Engineering Technical Support Specialist - Engineering

Engineering Technical Support Specialist
- Engineering (EN103)

Pro Sidian Seeks an Engineering Technical Support Specialist
- Engineering (EN103) to support an engagement for a liquid waste contractor (Savannah River Remediation [SRR]) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Engineering Technical Support Specialist
- Engineering (EN103) Candidates
- Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Technical Specialist:
Perform as the main point of contact for SRR Inspection Engineering. Provide technical support for others who will perform Visual Testing (VT) and Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) activities in the High-Level Waste Tank Farm facilities (HLWTF) at Savannah River Remediation, evaluate and report the results from those NDE efforts to the facility operations personnel and prepare annual reports on the conditions of the safety-related/ passive components within the HLWTF.

The NDE Technical Specialist will have previous knowledge of the workings of the SRR Structural Authority and Inspection Engineering Department so as to provide mentoring/training to new NDE Technical Specialists within the department.

Responsibilities

• Develop/maintain NDE technology skills/knowledge to support those who perform NDE examinations on critical plant Systems, Structures, and Components.
• Provide timely examination results and basis for examination parameters to SRR or external customers. This requires work coordination with customers, facility managers, equipment owners, supervision, work planners, radiological personnel, and others as appropriate.
• Provide technical inspection reports, technical observations, problems encountered, solutions, and/or technical recommendations. May include the technical rationale for interpretation of examination results or basis for selecting specific parameters of examination.
• Support NDE personnel, when required, in harsh environments and/or unusual locations (i.e. outdoors, radiological, respiratory protection, confined spaces, elevated surfaces, etc.), following established safety policies and procedures. RWT II, respirator/plastic suit qualifications are required.
• Knowledge of Site NDE procedures, Site contacts, and work area requirements.
• Support facility/design engineering in identifying/specifying appropriate NDE methods and acceptance criteria for SRR Complex components/systems.
• Develop and maintain plans and schedules for inspections, structural integrity, and indication investigations.
• Review, validate, report, and disposition inspection results and report via the In-Service Inspection Review Committee (ISIRC).
• Maintain records, including indexes of inspections.

Minimum Requirements

One year satisfactory performance as a Level I Inspector (with No HS Diploma or GED), OR Three years related experience in equivalent inspection activities (with HS Diploma or GED), OR One-year related experience in equivalent inspection activities (with Associates Degree), OR Six months related experience in equivalent inspection activities (with Undergraduate 4-year degree).

• Near vision acuity is at least 20/25 (equivalent to Jaeger J1 near vision) in one eye or both eyes simultaneously, corrected or uncorrected. The test administered by SRS Site Medical department.
• Distant vision acuity is at least 20/30 in one eye or both eyes simultaneously, corrected or uncorrected. Test administered by SRS Site Medical department.
• Candidates shall be capable of distinguishing the primary colors of red, blue, green, and yellow. Candidates that have color vision deficiencies shall be required to pass a primary color test, administered by the Certifying Authority, which has been approved by the SRS Site medical department. Color perception is determined acceptable by Site Medical Services using established procedures.
• Candidate must have excellent written/verbal communications skills.
• Competent computer skills (including MS Office) are required.
• Candidate must have demonstrated an acceptable proficiency in mathematics and science by successfully completing written and hands-on examinations in their applicable NDE methods.
• Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and related tools and technology required for the position.

Preferred Requirements

If these knowledge skills and abilities are not obtained upon employment, a program will be activated to provide them.

• Nuclear facility experience.
• Meet Level II certification as defined in ASNT/SNT-TC-1A (edition identified in Y-23 Manual Procedure NDEP 2.1 latest revision) in Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Radiographic Testing (RT).
• U.S. Citizenship Required
  - You must be a United States Citizen
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (This employer participates in the e-Verify program)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Adobe)
• All Pro Sidian staff must be determined eligible for a "Facility Access…