Software Engineer III (2588)

Job Description

Title: Software Engineer III (2588)
Location: Wilmington, NC
Duration: 1 year
Rate: $70 - $75/hr W2 + Benefits
Project: Nuclear

JOB DESCRIPTION

Travel: Less than 15% to Wilmington, NC sites

In this role, the Engineer will develop specifications, testing, inspections, & documentation for GE Hitachi’s latest nuclear reactor technology. This engineer will develop the strategy for and then conduct both confirmation and validation testing of next generation reactor systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, schedule, and perform engineered tests of new technology solutions to meet Customer, design, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with experts within the team and in adjacent workgroups.
• Have excellent technical problem solving skills; to be able to assess problems thoroughly and drive logical conclusions (i.e. common sense approach, not embarrassed to ask the “obvious” questions).
• Demonstrate ownership, proactively communicate, and deliver assignments on time.
• Identify, document, and lead resolution of technical risk within each project.
• Provide firm design bases for solutions that meet business objectives, project requirements, and industry standards.
• Prepare and present technical data to co-workers and customers.
• Work closely with technicians to assemble fixtures and equipment, prepare the Test Facility, and conduct unique, often one-of-a-kind, testing.
• Develop manual or automated production test procedures to ensure product’s reliability and functionality.
• Provide technical support to technicians for various testing activities.
• Be willing to occasionally travel domestically and internationally to support customer / supplier meetings

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university/college, equivalent qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Minimum of 5 years of Testing Experience on complex electrical or electro-mechanical systems and structures

DESIRED:

• Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Eager to learn and expand skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent teamwork, coordination and communication skills
• Strong experience with methods and approaches for testing new designs.
• Strong working knowledge of measurement devices and calibration processes.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed
• Ability to work effectively in cross-organizational teams and with suppliers
• Experience in diagnostic troubleshooting of both Analog and Digital Electronics.
• Hands on experience with measurement instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• Programming experience and strong knowledge of how to code in C, Python, LabView or LabWindows.
• Experience using automated test systems and writing automated test programs.
• Competency in FPGA
• Experience writing Technical Documents.