ABOUT THE ROLEWe are seeking an
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join our team supporting the DOE's
Y-12 National Security Complex. This position is full-time and will be based out of Oak Ridge, TN.
Responsibilities- 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.
- Perform field troubleshooting support of existing systems to inform design for corrective actions.
- Prepare 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.
- 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 (PLCs/HMIs).
- Responsible for developing high quality detailed design packages.
- Provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs.
- Provide 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.
- Effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team.
- Routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.
- Provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards.
- Develop process control system narratives, aid in the development of process software requirements, and provide input to Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
Requirements- Education & Years of Experience - To be considered, you must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and a minimum of 5 years of instrumentation and controls design engineering experience with listed experience with PLC and HMI programming for systems that include both analog and digital input and output.
- Citizenship - To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work.
- Clearance - To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing the National Electrical Code (NEC), UL508A, and relevant ISA standards to design instrumentation and controls systems.
Desired Skills- A Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience utilizing Rockwell Automation industrial automation software (RSLogix, FactoryTalk View, etc.).
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance.
About the SiteThe NNSA's Y-12 National Security Complex, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is the nation's only source of enriched uranium nuclear weapon components and provides enriched uranium for the U.S. Navy as well as excels in materials science, precision manufacturing, and stores enriched uranium. Y-12 supports efforts to reduce nuclear proliferation risk and performs work for other government agencies (energy.gov).
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSGEM's offered compensation is dependent on
candidates' education,
qualifications, and
relevant years of experience. To recruit and retain our exceptional staff, we offer the opportunity to elect benefit packages that best suit our employee's needs; this includes, but is not limited to, a competitive Salary, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (including HSA & PPO options), Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, and a matching 401(k) Retirement Plan.
Please Note: With the exception of mandated state requirements, GEM does not publish salary information on external job boards; as such, most ranges listed are estimates made by vendors and not actual salary ranges.
