System Engineer - Department of Energy (Level II to V)

Job Summary:

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS), is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative support personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y‑12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant located in Amarillo, Texas.

Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance Y-12's core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Though employed by AIS, the employee will take day-to-day direction and assignments from Y-12 staff employed directly by the security complex. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Job Responsibilities:

• A System Engineer is required to perform work at Pantex consisting of developing master equipment lists, technical objects, functional locations and technical basis documents for the High Explosive Science and Engineering & High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and Production (HESE & HESFP) Line-Item projects.

• In addition to the configuration management and facility documentation the candidate will be required to manage and update functional locations and equipment records in SAP, preparing for the project to be under configuration management at turnover.

• This work requires specific experience building Material Equipment Lists (MEL) and Functional Locations (FLOC) in SAP. High explosive experience is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET.

• Work experience of 3 to 20 years with a minimum 2-15 years relevant experience. (Depending on application level)

• Pre-employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.

• Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.

• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. If determined as such, this position would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre-employment drug screen.