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Thermohydraulic Test Engineer

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, assemble, and test prototype hardware and systems for reactor subsystem validation, converting design concepts into physical test configurations.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical test engineer (thermal-fluid systems)

Builds

Prototype hardware including thermal loops, test vessels, and support structures for reactor subsystems

Domain

Nuclear energy / Thermal-fluid systems

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Mechanical system prototyping, 3D CAD design, instrumentation and data acquisition, thermal-fluid systems knowledge, mechanical assembly, structural analysis

Preferred skills

Design-for-testability, design-for-manufacturing, vendor interface

Technologies

3D CAD tools, data acquisition systems, control hardware

Responsibilities

Develop 3D models and fabrication drawings for test hardware; Select and integrate instrumentation and data acquisition systems; Execute thermal, pressure, or functional tests; Analyze test data and contribute to technical reports

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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