IVTM Test Engineer

IVTM Test Engineer

Position Title:

IVTM Test Engineer Position

Description:

Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract IVTM Test Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

Plan, develop, and execute test activities for the In-Vessel Transfer Machine (IVTM) at the Sodium Test Facility. Develop test plans, procedures, and supporting technical documentation and presentations to enable successful test execution. Define test configurations, instrumentation, and data acquisition requirements in collaboration with design and controls engineers. Support integrated schedule development, resource planning, action item tracking, and technical risk management. Lead recurring cross-functional coordination meetings to align stakeholders, communicate test status, drive action items, resolve issues, and maintain test readiness.

Lead the preparation and presentation of test readiness reviews, safety reviews, and technical briefings. Ensure testing activities are planned and executed in accordance with applicable safety, quality, regulatory, and engineering requirements. Coordinate test activities with facility operations, maintenance, engineering, and support organizations. Investigate and disposition test issues, support root cause analysis, and drive technical resolution of anomalies. Analyze test data, prepare test reports, and communicate results to project stakeholders.

Maintain test documentation, configuration records, and engineering deliverables. Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, procedures, and documentation.

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline. Demonstrated experience leading the planning, coordination, and execution of complex engineering test campaigns. Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining schedule, quality, and safety objectives. Strong technical problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate, disposition, and resolve technical issues. Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills. Experience writing test plans, requirements and procedures.

Experience with post-processing and documenting experiments. Familiarity with quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and engineering configuration management. Takes ownership of test campaign from planning through execution and closeout. Proactively identifies risks and drives issues to resolution. Exercises sound engineering judgement while balancing technical, schedule, quality, and safety objectives. The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

Preferred

Job Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience working with alkali metals in a laboratory environment. Experience leading cross-functional teams in a multidisciplinary engineering environment. Nuclear experience and working under a certified NQA-1 program. Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries.

Experience with Jira and Confluence. Experience in design and integration of data acquisition and control system platforms. At least 5 years of test engineering experience is preferred. Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.

Travel Required:

0-5% (As the facility is built company sponsored travel will ramp up to support oversight and commissioning.). Job Details:
Job Type: Contract Pay Rate Range: $46-$77/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)

Location:

Bellevue, WA;
Everett, WA;
Kemmerer, WY, USA; 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.