Mission Enablement Modernization Lead

Location: Oak Ridge, TN | Organization: Y‑12 Development | Specialty: Core Engineering

Responsibilities

• Modernization of production and facilities equipment across Development areas
• Primary interface between Development and the Modernization Program
• Interact with Program Management and EP&C to determine equipment needs based on programs, capacity modeling, and scheduling demands
• Research technology improvements and requirements to improve current production and meet future programmatic needs
• Complete Functional & Operational Requirements for new equipment
• Work with various disciplines to determine layouts of new equipment to maximize efficiency
• Coordinate justification, purchase, shipment, receipt, and installation of new equipment
• Assist the System Health Manager in prioritizing equipment issues across Fabrication
• Understand production deliverables schedule and assist in identification and resolution of equipment restrictions created by ongoing reliability issues and future needs
• Develop a consolidated long‑range plan and funding strategy for equipment health over the planning horizon for the budgeting process
• Interact with reliability engineering for equipment health issues
• Monitor execution of and development of preventative maintenance programs to maximize efficiency
• Identify areas where maintenance program effectiveness or efficiency can be enhanced by working with cross‑functional teams to bring about improvement to processes

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Physical Science [Chemistry, Physics, or related] from an ABET‑accredited program (or designated equivalent per Washington Accord/ABET) AND 12 years of relevant experience
• OR Master of Science in Engineering/Physical Science AND 10 years of relevant experience
• OR PhD in Engineering/Physical Science AND 7 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design, project management, installation, field engineering, and maintenance of fabrication production and infrastructure equipment (both electrical and mechanical)
• Experience conducting failure investigations and/or performing failure analysis leading to root cause and corrective action

Benefits

• Medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan
• Employer‑matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Onsite workout facilities and cafeterias
• Flexible work arrangements and wellness initiatives
• Career advancement and professional development programs

Clearance & Other Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
• May require entry into Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), including a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and possible counterintelligence‑scope polygraph examination
• May be categorized as a “designated position” under 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring a DOE counterintelligence evaluation
• Pre‑placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation required
• Random drug testing without advance notification