EE/Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, Level III

Akima; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS) is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to support the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The successful candidate will develop detailed engineering design packages, provide technical support, and ensure high-quality adherence to industry standards.

Applicants should hold an ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with extensive instrumentation and controls design experience. A DOE Q clearance is preferred. This role is full-time with a unique 4/10 work schedule.

Qualifications

• 10-14 years of experience or MS with 10-13 years of experience required.
• Experience in instrumentation and controls design is essential.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality detailed design packages for projects.
• Provide engineering procurement and field support.
• Perform walkdowns in existing plant facilities for design documents.

Skills

Electrical engineering principles

Instrumentation and controls design

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Technical documentation

Rockwell Automation software (preferred)

Education

ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

RSLogix

FactoryTalk View

Job description

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS) is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative support personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y‑12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant located in Amarillo, Texas. Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance Y‑12's core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Though employed by AIS, the employee will take day‑to‑day direction and assignments from Y‑12 staff employed directly by the security complex. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS.

Responsibilities

• Candidate will be responsible for developing high quality detailed design packages, providing engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs, and providing expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant systems.
• Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost‑estimating bills of material and labor‑hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and title II design engineering deliverables including preparation of calculations and analyses, construction specifications & drawings, and equipment specifications.
• Candidate must effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team. Design engineer will routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities in order to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.
• All electrical engineers will apply technical expertise and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the Electrical Engineering field with primarily instrumentation/controls focus for equipment process control and monitoring.
• The electrical design engineer will provide self‑performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards. Field troubleshooting support of existing systems will be required to inform design for corrective actions. All electrical engineers will be responsible for preparing conduit/cable schedules, conduit/equipment plans, one‑line diagrams, wiring/connection/schematic diagrams, instrument loop diagrams, various sections/elevations/details, calculations, datasheets, and construction specifications.
• Design engineers will develop control cabinet assembly drawings, system diagrams, and control logic for both batch and continuous processes using conventional analog instrumentation, distributed digital control systems, and programmable logic controller/human‑machine interfaces (PLC/HMI). Design engineers will also develop process control system narratives, aid in the development of process software requirements, and provide input to Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Candidate should have demonstrated experience utilizing the National Electrical Code, UL508A, and relevant ISA standards to design instrumentation and controls systems.
• Experience utilizing Rockwell Automation industrial automation software (RSLogix, FactoryTalk View, etc.) is preferred, but not required.
• A Professional Engineering License (PE) is preferred but not required.
• Position is full‑time (4/10 schedule Mon.–Thu.).
• DOE Q‑Clearance is highly desired but not required to start work. Any uncleared candidates will be expected to apply for a clearance after starting work.

Qualifications

• ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 10‑14 years of experience or a MS with 10‑13 years of experience and > 5 years instrumentation and controls design experience.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy and would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre‑employment drug screen.
• Pre‑employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post‑offer, pre‑employment drug test.
• Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre‑placement medical examinations may be required for this position.

Job ID: 2026-21172