Job Summary
The Senior / Principal / Lead Maintenance Optimization Engineer will report to the Manager of Nuclear Procurement Engineering & Maintenance Optimization within APX-Plant & Design Engineering and work as a remote employee or contractor. The role supports initiatives related to nuclear operating plant maintenance reliability and optimization, applying industry best practices, including INPO AP-913, and data analytics to optimize equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, work management, surveillance testing frequencies, inventory management, long-term operations, and safety. The position requires nuclear operations experience and the ability to guide utility clients through program implementation, technical evaluations, and compliance strategies.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as a technical lead or subject matter expert (SME) for Plant Reliability Optimization (PRO) programs, including Equipment Classification, Preventive Maintenance Optimization, Spare Parts Strategies, Cycle Plan Agreement, and Functional Equipment Group Development.
• Apply INPO AP-913 and AP-928 principles to develop Equipment Reliability Strategies that ensure the right equipment is maintained at the right time, reduce equipment unavailability, and increase station resource capacity for critical and emergent work.
• Support PRO project managers and leaders by providing technical oversight and serving as the primary contact for client technical SMEs.
• Present recommendations to client fleet and station leadership to obtain agreement and approval of deliverables.
• Support the development of customer solutions, proposals, project technical descriptions, and estimates.
• Train engineering team members and client project team members.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Civil, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the nuclear power industry.
• Experience holding an operations license at a commercial nuclear power plant.
