Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer (RCM) -Pending Award

About Us

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction, and education. CGS is proud to have built, and continues to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

Position Location

This position is pending contract award and will be located in Moffit Field, California.

Job Overview

The Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and continuously improving the Reliability-Centered Maintenance program in support of the NASA Ames Facilities Support Services (AFSS II) contract. The RCM Engineer collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Utilities, Environmental, Safety, and Maintenance personnel to evaluate asset performance, establish maintenance priorities, analyze equipment failures, optimize maintenance frequencies, and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Performs reliability centered maintenance tasks in support and development of preventive maintenance program.
• Utilizes a professional knowledge of mechanical, standard engineering theory and techniques, and NASA codes and regulations to perform requirements determinations, technical assistance, and conventional design work.
• Responsible for mechanical planning and design work for substantial multi-phase new construction, renovation, and improvement projects for a variety of real property facilities.
• Supports mechanical projects during construction, including coordinating answers to Requests for Information, Change Orders, and solving problems that arise in the field.
• Provides requirements determination for future projects including preliminary scope definition and cost estimates.
• Provides technical assistance and solutions to customers requesting engineering expertise.
• Verifies that programming, design requirements, and funding coordination is complete for each phase of a project.
• Consulting engineer for mechanical related design aspects of assigned projects.
• Provides professional consultations on a broad range of difficult mechanical engineering issues and problems, and advice to requesting organizations.
• Affixes requirements determination for future projects including preliminary scope definition and cost estimates.
• Engages Engineering Support personnel for computer aided design and drafting (CADD) and for sketch production using GIS.
• Performs on-call duties in rotation with leadership team.
• Promotes sustainable design and development principles (LEED) in professional activities.
• Serves as mechanical engineer-of-record for design documents and reports covering mechanical systems.
• Provides support during construction activities.
• Ability to work independently, or with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Keeping up-to-date and knowledgeable of applicable industry regulations and compliance requirements.
• Completing forms and relevant documentation within the Engineering department for procurement, fabrication, and testing.
• Working from blueprints, plans and sketches to estimate materials and time required to complete projects.
• Knowledge of industry standard codes and regulations.
• Communicating effectively, orally and in writing, including the ability to make presentations to senior team and client management.
• Effectively coordinating numerous projects simultaneously.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and good industrial and office safety practices.
• Compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures and Personnel policies and procedures.
• Demonstrating the ability to work well under pressure.
• Professional knowledge of a broad range of engineering concepts, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of a broad range of engineering design and construction standards, methods, practices, and techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with federal, state, and local codes and regulations.
• Skill in the use of MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Experience performing reliability analyses, root cause investigations, and maintenance optimization.

Job Requirements

• Mandatory: Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s program in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university program OR Obtained Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Valid state Driver’s License with acceptable driving record pertinent to the position.
• Ability to successfully pass any background checks and/or drug testing required on the contract.
• Preferred: Minimum of three years of applicable/relevant electrical or mechanical engineering experience. Previous experience working on a Government Contract or on a Government Facility. Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE).