Commissioning and Startup Test Engineer

About the role

The Commissioning and Startup (CSU) Test Engineer supports clients at the Y12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Y-12 plays a vital role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Security Enterprise, providing manufacturing, technical, and scientific expertise.

Responsibilities

• Ensure support of commissioning and startup duties of installation configuration validation and Test planning and document development.
• Schedules and assists in planning of CSU execution activities including sequence and resource requirements for assigned projects.
• Prepares equipment test records and Pre-op testing binders.
• Participates in construction to CSU turnover walkdowns.
• Collaborates with the construction field engineer as required to support component/system turnover.
• Initiates and tracks Punchlist developed during testing.
• Performs and monitors testing of equipment to ensure conformance with requirements and compliance with test procedures.
• Ensures work is undertaken safely and activities are supported to meet schedule and cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program (Chemistry, Physics, or related).
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Previous experience as a CSU test engineer.
• In-depth knowledge of NFPA-70e.
• Commercial/Department of Energy experience with NQA-1 requirements supporting operational readiness reviews.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Successful drug screening.
• Eligible for DOE Q security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related scientific major.
• 2 years job-related experience and 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative.

Skills

• Previous experience of Y-12 procedure, programs, and processes.
• Previous commercial/Department of Energy experience, with NQA-1 requirements supporting operational readiness reviews.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance.
• Paid Vacation.
• 401K.
• Long and Short-Term Disability.