Mechanical Designer in Bellevue, Washington

Location

Bellevue, Washington

Job Type

Contractor

Company

Protingent

Position Title: Mechanical Designer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Mechanical Designer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Produce robust CAD models that facilitate fast-paced design evolution and derivative creation that leverage advanced CAD modeling techniques and methodologies. • Develop and maintain highly complex mechanical designs. Pro-actively seek out, research, and propose unique solutions. Conduct trade studies to down-select best option. • Use model configurations to support analysis needs, such as: Structural, Neutronics, Thermal-Hydraulic, Radiological, Safety, etc. • Document design progress, changes, and decisions via Company’s internal & external online collaboration workspaces. • Create supporting technical presentations, documents, and reports as needed. • Create engineering drawings (layout, detail, interface control, general arrangement, etc.) per ASME 14.1 and Y14.5 standards. • Perform tolerance stack up calculations. • Check and review drawings for accuracy of information and conformance to ASME & Company drafting standards via electronic redline process. • Ensure and maintain configuration control of models/drawings via Company’s product data and product life-cycle management software. • Regularly review design group generated documents and propose improvements. Pro-actively contribute to written guidance and standards development.

Job Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent and 3+ years of relevant experience. • CAD proficiency in SolidWorks • Creative thinker with strong analytical/problem solving skills and ability to work multiple tasks concurrently with minimum direction to solve challenging problems • Organized and detail oriented, with excellent writing and communication skills • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trustworthiness and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork • Demonstrated experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing • Experience checking fabrication drawings • Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) • Experience in Mechanical and Machine Design • Experience using a product data management (PDM) system preferred • Experience working to quality standard, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001. • A minimum of seven years of CAD proficiency is required, SolidWorks preferred • Demonstrated experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing per ASME Y14.5 • Experience using a product data management (PDM) system • Excellent writing and communication skills • Nuclear design experience preferred but not required • Demonstrated experience in oversight of supplier and subcontractor organizations in an engineering environment. • Demonstrated diverse and robust experience in test of complex mechanical components and equipment in high temperature and multi-discipline integration. Previous experience with nuclear mechanical components, nuclear reactor equipment, or similar design is highly desired. • Proficient knowledge and experience with nuclear quality fabrication, construction, and lifecycle management processes (including In-Service Inspection, material surveillance, vibration programs, equipment qualification programs, etc), and similar skills highly desired. • Exceptional communication skills to integrate with a geographically and organizationally diverse engineering team are required. • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Details:

• Contract • Pay Rate Range: $37-$74 *Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience* • Location: Bellevue, WA (Open to hybrid) • Travel Required: 0-15% • 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.