Piping Design Engineer, Level IV

Akima, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive pay

Growth opportunities

Excellent retirement options

Job summary

A federal contractor specializing in government support is looking for an experienced engineer to provide full-time piping design engineering support at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Candidates must hold an ABET accredited degree and possess 15+ years of relevant experience. In addition, a Q clearance or the ability to obtain one is essential. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to perform field work in a regulatory environment. Comprehensive benefits and competitive pay are offered.

Qualifications

• Requires 15+ years of relevant professional experience with an ABET accredited BS degree.
• Must have Q clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Pre-employment drug screen and medical exams may be required.
• Medical examinations may be required for placement.

Responsibilities

• Provide piping design engineering support for facility activities.
• Develop design output documentation for modifications.
• Work with other engineering disciplines to produce timely design output.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines and plant organizations for timely outputs.
• Experience in NRC or DOE regulated environments is desirable.
• Understand Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and Conduct of Maintenance in nuclear settings.
• Willingness to perform field walk-downs and work in production environments.

Skills

Piping design engineering

Communication skills

Familiarity with ASME standards

Field walk-downs

Field walk-downs

Communication skills

Education

ABET accredited BS degree in relevant engineering discipline

MS degree in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS), is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative 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. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

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.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Responsibilities

• Provide CNS, Mission Engineering with full time piping design engineering support for facility and production area activities in Cat 2 and Cat3 facilities.
• Provide design output documentation to support minor facility modifications. The types of design output documents typically developed by a piping design engineer within the Mission Engineering organization are drawings, engineering instructions, data sheets, equipment specifications, equivalency evaluations, calculations, etc.
• Familiarity with and experience in developing designs in accordance with ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1.
• Works with other engineering disciplines and other plant organizations to produce timely design output.
• Experience in an NRC or DOE regulated environment is desirable.
• Requires an understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating within a nuclear regulated environment.
• Requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees.
• Must be willing to perform field walk-downs and work in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Requires an ABET accredited BS degree in a relevant engineering discipline plus 15 or more years of relevant professional experience or a MS degree in a relevant engineering discipline plus 14 or more years of relevant professional experience.
• A Q clearance or ability to get one is required.
• 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.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. If determined as such, this position 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.

Job ID
2026-21167

Work Type
On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill set in the world.

As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.