMMs, OptiTrack), even if not directly operating them.
- Ability to handle projects that include multiple objectives and ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
- Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Safety conscience: tests impact reactor safety and test planning impacts lab safety.
- Ability to operate within a lightly structured environment where test development requires a mix of standards-based guidance and first-principles problem solving.
- Familiarity with engineering tools such as LabVIEW, SolidWorks, Jira/Confluence, and the Microsoft Office 365 suite is preferred.
- Prefer candidates with experience in regulated environments, especially under nuclear regulations and standards (e.g. 10CFR50, ASME NQA-1).
- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trustworthiness and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
- Strong communication skills desired.
- The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
- Travel Required: 0-5%.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate Range: $57-$74/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)
- Location: Bellevue, WA.
- Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
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