Facility Engineering - Electrical Engineer

Pantex; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pantex in Amarillo, TX is seeking an Electrical Engineer at the Facility Engineering level to serve as Cognizant System Engineer/Technical Authority for assigned systems. You will coordinate configuration management, assess system health and performance, and ensure plant operability and maintenance in a nuclear environment.

Responsibilities include implementing DOE requirements for electrical equipment in hazardous areas, preparing design change packages, and applying your expertise to resolve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science discipline
• Master's degree in engineering/science discipline
• PhD degree in engineering/science discipline

Responsibilities

• Coordinate configuration management activities and assess system health and performance.
• Provide technical responsibility for plant system operability and maintenance activities and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Configuration management

System health assessment

Troubleshooting

Technical authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science discipline

Master's degree in engineering/science discipline

PhD degree in engineering/science discipline

Job description

Location

Amarillo, TX

Job Title

Facility Engineering - Electrical Engineer

Career Level From

Associate

Career Level To

Senior Specialist

Organization

Electromagnetic (51240884)

Job Specialty

Core Engineering

What You’ll Do

Seeking a highly-skilled Electrical Engineer to support as a Cognizant System Engineer/Technical Authority for assigned systems. In this role, you will coordinate configuration management activities, assess system health and performance, and provide overall technical responsibility for plant system operability and maintenance activities. Works in conjunction with the Configuration Management program for the assigned system(s). Prepares configuration control/design change packages for tasks; evaluates the impact of proposed changes and/or modifications to approved safety authorization bases for facilities; and performs troubleshooting and improvement activities. Applies the systems and equipment expertise needed to resolve technical system and equipment issues in cooperation with other related disciplines.

Technical Scope & Operational Support: The successful candidate will be responsible for executing technical support that includes the characterization of electrostatic discharge (ESD), electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and lightning hazards. Operating under stringent conduct of operations, engineering, and maintenance protocols, candidates will be implementing Department of Energy requirements for electrical equipment used in hazardous areas through analysis, documentation, and configuration management of proposed equipment. Candidates will also characterize electrostatic discharge (ESD), electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and lightning hazards to sensitive electronic components, and develop mitigating controls to reduce or eliminate hazards in order to support plant operations.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science discipline
• OR Master's degree in engineering/science discipline
• OR PhD degree in engineering/science discipline

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience,or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering or Physics or a related field from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents thru ABET Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA)
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
  • OR a Master's degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA
  • OR a PhD in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 3.5/4.0 cumulative GPA
• An advanced degree is preferred but not required
• The position requires frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques
• The position requires an understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating within a nuclear regulated environment
• The ability to evaluate and provide feedback on new and proposed revisions to technical operating procedures, design drawings and requirements, and facility systems, structures, and components
• Must be able to make informed decisions and support those decisions to peers and senior management
• Texas Professional Engineer License (PE)

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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.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex 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 random selection for drug testing without advance notification.

Pantex is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. Such terms and conditions of employment include, but are not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Pantex takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans; including disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active-duty wartime, or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.