Engineering Technician V NIF Facility Operations and Maintenance NWS

Engineering Technician V - NIF Facility Operations and Maintenance (NWS 00903)

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields. The position supports the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world’s largest and most energetic laser facility.

Essential Duties:

• Operate all facility support systems to enable successful shot operations, such as process utility, specialty air systems, vacuum systems, cooling systems, pressurized gas systems, and others.
• Perform physical installation of typical and non-typical equipment according to layouts of mechanical apparatus in accordance with national, state and local safety codes and practices.
• Assure that the as-built configuration of the NIF Facility and utility systems is consistent with configuration drawings/diagrams.
• Plan mechanical inspections, corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance repairs, installation projects, including inspecting systems for conformance to design and applicable codes.
• Review existing system management processes to verify safety and performance of the building and utility systems in the NIF facility are properly maintained.
• Participate in NIF quarterly outages for utility and facility maintenance.
• Operate typical and non-typical test equipment such as voltmeters, ohmmeters, current meters, meggers, motorized wire pulling equipment, and utilize other various power tools, equipment, and hand tools to troubleshoot, install and perform maintenance.
• Work from detailed drawings and verbal or written instruction.
• Provide good customer service in a timely manner.
• Prepare standard logs and reports on facility and utility systems.
• Responsible and accountable for performing tasks in accordance with ES&H regulations and procedures fulfilling all Integrated Safety, Security and Property Management responsibilities as appropriate.

Marginal Duties:

• Computer use, including control system computers and maintenance tablets.

Shift

Schedule:

NIF is a 24/7 operational facility. Operators typically work on a 3/12-4/12 schedule to support operations, with the last two hours of each shift being overtime. Dayshift work hours are from 06:30-19:30 and the owl shift hours are from 18:30-07:30. Dayshifts work either Sunday-Tuesday and every other Wednesday, or Thursday-Saturday and every other Wednesday. Owl shifts work either Sunday to Tuesday and every other Saturday night or Wednesday to Friday and every other Saturday night.

12-hour shifts are not guaranteed and may change in the future.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• A.A. in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology or related field or equivalent combination of education or experience as it relates to facility/utility systems.
• Experience working on a Graphic User Interface (GUI) & manipulating system.
• Demonstrated physical hands-on experience as it relates to facilities installation, operations, maintenance, and repair.
• Knowledge of analytical tools for simulating facility and utility systems.
• Proficient in the use of all tools used for installation, testing and the repair of facility and utility systems, including facility/utility specialty air systems.
• Experience anticipating, identifying, and resolving facility and utility problems.
• Experience and knowledge with LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) processes.
• Ability to work from detailed drawings and blueprints.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills and the ability to work independently or as a team member, working and interacting well with internal and external customers.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary, dynamic environment under tight time constraints.
• Medically qualified to wear respiratory and protective equipment.
• Ability to work scheduled as well as emergency overtime work.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and perform physical requirements of job including frequent twisting and pulling.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Basic computing skills.
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC) and local, state and deferral electrical codes.

Pre-Placement Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

Pre-employment drug test:
External applicant(s) selected for this position will be required to pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Subcontractor.

Anticipated Government Clearance Level: Q (position will be cleared to this level). Applicants selected will be subject to a federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matters. In addition, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold multiple citizen ships (U.S. and another country), you may be required to renounce your non-U.S.…