Senior Mechanical Engineer in Bellevue, Washington

Location

Bellevue, Washington

Job Type

Contractor

Company

Protingent

Position Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

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

Job Responsibilities:

• Design of reactor structures and components from requirements through final design.

• Coordinate inputs and requirements from Engineering and Project teams to produce equipment and components design solutions.

• Perform scoping analysis and calculations for design options.

• Interface with the team’s engineering analysis activities.

• Technically manage supplier activities.

• Present equipment and components design results for design reviews.

• Assess technical merit of solutions provided by team members, including leading design reviews.

• Interface with junior 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 eight years of equipment / component design experience; relevant M.S. degree credited as two years of experience.

• Working experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III.

• Experience writing design specifications.

• Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).

• Experience in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, and commercial mechanical stress analysis modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS.

• Excellent writing and communication skills.

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker.

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

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

• Familiarity with CAD, SolidWorks preferred.

• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

• Travel Required: 0-5%.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract

• Pay Rate Range: $56 - $95/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)

• Location: 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.