Commissioning and Startup (CSU) Electrical Test Engineer 1

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Test Engineer reports functionally to the Startup Director/Manager for assigned projects and takes schedule direction from the CSU Test Lead. They perform CSU testing within budgeted costs, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, DOE Orders, CNS contract, project requirements, policies, and technical requirements. This role involves performing electrical testing on components up to 480v, managing subcontractors if utilized, and supporting Production Operations by verifying and validating operational and maintenance procedures during testing. The engineer will participate in system turnover walkdowns, initiate, track, and resolve punchlist items, and support Engineering completion activities. Key responsibilities include authoring and maintaining Electrical CSU test procedures, authorizing work on owned systems, developing Electrical scoping drawings, and performing Electrical troubleshooting. They also ensure PL schedule impacts are correctly defined and provide pertinent information from the CSU program to the Test Lead, keeping CSU management informed of progress. The role ensures CSU activities are conducted within schedule constraints, supports Engineering design reviews, and contributes to Project Six Sigma goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
Master’s degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
10 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status.
The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation.
As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter.
U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.
All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

Nice To Haves

Typical experience ranging from 4 to 7 years.

Responsibilities

Ensuring that CSU testing is conducted in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, DOE Orders, CNS contract, project requirements, policies, and technical requirements.
Ensure personnel are adequately trained and qualified to perform assigned work, taking into consideration the hazards and risks associated with the work.
Performs electrical testing on components up to 480v
If utilized, manage and integrate CSU support subcontractor(s).
Supporting Production Operations efforts to verify and validate operations procedures and maintenance procedures during performance of testing to extent practical.
Participate in system turnover walkdowns for both Construction and Client turnovers; initiate, track and resolve punchlist items for assigned areas of responsibility.
Supports Engineering completion activities, with reviews, etc.
Authorship and maintenance of Electrical CSU test procedures.
Authorizes all work on owned systems.
Develops Electrical scoping drawings.
Performs Electrical troubleshooting on assigned systems.
Ensures PL schedule impact are correctly defined.
Provides pertinent information from the CSU program to Test Lead.
Keeps CSU management informed of progress on defined scope.
Ensures CSU activities are conducted within the schedule constraints.
Support Engineering design reviews.
Support of Project Six Sigma goals.