Mechanical Engineer IV - Job ID: 3957

RISINGSUN TECHNOLOGIES; Wilmington (NC); Remote; USD 66,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

RISINGSUN TECHNOLOGIES is seeking an experienced Mechanical or Nuclear Qualification Engineer to support ASME QME-1 qualification of nuclear safety-related active mechanical equipment, focusing on hydraulic control valve assemblies. This remote-supported role requires independent engineering judgment to assess qualification methods, test configurations, acceptance criteria, and supporting evidence.

The candidate will identify technical gaps, coordinate with engineering teams, suppliers, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering.
• PE license required.
• 10+ years of nuclear engineering-related experience including valve engineering and safety-related testing.

Responsibilities

• Support qualification of valve assemblies, actuators, pilot valves, and hydraulic/pneumatic interfaces.
• Review qualification specs, plans, tests, and evidence packages.
• Coordinate with Design, Test, QA, Materials, Procurement and suppliers for qualification activities.
• Maintain compliance with nuclear quality assurance, configuration management and traceability.

Skills

Qualification Reports

Application Reports

PE license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Job 212 : Mechanical Engineer IV - Job ID: 3957

Due to nuclear site access/or export-controlled project requirements, this role requires Candidates must also be willing to work on W2.

We’re Hiring: Senior QME-1 Valve Qualification Engineer

Location: Remote - Wilmington, NC-based opportunity; Eastern Time candidates preferred

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, flexible

Travel: Approximately 20%, including potential travel within the United States and Canada

Interview: One virtual panel interview with cameras on

Bill Rate: $58/ hr

Work Model: Remote

Contract Duration: Approximately 12 Months (Possible extension)

Hours: 40 hours/week

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced mechanical or nuclear qualification engineer to support ASME QME-1 qualification of nuclear safety-related active mechanical equipment, with a primary focus on hydraulic control unit scram valves.

This role requires independent engineering judgment to assess qualification methods, test configurations, acceptance criteria, and supporting evidence. The successful candidate will identify technical gaps, configuration concerns, and qualification risks while coordinating with engineering teams, suppliers, and external test laboratories.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Qualification Report preparation and review
• Application Report preparation and review
• Professional Engineer (PE) license

Key Responsibilities

• Support qualification of valve assemblies, actuators, pilot valves, hydraulic/pneumatic interfaces, accumulators, and stored-energy actuation systems.
• Review qualification specifications, plans, test procedures, procurement inputs, test reports, and objective evidence packages.
• Evaluate test article configuration, qualification boundaries, credited functions, acceptance criteria, production representativeness, and differences between tested and production configurations.
• Assess actuator and pilot valve interfaces, hydraulic/pneumatic connections, mounting, tubing, test fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition setups.
• Review procedures for functional, leakage, response-time, endurance, seismic, environmental/DBA, thermal-aging, and radiation-aging testing.
• Support test readiness reviews, including calibration status, measuring and test equipment (M&TE), witness/hold points, safety considerations, and unresolved readiness items.
• Provide technical oversight during qualification testing, including witness support, interim data review, anomaly identification, retest planning, and issue escalation.
• Review raw and reduced data, calibration records, as-tested configurations, test logs, photographs/videos, and supporting qualification evidence.
• Support disposition of anomalies, nonconformances, deviations, configuration differences, and incomplete or inconsistent evidence.
• Contribute to Qualification Reports, Application Reports, qualification summaries, and certification documentation.
• Communicate qualification risks, assumptions, open actions, constraints, and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, Materials, Procurement, Project teams, suppliers, and test laboratories.
• Maintain compliance with applicable engineering processes, nuclear quality requirements, configuration controls, and industry codes and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in nuclear engineering, power generation, mechanical equipment qualification, valve engineering, or safety-related equipment testing.
• Experience with ASME QME-1 or closely related nuclear mechanical equipment qualification standards.
• Experience with valves, actuators, pilot-operated/solenoid pilot valves, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, accumulators, or pressure-boundary components.
• Experience developing or reviewing qualification plans, specifications, procedures, acceptance criteria, test reports, and evidence packages.
• Experience supporting supplier, fabricator, or external laboratory qualification activities.
• Familiarity with nuclear quality assurance, controlled documentation, configuration management, traceability, and objective evidence requirements.
• Strong technical judgment, written and verbal communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel intermittently for supplier meetings, readiness reviews, and qualification testing.

Additional Preferred Experience

• Direct ASME QME-1 valve qualification through testing, analysis, and similarity/equivalence evaluations.
• ASME Section III/NCA, N-Certificate Holder responsibilities, and nuclear component certification interfaces.
• IEEE 382, seismic/environmental qualification, thermal/radiation aging, and DBA/LOCA testing.
• Fail-safe valve actuation and hydraulic/pneumatic stored-energy systems.
• International suppliers, translated technical documentation, and cross-company responsibility allocation.
• Technical leadership, mentoring, and clear judgment regarding engineering, quality, supplier, and code responsibility ownership.