Mechanical Engineer IV

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Mechanical Engineer IV - Job

Due to nuclear site access/or export-controlled project requirements, this role requires Candidates must also be willing to work on W2.

We’re Hiring:
Senior QME-1 Valve Qualification Engineer

Location:

Remote — Wilmington, NC-based opportunity;
Eastern Time candidates preferred

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, flexible

Travel:
Approximately 20%, including potential travel within the United States and Canada

Interview:
One virtual panel interview with cameras on

Bill Rate: $58/ hr

Work Model:
Remote

Contract Duration:
Approximately 12 Months (Possible extension)

Hours:

40 hours/week

We are seeking an experienced mechanical or nuclear qualification engineer to support ASME QME-1 qualification of nuclear safety-related active mechanical equipment, with a primary focus on hydraulic control unit scram valves.

This role requires independent engineering judgment to assess qualification methods, test configurations, acceptance criteria, and supporting evidence. The successful candidate will identify technical gaps, configuration concerns, and qualification risks while coordinating with engineering teams, suppliers, and external test laboratories.

• Qualification Report preparation and review
• Application Report preparation and review
• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• Support qualification of valve assemblies, actuators, pilot valves, hydraulic/pneumatic interfaces, accumulators, and stored-energy actuation systems.
• Review qualification specifications, plans, test procedures, procurement inputs, test reports, and objective evidence packages.
• Evaluate test article configuration, qualification boundaries, credited functions, acceptance criteria, production representativeness, and differences between tested and production configurations.
• Assess actuator and pilot valve interfaces, hydraulic/pneumatic connections, mounting, tubing, test fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition setups.
• Review procedures for functional, leakage, response-time, endurance, seismic, environmental/DBA, thermal-aging, and radiation-aging testing.
• Support test readiness reviews, including calibration status, measuring and test equipment (M&TE), witness/hold points, safety considerations, and unresolved readiness items.
• Provide technical oversight during qualification testing, including witness support, interim data review, anomaly identification, retest planning, and issue escalation.
• Review raw and reduced data, calibration records, as-tested configurations, test logs, photographs/videos, and supporting qualification evidence.
• Support disposition of anomalies, nonconformances, deviations, configuration differences, and incomplete or inconsistent evidence.
• Contribute to Qualification Reports, Application Reports, qualification summaries, and certification documentation.
• Communicate qualification risks, assumptions, open actions, constraints, and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, Materials, Procurement, Project teams, suppliers, and test laboratories.
• Maintain compliance with applicable engineering processes, nuclear quality requirements, configuration controls, and industry codes and standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in nuclear engineering, power generation, mechanical equipment qualification, valve engineering, or safety-related equipment testing.
• Experience with ASME QME-1 or closely related nuclear mechanical equipment qualification standards.
• Experience with valves, actuators, pilot-operated/solenoid pilot valves, hydraulic/pneumatic systems,…