Mechanical Engineer

Requirements

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The successful candidate will join the Maintenance Operations team to support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) located at NASA Langley Research Center. This position reports directly to the Maintenance and Reliability Engineer Manager. All work will be completed with a high level of quality, professionalism and full adherence to all safety policies and procedures.

A Mechanical Reliability & Maintenance System Engineer provides the technical expertise on all matters of reliability engineering, assessment, and monitoring for all process equipment. Carries out reliability studies on existing equipment and recommends needed improvements to Operations management in the areas of equipment philosophies, strategies, and best practices for asset productivity.

This position is the technical point of contact for all matters of equipment reliability and equipment failure related to mechanical type equipment. This position focuses on enhancing equipment reliability through analysis along with some first response, day-to-day trouble shooting of failed equipment. The Reliability & Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing equipment asset plans using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and other reliability techniques.
• Applying engineering theory and practice to perform physical failure analysis, determining root cause of equipment failures and conducting equipment performance evaluations.
• Maintaining equipment criticality rankings and risk assessments to prioritize maintenance activities.
• Partnering with planners/schedulers, engineering technicians and technical writers to build detailed job plans, task steps, estimated labor hours, and required materials.
• Working closely with operations to ensure equipment is operated within design limits and reliability expectations.
• Providing engineering support during emergency or unplanned equipment outages to restore operation efficiently and safely.
• Analyzing equipment trends & historical data to recommend and justify improvements to obtain lowest life cycle cost, including but not limited to preventative maintenance program improvements.
• Promoting consistency by standardizing equipment procedures & operations within the area of responsibility and as requested by customer.
• Supporting capital projects by participating in setting equipment criteria and specifications to optimize equipment/system reliability and life cycle cost, and providing technical support for fabrication, installation, and start-up of new critical equipment. Participating in testing turnaround/shutdown teams providing input into needed equipment inspection and repair procedures.
• Providing mentoring or technical guidance to junior engineers, technicians, or maintenance personnel.

U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance. BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or appropriate discipline and two (2) to five (5) years related engineering experience, or MS degree and one (1) to three (3) years of related engineering experience, or Ph.D. and zero (0) to one (1) year of experience from an accredited engineering school and a working knowledge of maintenance and reliability requirements for mechanical systems.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience in Microsoft Office applications required.

• Ability to troubleshoot and identify failure cause for Mechanical Systems
• Failure analysis including preservation of evidence techniques
• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Engineering design standards and their application
• Reliability Engineers are encouraged to get CMRP certified (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional)

Work Environment:
Office Environment (45%)
Test Environment – May be exposed to areas of high noise levels, hazardous propellants, chemicals, and industrial facility environments (45%)
Travel between various facilities/test operations is required (10%)

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