Description

Boston Government Services (BGS) is seeking a Senior Readiness Support Engineer to support our team at the Y-12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, TN.

Boston Government Services is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client's mission needs and strategic direction.

We are passionate about our culture! At BGS, we hire people who will bring their whole self to work each day because we value operating with openness and inclusivity, welcoming and respecting all. BGS cares for each employees’ well-being by offering a comprehensive benefit package and providing a culture of exciting work, excellence, and fun.

If you align with BGS’ company values and culture, we would love for you to explore opportunities to join our growing team by checking out the job description below!

Responsibilities:

The Y-12 National Security Complex has three primary national security missions that protect our country and our allies around the world. Maintaining the US nuclear weapons stockpile, reducing global threats, and fueling the US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program are key activities at this historic site.

The Senior Readiness Support Engineer will be responsible for providing support and technical leadership and expertise to Y-12 Readiness Leaders in support of the corporate Readiness Assurance Program (RAP).

The Senior Readiness Support Engineer will focus on the startup of various Y-12 Projects and supporting ongoing evaluations of Production Operations through their Production Evaluation Process Review (PEPR) and the Production Readiness Re-Certification Process (PRRC).

This Senior Readiness Support Engineer will be referred to as a Readiness Assist Team (RAT) member and serves under the oversight of a qualified Readiness Leader. This allows the engineer to gain experience and complete training for the Readiness Leader position.

The Senior Readiness Support Engineer will provide multi-disciplinary technical support to ensure that startups and restarts of a wide range of complex and specialized operational systems are accomplished meeting operational readiness expectations.

In accomplishing this role, the Readiness Support or RAT member will be responsible to:

• Serve as an evaluator for one or more functional areas associated with operational readiness activities.
• Evaluate completed technical documents, conduct system walkdowns, witness operations, etc., to ensure that the activity being evaluated is fully ready to support operations or in the case of the PEPR evaluations is being conducted in accordance with management expectations.
• Support and represent the Y-12 RAP in the resolution of technical problems and make decisions and recommendations to the Readiness Leader or Project Manager.
• Support the Readiness Leader in the development of plans and schedules to ensure the appropriate areas are being evaluated.
• Ensure that the tasks required for attaining operational readiness are fully accomplished with high quality products that can withstand the scrutiny of contractually required operational readiness confirmation reviews.
• Serve as a team member of readiness review teams that perform readiness reviews to confirm operational readiness or perform Safety Basis Implementation Verification Reviews (IVRs) to verify that the requirements, assumptions, and controls from safety basis documents (DSA and TSR) are correctly captured in the documents and are fully implemented.
• Support the Readiness Leader in the selection of Performance Criteria in the Readiness Certification Assurance Process Tracking System (RCAPTS) and the management and completion of the verification of evidence.
• Conduct Management Assessments of various Readiness Program elements including safety basis implementation. This entails the evaluation of technical documents for adequacy and compliance with management requirements, evaluation of operations for adequacy of performance and compliance with operating procedures and conduct of operation principles.
• Evaluate issues identified during reviews, including participation in root cause analysis, evaluation of the adequacy of planned corrective actions, and validating closure through the issue management system.

The Readiness Support or RAT member is accountable to the:

• Readiness Leader for assigned areas being operationally ready prior to the conduct of a readiness review.
• Readiness Review Team Lead for conducting a Readiness Review in accordance with the Implementation Plan.
• IVR Team Lead for completing IVRs for Safety Basis changes subject to the IVR process.
• Y-12 Readiness Assurance Manager for completing assigned management assessments.
• PEPR and PRRC Lead when assisting with Production Evaluation Process Reviews and Production Readiness Re-Certification reviews.
• Represent the Y-12 RAP in meetings.
• Provide technical direction and support to guide other Readiness Assurance staff.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or another technical field and 20 years of direct experience with 10 years of DOE-specific experience…OR a Master of Science degree in Engineering and 18 years of direct experience with 10 years of direct DOE-specific experience.
• Must be eligible for a DOE security clearance and maintain eligibility throughout duration of employment.
• Must pass a drug screening examination.

Preferred Qualifications:

• US Navy nuclear experience.
• An active DOE Q security clearance.

Location/Work Arrangement:

• This position is on-site at the Y12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Benefits:

Boston Government Services offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.

EEO:

Boston Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.