Early Career Plant Operations Engineer-Propulsion

Early Career Plant Operations Engineer – Propulsion

Job Location s: US‑TN‑Arnold AFB

Requisition Number:
Category:
Engineering
Job Family Code: O--Engineering
Function/Branch:
Engineering / Propulsion
Directorate:
Test Operations
Position Type:
Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type:

Exempt
Grade (provided by HR): L06 (OA0606) – L07 (OA0705)
Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate (provided by HR): $72,000 – $108,000 / year

**** Current U.S. Citizenship is required****

Open to internal and external candidates. The selected candidate must be available to work any shift to support test needs as mission requires.

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Operations Engineer, supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. The Engineer will operate and maintain ground test facilities in support of the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

We are looking for a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer who wants to work in a multi‑disciplinary team that plays a key role in supporting national defense. The engineer hired into this role acts as the “quarterback” in the control room responsible for directing and planning the operation of the electro‑mechanical systems that provide conditions for propulsion facilities’ ground testing. These engineers also sustain assets required for operation such as our drive trains ranging from 20,000 to 300,000 horsepower.

Our Plant Operations engineers provide technical direction for safe and reliable operation of plant equipment. This work involves practical application of engineering principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, hydraulics, pneumatics, and materials of construction. These principles are applied through the use of engineering tools including risk assessments, work instructions, and other engineering documentation in support of testing.

As part of a multi‑disciplinary team, Plant Operations engineers interface with other teams across the complex including controls, instrumentation, design, facility data analysis, and modeling and simulation engineers to ensure reliable operation and ability to meet future test needs.

Plant Operations Engineers also have system engineer responsibilities as part of a cadre of mechanical and electrical engineers whose job it is to oversee installation, operation, sustainment, and troubleshooting of major equipment and systems such as large motors, refrigeration, compressors, heaters, dryers, etc. that are needed to reliably provide test conditions to the test facilities.

• Responsible for the safe operations and maintenance of the assigned Plant/Test Facilities.
• Be flexible to work extra hours or support off‑shift testing as required.
• Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Perform assignments, which have clear and specific objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables for plant operations engineering; supports the use of common work processes and procedures within plant operations engineering across the TOS contract.
• Address operations of plant equipment, providing operational work instructions, risk assessments, and equipment sequencing and scheduling in support of test programs.
• Provide technical direction on multiple shifts for plant operations during the test periods. The test schedule changes throughout the year; therefore, hours of required support will change. Support could be on first or second shift (shifts could be 12 hours in length).
• Assist in tracking and ensure the use of qualified operators and coordinating special security requirements in support of a test program.
• Perform work, generally within plant operations engineering, which involves the preparation, interpretation or review of calculations, specifications, plans, investigations, surveys, structures, systems or equipment with relatively few complex features.
• Participate in equipment design and development, preparation of specifications and design calculations, designs, drawings and data…