Electrical Maintenance System Engineer - NSS

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Nova Space Solutions, LLC (NSS) is a joint venture between Wolf Creek Federal Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugach Government Solutions, LLC) and Amentum Technology, Inc. When you join NSS, you also become a part of a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, Chugach Government Solutions, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
Empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Nova Space Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is located onsite at the Stennis Space Center. Mississippi.

Nova Space Solutions (NSS) is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Systems Engineer to provide reliable and responsive electrical engineering support for site assets and infrastructure at Naval Station Mayport. This position is responsible for improving system reliability, supporting maintenance operations, developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, troubleshooting electrical systems, and providing engineering support for high-voltage power distribution, electrical infrastructure, and facility systems.

• Establish and implement reliability engineering principles and best practices in accordance with the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) or equivalent standards.
• Utilize Maximo to manage maintenance activities and support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Develop preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, overhaul, and repair procedures for electrical systems and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standards and the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Test, troubleshoot, perform root cause failure analysis, develop corrective action plans, and implement solutions to eliminate repeat equipment failures.
• Manage upgrades, maintenance, and troubleshooting of AC and DC variable speed drives, motors, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motor controls, motor control centers, and machine interface software.
• Develop, maintain, and update plant electrical drawings and system documentation.
• Test, inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment, including:
  • 480V substations
  • Transformers
  • Switchgear
  • Vacuum breakers
  • Protective relays
  • Power controls and distribution equipment
  • Current transformers
  • Potential transformers
  • Battery systems
  • Power line carrier systems
• Perform relay calibration and maintenance and repair substation relays and control schemes.
• Monitor plant high-voltage electrical operations, coordinate system lineups, and interface with plant operations.
• Develop electrical switching orders and establish electrical safe work zones.
• Interpret short circuit, arc flash, load flow, and relay coordination studies and determine appropriate PPE requirements.
• Provide 24/7 engineering support for electrical system failures and coordinate restoration efforts using internal and contract resources.
• Investigate and provide detailed analysis of high-voltage electrical incidents.
• Lead the design, installation, rebuilding, and commissioning of electrical equipment, including high-current rectifier systems, transformers, high-voltage switch gear, transmission lines, and metering systems (13.8kV and 480V).
• Perform and interpret motor circuit…