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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IVTM Test Engineer - **Company:** PROTINGENT - **Location:** Everett, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $95,680.0 - $160,160.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Configuration Management, Data Integration, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Test Scripts - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us5687524f2bf05494c32e3613228980e7/eaa ## About the Role * 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.). ## Description * 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. ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Dirty Tests And How To Clean Them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/515-dirty-tests-and-how-to-clean-them) - [42 x 2 Canvases Later: Two Years, Two Minds, Many Lessons](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1458-42-x-2-canvases-later-two-years-two-minds-many-lessons) - [The 2025 State of JavaScript Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1678-the-2025-state-of-javascript-testing) - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [How to Find Tech Jobs in Vienna](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/292-how-to-find-tech-jobs-in-vienna) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)