Mid Career Plant Operations Engineer

Job Title: Plant Operations Engineer
Location: Arnold AFB, TN
Requisition Number:
Category: Engineering
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time
Pay Type: Exempt
Grade: L08 (OA0820)
Salary Range: $80,000 - $115,000 / year

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a mid‑career Plant Operations Engineer, supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. The Plant Operations Engineer will be a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining ground test facilities in support of the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

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

We are seeking a motivated and eager to learn early career Plant Operations Engineer to begin their career supporting the U.S. Air Force's critical wind tunnel testing facilities. This is a developmental role requiring strong initiative where the candidate will learn to operate and maintain the complex plant equipment that provides ground test conditions for aerospace systems. As a key member of our team, the employee will receive field experience and mentorship, developing problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills as well as skills in practical application of technical knowledge in a dynamic, mission‑driven environment.

• Responsible for the safe operations and maintenance of the assigned Plant 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 with clear and specific objectives, investigating a limited number of variables for plant operations engineering; supports the use of common work processes and procedures 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 test periods; support may be on first or second shift (shifts could be 12 hours in length).
• Assist in tracking and ensuring the use of qualified operators and coordinating special security requirements in support of a test program.
• Prepare, interpret, or review calculations, specifications, plans, investigations, surveys, structures, systems or equipment with relatively few complex features.
• Participate in equipment design and development, preparation of specifications, design calculations, designs, drawings and data analysis.
• Prepare engineering studies and reports including CAD/CAE tools, participate in incident investigations and fitness for service evaluations.
• Act as a point of contact to support proposed and active test programs with manhours and plant resources estimates for air‑on activities.
• Participate in post‑test briefs addressing plant equipment status with engineers, craft superintendents, management, and schedulers to provide maintenance direction, schedule planning, and plant availability.
• Interface between multiple groups including test ops, plant systems engineers, craft workforce, and planning/scheduling.
• Review equipment condition assessments.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Evaluate mechanical, thermal, and electromechanical systems by applying principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, pneumatics, heat transfer, and materials of construction.
• Work with reliability engineers to develop maintenance schedules based on condition and health of equipment and ensure supply of materials required to maintain equipment is available when needed to prevent equipment failures.
• Work with planners, schedulers, and craft supervisors to safely plan and execute projects including maintenance work, upgrades, and test projects.
• Assist craft personnel…