Veterans to Engineers

VetJobs•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Veterans to Engineers (VTE) program supports veterans in finding part-time to full-time employment while pursuing an engineering degree. Selected military members and veterans relocate to the Oak Ridge/Knoxville, Tennessee area and attend an ABET-accredited college or university. Students may complete initial requirements at a two-year institution, but must transfer to a four-year ABET-accredited institution after earning an associate degree or the minimum credits required for transfer. Participants are expected to use Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits or other scholarship opportunities where applicable. Upon graduation, interns may be offered a full-time engineering position with Consolidated Nuclear Security. Participants rotate among different groups throughout CNS, with the intention of moving into permanent employment in Mission Engineering after completing their degree. They work with technical personnel in engineering, maintenance, operations, production, research and development, and related functions to analyze and evaluate technical and engineering problems; develop experimental outlines; schedule procedural steps; and establish priorities. Duties include conducting tests, experiments, and analyses; operating and troubleshooting equipment; gathering, reducing, evaluating, and interpreting data; and preparing analyses, reports, and procedures. The work includes routine and some unique non-routine technical support activities performed using standard procedures within the discipline. Interns conduct routine tests and experiments and assist with operating more complex equipment or operations. They apply some creativity to generate ideas and may recommend improvements to methods and procedures. They follow prescribed routines, methods, and practices, applying independent judgment to routine and occasional non-routine matters. Contacts are primarily within the organization, with occasional work across organizational lines. Interns usually assist experienced engineers with basic tasks, may lead new personnel in routine functions, and work cooperatively toward common goals.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be a veteran of any branch of the United States Military.
Actively pursuing an engineering degree from an ABET-accredited institution, program, and discipline.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
Must meet the requirements specified in the Veterans to Engineers program.
Must maintain academic good-standing status while employed and make satisfactory progress toward engineering degree requirements.

Nice To Haves

Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) ABET-accredited program in the United States, or a designated equivalent from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or ABET's list of substantially equivalent programs.
Specialized knowledge and/or experience with nuclear materials, processing, design, and/or systems is highly desired.
Eligible degree fields listed include mechanical, chemical, electrical, nuclear, civil, structural, architectural, industrial, and software engineering; material science; metallurgical engineering; aeronautical engineering; computer science; and 3D CAD Design Technology degrees.

Responsibilities

Participate in rotational assignments with different groups throughout CNS.
Work with technical personnel in engineering, maintenance, operations, production, research and development, and related functions to analyze and evaluate technical and engineering problems.
Develop experimental outlines, schedule procedural steps, and establish priorities.
Conduct tests, experiments, and analyses independently.
Operate and troubleshoot equipment.
Gather, reduce, evaluate, and interpret data.
Prepare analyses, reports, and procedures.
Perform routine technical support activities and tests, and assist with the operation of more complex equipment or operations.
Follow prescribed routines, methods, and practices while applying independent judgment to routine and occasional non-routine matters.
May recommend improvements to methods and procedures.
Usually assist experienced engineers with basic tasks and may lead new personnel in routine functions.
Work cooperatively to accomplish common goals.