Reliability Engineer

Boston Government Services, LLC. (BGS) is seeking a Reliability Engineer to support our nuclear solutions mission at the Y12 National Security Complex, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client's mission needs and strategic direction.

We are passionate about our culture! At BGS, we hire people who will bring their whole self to work each day because we value operating with openness and inclusivity, welcoming and respecting all. BGS cares for each employee's well-being by offering a comprehensive benefit package and providing a culture of exciting work, excellence, and fun.

If you align with BGS' company values and culture, we would love for you to explore opportunities to join our growing team by checking out the job description below!

Responsibilities:

The Y-12 National Security Complex has three primary national security missions that protect our country and our allies around the world. Maintaining the US nuclear stockpile, reducing global threats, and fueling the US Nuclear Navy are key activities at this historic site.

As the Reliability Engineer, you'll provide a strategic support interface between Production, Engineering, Projects, and the Maintenance Organizations by providing recommendations and technical expertise to enhance equipment design, reliability, and maintainability.

In addition, you'll fill a critical role in optimizing asset management processes through utilization of proactive maintenance strategies to minimize downtime, failure rates and maximize equipment reliability. The Reliability Engineer is responsible for but not limited to:

• Defines and provides implementation support for recommendations that ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems.
• Provides reliability-based technical support to Production, Operations, Infrastructure Management and Craft personnel.
• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes data concerning facility or equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspectability (RAMI) specifications.
• Review technical documents that depict or define reliability, accessibility, maintainability or inspectability features of systems, equipment and facilities including, technical basis documentation, manuals and data-sheets.
• Lead role in integration of project and plant RAMI deliverables.
• Development of proactive maintenance strategies for structures, systems and components.
• Equipment Failure Mode Identification and Root Cause Failure Analysis.
• Trend Analysis of structures, systems, and components.
• Defines, develops, implements, revises, and monitors Asset Management Plan(s) for structures, systems and components.
• Effective deployment of condition based, predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems before failure occurrence.
• Complete and presentation of both RAMI and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses to internal and external engineering partners. Analysis to include labor distributions, critical spares identification, proactive asset management plans, failure rates MTBF, MTTR and life-cycle cost analysis.

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of direct experience.
• Must meet the requirements of the DOE O 426.2 which states a Baccalaureate in Engineering/Related Science, 5 years of job-related experience and 1 year of nuclear experience or a DOE approved alternative is needed for this position. DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2).
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screening exam.
• Must be eligible to obtain a security access badge.
• A Department of Energy (DOE) Q level security clearance is required; however, all applications will be considered regardless of security clearance status.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in engineering/physical science discipline with 5+ years of Reliability Engineering experience or master's degree in engineering/physical science discipline with 2+ years of Reliability Engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently as well as work within a team environment and promote collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with organizations across the Site.
• Expertise in presenting information clearly and effectively through the oral and written communication.
• Ability to resolve complex issues, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to multi -task in a fast-paced work environment.
• An active DOE Q security clearance.

Location/Work Arrangement:

• Onsite at the Y12 National Security Complex, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
• Schedule is full-time, Monday - Thursday 40-hour week.

Benefits:

BGS offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.

EEO:

BGS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Exclusive Agreement Disclaimer:

BGS has standing contracts with federal agencies throughout the United States. We require an affirmative exclusive agreement to represent all candidates to our clients. By submitting this application, you are consenting to allow BGS to represent you as a candidate for the role in which you are applying.