Field Engineer- Welding Engineer (17144)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Field Engineer- Welding Engineer

Career Level From: Senior Associate

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Organization: Field Engineering (50001527)

Job Specialty: Construction Field Engineering

What You'll Do

The Construction Welding Engineer (CWE) will be responsible for providing field support to the Construction organization. The CWE will be assigned field activities supporting Construction, including direct hire and on-site subcontractors, performing welding, brazing, bonding activities, or non-destructive examination activities associated with welding, brazing, or bonding that falls within the scope of the construction responsibilities in the Welding Program Manual. The CWE implements welding activities in compliance with requirements specified in procedures, design output, and manuals; Works with Construction Superintendents, Craft Personnel, Construction Field Engineers, Field Welding Engineers, Design Welding Engineers, and the Welding Inspectors to ensure projects are completed per the applicable requirements and procedures; Develops weld maps as needed. The CWE maintains and statuses in process Inspection Packages and WIRs; verifies procedures and personnel associated with welding are properly qualified and have been approved prior to performing the specific welding, examinations, or activities associated with welding, including NDE and heat treatment. The CWE performs oversight of welding activities in compliance with the applicable contract document(s), initial review of welding documentation, welding inspection reports and design reviews. The CWE will participate in design reviews for feasibility and constructability. The CWE will observe, inspect, and verify all welding performed by Construction personnel in the field for compliance with the applicable procedures and design output. Reviews on-site inspection packages, work packages, and JHA's involving welding to ensure that construction documentation is accurate and complete.

The CWE evaluates Construction bid proposals along with other welding engineering personnel for technical compliance of welding submittals, reviews vendor submittals, and conducts vendor surveillances to ensure compliance to contractually specified welding requirements for Construction. The CWE along with other welding engineering personnel reviews welding requirements for procurement documents, welding, brazing, and bonding procedures in compliance with applicable code requirements.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical engineering discipline or another related field, plus minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 4 to 7 years.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 4 to 7 years.
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).

Preferred Job Requirements

This position requires 1) a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification from the American Welding Society (AWS), or 2) the ability to meet the requirements of AWS QC1, Standard for AWS certification of welding inspectors, or 3) the ability to meet the requirements of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) recommended practice SNT TC 1A for Level II in Visual Testing

The candidate must have technical knowledge in respective national consensus codes and standards listed in 10CFR851 (AWS D1 series, ASME B31 series, and ASME Section IX Welding codes are particularly beneficial).

A person with an accredited B.S. degree in a related engineering/science/technology discipline with at least 2 years of experience working as a Field Welding Engineer in a fabrication or manufacturing environment may be considered.

Experience working as a Welding Engineer under a NQA-1 quality system.

Ability to work in a project team environment.

Ability to follow procedures and work within a rigorous work process.

Ability to estimate, plan, and track progress for preparation of discipline deliverables

Good written and oral communications skills.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

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.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.