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EE/Instrumentation and Control Engineer, Level V

Akima

Oak Ridge, TN

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Assembly Drawings, Assembly Equipment, Automation Systems, Background Investigation, Bill of Materials (BOM), Candidate Screening, Community Support, Construction, Construction Drawings, Control Engineering, Control Systems, Corrective Action, Cost Estimates, DOE Clearance, DOE-Q (Top Secret Restricted Data), Datasheets, Design Document, Design Services, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Diversity, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Utility, Electrical Wiring, Equipment Specification, Furniture Construction, Government, Government Contracts, Human Machine Interface (HMI), Human Resources, ISA Standards, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Instrumentation Engineering, Legal, Medical Conditions, National Electrical Code, On Site Support, Process Control Engineering, Process Development, Professional Engineer, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Design, Purchasing/Procurement, Requirements Management, Rockwell Automation, Schematics, Software Development, Software Engineering, Statement of Work (SOW), Substance Abuse, Systems Analysis, Team Player, Technical Analysis, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, United States Citizen
LOCATION
Oak Ridge, TN
POSTED
30+ days ago
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.






Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!



Responsibilities


+ Candidate will be responsible for developing high quality detailed design packages, providing engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs, and providing expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant systems.

+ Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and labor-hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and title II design engineering deliverables including preparation of calculations and analyses, construction specifications & drawings, and equipment specifications.

+ Candidate must effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team. Design engineer will routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities in order to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.

+ All electrical engineers will apply technical expertise and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the Electrical Engineering field with primarily instrumentation/controls focus for equipment process control and monitoring.

+ The electrical design engineer will provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards. Field troubleshooting support of existing systems will be required to inform design for corrective actions. All electrical engineers will be responsible for preparing conduit/cable schedules, conduit/equipment plans, one-line diagrams, wiring/connection/schematic diagrams, instrument loop diagrams, various sections/elevations/details, calculations, datasheets, and construction specifications.

+ Design engineers will develop control cabinet assembly drawings, system diagrams, and control logic for both batch and continuous processes using conventional analog instrumentation, distributed digital control systems, and programmable logic controller/human-machine interfaces (PLCs/HMIs). Design engineers will also develop process control system narratives, aid in the development of process software requirements, and provide input to Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).

+ Candidate should have demonstrated experience utilizing the National Electrical Code, UL508A, and relevant ISA standards to design instrumentation and controls systems.

+ *Experience utilizing Rockwell Automation industrial automation software (RSLogix, FactoryTalk View, etc.) is preferred, but not required.

+ A Professional Engineering License (PE) is preferred but not required.

+ Position is full-time (4/10 schedule Mon.-Thur.).

+ DOE Q-Clearance is highly desired but not required to start work. Any uncleared candidates will be expected to apply for a clearance after starting work.



Qualifications


+ ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 20+ years of experience or a MS with 19+ years of experience and > 5 years instrumentation and controls design experience

+ Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

+ This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy and would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require 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.

+ Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.



Job ID


2026-21171

Work Type


On-Site

Company Description





Work Where it Matters






Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.






At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.






For our shareholders , AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.






For our government customers , AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.






As an AIS employee** , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

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