Maintenance Engineer

UT-Battelle; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UT-Battelle's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a Maintenance Engineer focused on all phases of target maintenance at the Spallation Neutron Source.

The role coordinates with Systems Engineers and SMEs to plan, schedule, and execute maintenance, outages, and reliability initiatives.

You will guide planners, enforce safety and work-control standards, and uphold ORNL core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service.

Qualifications

• A BS degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in complex facility or nuclear facility maintenance planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Own and direct all phases of target maintenance with detailed work plans.
• Collaborate with SEs and SMEs to develop work planning documentation.
• Forecast maintenance activities to align with outages and run cycles.
• Provide long-term evaluation for critical maintenance and obsolescence.
• Serve as SME for target maintenance activities.
• Lead engineering–maintenance integration to align reliability priorities.
• Ensure timely planned-maintenance notifications and return-to-service updates.
• Enforce work control standards and hazard controls during execution.
• Guide planners, schedulers, and area managers to ensure readiness.

Education

BS in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Overview We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer who will focus on supporting all phases of target maintenance at the Spallation Neutron Source. The Target Systems Maintenance Engineer is responsible for supporting the maintenance Target Systems equipment and facilities to ensure safe, reliable, predictable, and efficient operations. This scope includes administration and facilitation of the Target systems maintenance program and processes; implementation of corrective, predictive, preventative maintenance and modification work activities; work scheduling; and outage management.

Requisition Id 16795

Overview We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer who will focus on supporting all phases of target maintenance at the Spallation Neutron Source. The Target Systems Maintenance Engineer is responsible for supporting the maintenance Target Systems equipment and facilities to ensure safe, reliable, predictable, and efficient operations. This scope includes administration and facilitation of the Target systems maintenance program and processes; implementation of corrective, predictive, preventative maintenance and modification work activities; work scheduling; and outage management. This position resides in the Target Maintenance Group in the Target Development, Engineering & Operations Section, Neutron Technologies Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Major Duties/Responsibilities

• Own and direct all phases of target maintenance by establishing detailed work plans that define scope, set expectations, and drive hazard identification, evaluation, and mitigation.
• Works with target System Engineers (SEs) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop detailed work planning documentation.
• Supports Section and Division planning through evaluating and forecasting maintenance activities to integrate target maintenance into Directorate planning during maintenance outages and neutron production run cycles.
• Provides long-term evaluation and planning for critical maintenance and obsolescence issues.
• Serves as the SME for target maintenance activities.
• Serve as the engineering–maintenance integration lead, acting as the primary point of accountability to align reliability priorities, resolve gaps, and remove execution barriers for the Target Reliability Engineer.
• Lead operational communication and coordination by ensuring Operations SMEs receive timely planned-maintenance notifications, impacts, and formal return-to-service updates upon completion
• Enforce and continuously improve work control compliance by setting standards, verifying adherence to required processes, and ensuring hazards are effectively controlled before and during execution.
• Drive hazard evaluation rigor with SEs/SMEs, ensuring work plans fully capture required scope, controls, prerequisites, and acceptance/return-to-service criteria.
• Take ownership of work readiness by guiding and supporting planners, schedulers, and area managers to ensure work is properly graded, fully planned, resourced, and execution-ready prior to release.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Basic Qualifications

• A BS degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in complex facility or nuclear facility maintenance planning and execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with maintenance activities in a nuclear facility operating environment.
• Experience working with cryogenic systems.
• Familiarity with vacuum systems.
• Experience with predictive maintenance techniques and equipment reliability programs.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits at ORNL

We offer competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain hardworking people! The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience.

Other benefits includethe following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan,Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, and Employee Discounts. Relocation Assistance is available.

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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.