Mechanical Systems​/Facility Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Mechanical Systems/Facility Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

• Provide hands‑on facility and system engineering support for the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and modification of mechanical equipment and systems in an operating nuclear facility.
• Respond to equipment and system problems in the field, working directly with Operations, Maintenance, technicians, craft personnel, and other engineering disciplines to identify problems and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment and system performance issues, evaluate equipment failures and recurring problems, and provide technical recommendations for repair, replacement, modification, or continued operation.
• Support mechanical systems and equipment such as pumps, valves, piping, tanks, HVAC, ventilation, heat transfer equipment, rotating equipment, and associated facility systems, as applicable.
• Perform field walk‑downs, equipment inspections, and system evaluations to verify equipment condition, configuration, operability, and compliance with design requirements.
• Preview drawings, specifications, procedures, maintenance history, vendor information, calculations, and other technical documentation when evaluating equipment and system issues.
• Provide engineering support for maintenance activities, repairs, troubleshooting, testing, post‑maintenance testing, system restoration, and return‑to‑service activities.
• Design, upgrade, modify, and evaluate facility systems and components, including preparation, review, and approval of design changes and engineering evaluations.
• Perform engineering calculations, failure evaluations, root cause analyses, system health assessments, and technical studies to evaluate system performance, reliability, and safety.
• Identify equipment reliability issues and recommend corrective actions or improvements to reduce recurring failures and improve system performance.
• Ensure system operation remains within the approved safety basis, operating limits, design requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Review proposed plant configuration changes to determine impacts on system design, safety basis, equipment operation, maintenance requirements, and operating procedures.
• Resolve engineering‑related corrective actions, equipment deficiencies, and system performance issues through applicable formal tracking and corrective‑action processes.
• Maintain alignment of drawings, procedures, calculations, technical documents, and equipment configuration with the approved system design and safety basis.
• Provide timely technical direction and engineering support when mechanical equipment or facility systems experience unexpected operating or maintenance issues.

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum of five (5) to twenty (20) years of Mechanical Engineering and/or facility/system engineering experience.
• Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, testing, evaluating, or modifying mechanical equipment and systems in an operating industrial facility.
• Demonstrated ability to perform field walk‑downs, evaluate equipment/system problems, and work directly with Operations, Maintenance, technicians, and craft personnel to develop and implement engineering solutions.
• Experience with mechanical equipment and systems such as pumps, valves, piping, HVAC/ventilation, tanks, rotating equipment, or other process/facility mechanical systems.
• Experience reviewing existing facility designs and evaluating proposed modifications for impacts to equipment, systems, configuration, and operation.
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