Remote Handling Maintenance Engineer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Remote Handling Maintenance Engineer supports all phases of target maintenance at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). The role is responsible for maintaining Target Systems remote handling equipment and facilities to ensure safe, reliable, predictable, and efficient operations. The work includes administering and facilitating the Target Systems maintenance program and processes; implementing corrective, predictive, and preventative maintenance and modification activities; work scheduling; and outage management. This position is in the Target Maintenance Group within the Target Development, Engineering & Operations Section, Neutron Technologies Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or a related technical field.
At least 5 years of experience in complex facility or nuclear facility maintenance planning and execution.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of SNS remote handling facilities, processes, and procedures.
At least 10 years of relevant nuclear experience.
Familiarity with maintenance activities in a nuclear facility operating environment.
Advanced rigger certification in hoisting and rigging.
Experience with predictive maintenance techniques and equipment reliability programs.

Responsibilities

Own and direct all phases of target remote handling equipment and facilities maintenance by establishing detailed work plans that define scope, set expectations, and drive hazard identification, evaluation, and mitigation.
Work with Target System Engineers (SEs) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop detailed work-planning documentation.
Support Section and Division planning by evaluating and forecasting maintenance activities and integrating target maintenance into Directorate planning during maintenance outages and neutron production run cycles.
Provide long-term evaluation and planning for critical maintenance and obsolescence issues.
Serve as the subject matter expert for target remote handling maintenance activities.
Serve as the engineering-maintenance integration lead and primary point of accountability to align reliability priorities, resolve gaps, and remove execution barriers for the Target Reliability Engineer.
Lead operational communication and coordination, ensuring Operations SMEs receive timely planned-maintenance notifications, impact information, and formal return-to-service updates upon completion.
Enforce and continuously improve work-control compliance by setting standards, verifying adherence to required processes, and ensuring hazards are controlled before and during execution.
Drive rigorous hazard evaluations with SEs and SMEs, ensuring work plans capture required scope, controls, prerequisites, and acceptance and return-to-service criteria.
Guide and support planners, schedulers, and area managers to ensure work is properly graded, fully planned, resourced, and execution-ready before release.
Align behaviors, priorities, and interactions with ORNL's core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service, and promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace.