Release Engineer jobs in Richland, WA

• Location: Richland, WA
• Type: Contract
• Job #7615

Overview:

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineer Principal role will perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. This position will leverage deep expertise in engineering methods, codes, standards, and regulations to deliver critical analyses and designs that support successful project execution and regulatory compliance. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay rate: $60.52 - $82.75

Benefits:

• Sick Leave: 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90 days of employment)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options: Medical, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (eligible after 1 year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks, Brio Health

Responsibilities:

• Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Work with minimal supervision. Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative program solving techniques. Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects.
• Tasks typically involve highly complex problem-solving techniques and require advanced application of practices and methodologies.
• Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Available guidance generally does not exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions.
• Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.
• Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.
• Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.
• Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and 8 years of engineering experience, plus 1 diverse assignment;
• OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus 8 years of engineering experience and 1 diverse assignment.
• Knowledge of discipline engineering principles, practices, and theories, and methods to identify and solve the highest complex problems and perform sophisticated analyses. Advanced technical knowledge of related disciplines is required.
• Must maintain current knowledge of industry developments and applications to the company.
• Two diverse assignments are preferred.
• SRO or Plant Certification is desirable.
• PE license is preferred.
• Experience with Medium Voltage switchgear, 4kV electrical bus structures, advanced relay and protection is desired. Experience in Nuclear design process is a plus.
• Previous experience with the Standard Design Process and Digital Design Process are desired.
• Effective communication skills are required to relate to both highly analytical and nonscientific backgrounds.
• Ability to provide strong technical guidance, leadership, and technical training to other technical employees.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Demonstrate core values: Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Mutual respect and trust through open, honest communication.
• Ability to represent Engineering in industry working groups and other discipline related activities.
• Act as Responsible Engineer over engineering changes prepared by self and those performed by other architectural engineers in the Design Engineering Department.
• Work within a diverse team to complete various tasks to support major capital projects.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

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