Test Engineer, Level I

About the position

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee or execute test instructions for demonstrating acceptable performance of equipment and systems.
• Provide input to the development of and review engineering issued specifications for applicable test requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Work with project engineers, system engineers, and design engineers to ensure testability of acceptance criteria.
• Review vendor submitted factory acceptance test (FAT) for adherence to specification required test requirements and functional/operational performance requirements.
• Attend/witness FAT testing as the test subject matter expert specialist.
• Provide estimates for field testing activities and appropriate schedule input for project testing activities.
• Assist in the development of project functional acceptance criteria (FAC) documents.
• Develop test documents and perform preoperational testing on newly installed or modified SSCs.
• Document test results and produce documentation about work performed.
• Meet with customers, other test personnel, and site construction to discuss issues/status.
• Provide technical guidance to contractors and other staff.
• Diagnose faults and troubleshoot problems encountered during test activities.
• Participate in Test Review Boards and advise on testing progress, issues, and concerns.
• Direct support teams of craft and technicians in test performance.
• Work with Project Engineers in all facets of testing support during project execution and readiness activities.
• Participate in final system integration and validation to identify functional problems.
• Follow internal quality control standards, programs, and maintain reliability programs.

Requirements

• BA/BS in engineering degree from an ABET accredited institution required.
• Active DOE Q / DOD Top Secret or Secret clearance required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy.
• Participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre-employment drug screen.
• Pre-employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
• Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Compliance with federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws