Radioactive Material Transport Engineer in Bellevue, Washington

Location

Bellevue, Washington

Job Type

Contractor

Company

Protingent

Position Title: Radioactive Material Transport Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Radioactive Material Transport Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the development of the nuclear packaging and transportation program to ensure of equipment and services readiness in compliance with reactor's schedule needs, including:

• Packaging-related activities:

• Participate in design, procedure, and test reviewsEnsure that schedules related to shipping containers are maintained

• Develop specifications and testing documentation

• Help ensure compliance with 10CFR 71 and 49 CFR regulations

• Support Company 10 CFR50 QA program in all packaging-related activities

• Support onsite oversight during fabrication of shipping containers, as needed

• Interface with the teams from Company and various companies for the use of the shipping containers

• Interface with the teams from Company and various companies through design, testing, licensing and fabrication of the shipping containers

• Interface with Procurement and Contract Administrators from procurement through delivery of the shipping containers

• Evaluate packaging needs based on different reactor scenarios to ensure that equipment will be available to support reactor operations

• Transportation-related activities:

• Assist in development of Company's strategy for procurement of transportation services in collaboration with procurement and other stakeholders

• Participate actively in the Company nuclear material transportation risk management plan

• Support the development of safety and security transportation procedures in compliance with Class 7 regulations

• Act as the Company point of contact for all technical aspects related to nuclear material packaging and transportation

• Influence Company's development of a fleet logistics program to support scaling of reactor deployment.

Job Qualifications:

• Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent preferred, but degrees in other disciplines will be considered.

• Candidate should have 2-10 years of engineering experience.

• Familiarity with nuclear industry and terminology from experience with a nuclear logistics provider, commercial nuclear power station, fuel fabricator, National Lab, US Navy Nuclear program, or equivalent.

• Ability to read and interpret regulations from multiple government entities having purview over shipment of radioactive materials.

• Familiarity with hazardous material transport truck transport, especially Class 7 materials, is desirable.

• Familiarity with nuclear fuel fabrication, shipping container design and fabrication, and/or transportation of radioactive materials is desirable.

• Familiarity with austenitic steel fabrication.

• Comfortable working with Regulatory Guides.

• Ability to critically evaluate detailed engineering models and drawings.

• Ability to write high-quality documents such as engineering documents, transportation guides and procedures, risk management plans, etc.

• Excellent written and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems.

• Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week with a distributed team.

• Travel Required: 0-5%.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract

• Pay Rate Range: $37 -$74/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)

• Location: Bellevue, WA or 100% Remote Acceptable

• 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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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.