What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Design Engineer position at Protingent?
Job Description
Position Title: System Design Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting REMOTE contract System Design Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
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: System Design Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting REMOTE contract System Design Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design of fluid systems from the development of requirements through final design and commissioning.
- Perform technical trade studies and decisions to refine system design.
- Oversee suppliers during the development and fabrication of gas processing, filtration, and monitoring equipment
- Review component designs in the context of the greater system design to determine how the detailed design of components impacts the greater system.
- Prepare system-level engineering documentation, including technical specifications and operations narratives.
- Review system documentation to anticipate and resolve system and plant-level integration issues before they are realized.
- Support design reviews as system designs are established and refined.
- Develop and review technical design documents, such as System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc.
- Generate design packages for system designs, including coordinating calculations, design reports, drawings, and specifications.
- Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings.
- Interface with various design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop system design and performance criteria.
- Propose and initiate testing programs for system development and qualification.
- Provide Support and oversight during test execution, evaluation of test results, and reporting of test results.
- Utilize various codes, including B31.3 and ASME BPVC Sections III and VIII.
- B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of direct experience with proven mechanical systems skills.
- Experience with piping systems and the ability to read and draw P&IDs.
- Experience working with suppliers in the development and fabrication of safety-related equipment
- Strong understanding of design codes (ASME, BPVC, API).
- Familiar with safety classifications of systems, structures, and components.
- Familiar with piping design and analysis.
- Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1, AS 9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent.
- Must be a self-starter and possess the ability to coordinate with minimal direction.
- Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with the ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, be able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
- Actual position, starting level, and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.
- Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
- Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
- Travel Required: 10-20%.
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate Range: $50-$80/hr.
- Location: 100% Remote Acceptable
- Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or a protected person status
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 : $50 - $80