IVTM Test Engineer

• 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.

• 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.).

• 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

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