Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
Coordinate and utilize inputs and requirements from Engineering and Project teams to produce equipment and components design solutions, including drawings, models, and specifications.
Perform planning for design activities and manage execution to the established plans.
Propose and develop tests required to validate functional and performance design requirements.
Perform scoping analysis and trade studies for design options.
Interface with cross functional team for design and analysis activities.
Perform engineering reviews of team members’ products.
Interface with engineers and subcontractors, providing direction and mentoring.
Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
Job Qualifications:
Education: B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering or equivalent preferred.
Minimum of five years of equipment / component design experience; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively.
Experience with 3D CAD, SolidWorks preferred.
Experience with design of experiments with an emphasis on product testing.
Experience in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, first principles calculations.
Familiarity in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems.
Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week.
Excellent attention to detail.
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
The Ideal Candidate:
Experience or familiarity with the rules of ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section III Division 5.
Design experience in the nuclear industry with core assemblies is highly desirable.
Experience with nuclear industry operation, DOE and NRC regulations
Knowledge of neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and/or structural analysis.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary design activities
Experience in finite element stress analysis using ANSYS and first principles calculations.
Experience with writing test requirements documents and developing nuclear product test campaigns.
Experience with manufacturing and methodology, especially in first article productions.
Experience with technical evaluation, review, and nonconformance evaluation of vendors and suppliers.
Travel Required: 0-5%.
Job Details:
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate Range: $52-$85/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)
Location: Bellevue, WA or 100% Remote
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.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.#TerraPro