What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Engineer position at Protingent?
Job Description
Position Title: Materials Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Materials Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
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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.
Position Title: Materials Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Materials Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
- Compile datasets from literature for basic physical and mechanical properties, complex mechanical phenomena (e.g. creep, fatigue, creep-fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, and fracture), irradiation performance, corrosion, and tribology
- Perform Qualification of Existing Data per ASME NQA-1-2015
- Develop material property correlations and advanced material performance models as input to computer codes and methods to demonstrate the performance of reactor systems, structures, and components.
- Plan, execute, and oversee test programs designed to address data gaps
- Perform quantitative and statistical analysis on test data and generate technical reports to document new knowledge related to reactor design and qualification
- Update and maintain a Python-based material database as well as associated design handbooks for reactor.
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or a Master’s degree. A degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline is desired.
- A solid understanding of metallurgy including fabrication and thermomechanical processing of ferrous (e.g., ferritic-martensitic steels) and nonferrous (e.g., nickel-base) alloys is required
- A general understanding of the design of nuclear reactor and subsequent impacts on materials would be considered a plus
- Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems
- Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications
- 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: 5%.
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate Range: $52-$85/hr (*Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience*)
- Location: Bellevue, WA.
- 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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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.
Salary : $52 - $85