Test Engineer
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West Mifflin, PA - USA
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Job Summary
Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust Empowerment and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nations naval nuclear reactors and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navys submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career Apply today!
Do you enjoy hands-on interactions with actual NNPP hardware Would you like to help influence the future of primary components for the NNPP
The Advanced Testing Innovations team is seeking a motivated test engineer to drive laboratory testing that supports components in the current fleet and evaluates critical technologies for future ship classes. The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative group of talented and experienced engineers who enthusiastically execute testing and help to advance the state-of-the-art in the labs at NNL. This position involves frequent hands-on opportunities to be away from a desk and oversee testing operations. The test engineer role also provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience with mechanical electrical and fluid systems while making a significant impact on the technology that protects our country.
Strong communication skills are required as the successful candidate will frequently interact with other NNL organizations management and outside suppliers. Ownership is also requisite as the successful candidate will have a vested interest in the success of assigned test programs and will be critical to ensuring that quality is maintained during testing. This position provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical engineering experience by leading the testing of Navy components with a direct line-of-sight to both the fleet and strategic technology development efforts.
The successful candidate will develop and apply broad engineering knowledge to execute testing where responsibilities include but are not limited to: formulating test plans and test resumes to secure test approvals designing and procuring specialized test components and hardware creating and maintaining test schedules authoring work control documents and component test specifications coordinating the daily follow of testing in labs at the Bettis site and generating test reports to document test data and observations. Infrequent travel to local suppliers may be required to support fabrication and manufacturing efforts in this role.
- Previous experience with testing in a laboratory or industrial environment.
- Previous experience with mechanical design or finite element analysis (FEA) tools.
- Strong teaming problem solving and communication skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical design fluids heat transfer and/or CAD tools.
- Health Dental Vision & Voluntary Benefits
- Disability Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
- Personal & Medical Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
- Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
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Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC (FMP) a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities: Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Kenneth A. Kesselring Site and Naval Reactors Facility and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards satellite and vendor locations.
For more than 75 years the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has developed advanced nuclear propulsion technology provided technical support and trained world-class nuclear operators to ensure the safe and reliable operation of our nations submarine and aircraft carrier fleets. The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is a national asset solely dedicated to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. We rely on the dedication and innovation of our nearly 8000 engineers scientists technicians and support personnel.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. FMP is a government contractor and maintains a drug free workplace and workforce. All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707. Marijuana is a Federal Schedule I controlled substance and illegal under Federal Law. Therefore FMP is required to test for marijuana.
Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/vets. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age sex religion national origin disability veteran status genetic information or any other criteria protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
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