ENG - Reliability Engineer

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Employer matched 401(k)

Onsite workout facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN seeks an ENG - Reliability Engineer at Senior Specialist level to lead RAMI analyses and asset-management initiatives.

You will prepare RAMI/RCM work products, coordinate with engineering partners, and drive proactive maintenance strategies across structures, systems and components.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering/physical science degree plus experience.
• GPA: Bachelor's 3.0, Master's 3.3, PhD 3.5; after 4 years GPA may be superseded.
• Requires DOE Q clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement RAMI reliability recommendations for equipment and systems.
• Provide RAMI- and RAMI-based support to Production and Operations staff.
• Gather and analyze RAMI data to assess reliability, availability, maintainability and inspectability.
• Review technical docs for RAMI features and lifecycle data sheets.
• Lead integration of RAMI deliverables across projects and plant.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physical Science

MS in Engineering/Physical Science

PhD in Engineering/Physical Science

Job description

Responsibilities

• Defines and provides implementation support for recommendations that ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems
• Provides reliability based technical support to Production, Operations, Infrastructure Management and Craft personnel
• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes data concerning facility or equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspectability (RAMI) specifications
• Review technical documents that depict or define reliability, accessibility, maintainability or inspectability features of systems, equipment and facilities including, technical basis documentation, manuals and data-sheets
• Lead role in integration of project and plant RAMI deliverables
• Development of proactive maintenance strategies for structures, systems and components
• Equipment Failure Mode Identification and Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Trend Analysis of structures, systems, and components
• Defines, develops, implements, revises, and monitors Asset Management Plan(s) for structures, systems and components
• Effective deployment of condition based, predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems before failure occurrence
• Completion and presentation of both RAMI and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses to internal and external engineering partners. Analysis to include labor distributions, critical spares identification, proactive asset management plans, failure rates MTBF, MTTR and life-cycle cost analysis.

Location

Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title

ENG - Reliability Engineer

Career Level From

Senior Specialist

Career Level To

Job Specialty

Core Engineering

What You'll Do

• Defines and provides implementation support for recommendations that ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems
• Provides reliability based technical support to Production, Operations, Infrastructure Management and Craft personnel
• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes data concerning facility or equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspectability (RAMI) specifications
• Review technical documents that depict or define reliability, accessibility, maintainability or inspectability features of systems, equipment and facilities including, technical basis documentation, manuals and data-sheets
• Lead role in integration of project and plant RAMI deliverables
• Development of proactive maintenance strategies for structures, systems and components
• Equipment Failure Mode Identification and Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Trend Analysis of structures, systems, and components
• Defines, develops, implements, revises, and monitors Asset Management Plan(s) for structures, systems and components
• Effective deployment of condition based, predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems before failure occurrence
• Completion and presentation of both RAMI and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses to internal and external engineering partners. Analysis to include labor distributions, critical spares identification, proactive asset management plans, failure rates MTBF, MTTR and life-cycle cost analysis.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physical Science [Chemistry, Physics, or related] from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET AND 7 years of relevant experience. OR MS in Engineering /Physical science and 5 years of relevant experience. OR PhD in Engineering /Physical science and 2 years of relevant experience.
• There is a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript. Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire.
  • 3.0/4.0 minimum cumulative GPA for Bachelor's degree
  • 3.3 minimum cumulative GPA for Master's degree
  • 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA for Ph.D.

Preferred Job Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering discipline with 2+ years of Reliability Engineering experience or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 2+ years of Reliability Engineering experience
• Experience in reading & understanding electrical drawings and schematics
• Knowledge of common failure modes and maintenance strategies of electrical components
• Ability to work independently as well as work within a team environment and promote collaboration
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Interact with organizations across the Site
• Present information on clearly and effectively through the oral and written communication
• Ability to resolve complex issues, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to multi -task in a fast-paced work environment

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.