Principal Startup Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Start-up Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Work Location: Aiken, SC

Application Deadline: 04/30/25 (noon ET)

Principal Start-up Engineer-

Duties

• Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems.
• Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results.
• Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new applications of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles
  
  

Education/Yrs. Of Experience

• Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5 years’ experience OR a MS with 8 years’ experience OR a BS with 10 years’ experience or more.
  
  

Skills/Experience

• Personnel shall have technical knowledge of Commissioning/Startup Testing, including experience working in the following technical areas/labor categories: Conduct of Startup Testing; Design Reviews; Procedure development; Test Execution
• Demonstrated previous experience with the use and implementation of Manual 5E, Startup Test Program, and related directives and standards, or an equivalent Commissioning/Startup program.
• Demonstrated previous experience in developing, reviewing, approval and presenting Technical Work Documents/Commissioning Test Procedures.
• Demonstrated personal accountability for facility/project schedules, deadlines, budgets, and the safe performance of work.
• Demonstrated a minimum of 1 year of recent testing experience through support of the Department of Energy (DOE) or the commercial nuclear industry.
• Will require: Strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment. Evening and weekend hours depending on construction/Commissioning schedule. Outdoor work in noisy industrial environments for extended periods of time in heat, rain, and cold. Occasionally in temperatures above 100 °F and below 32 °F.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Able to easily navigate on foot task of an operating construction site daily to include: Walking, climbing, stooping, standing, for up to twelve (12) hours a day; Climbing stairs and scaffolding, walking through uneven and rough terrain, and entering confined spaces (as necessary); Pushing/pulling and lifting, up to 50 lbs.’ Performing the essential job functions consistently, safely, and successfully with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.
• Startup Testing Execution qualification(s) Level II or III (per ASME NQA-1 test program).
  
  

Other Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).
  
  

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

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