Engineering Technician (Laboratory)

What You'll Do

Performs a variety of duties in assisting technical and scientific personnel on various production support, research, and development projects. Typical general functions of this classification include:

* Sets up, calibrates, and operates various pieces of complex equipment and instrumentation
* Performs a broad range of difficult chemical and physical analyses using complex instrumentation and equipment
* Performs and records calculations (arithmetic and algebraic) in the course of data analysis
* Collects, reduces, and records data using manual, calculator-assisted, and computer techniques
* Performs associated duties as assigned within the work areas to ensure proper housekeeping incidental to care and protection of equipment, records, and procedures
* Performs work with a high degree of accuracy in all phases of duties under general supervision
* Assists professional staff as required in identifying problems and in establishing new and improved procedures and techniques
* Requires the application of good judgment and skill in the performance of critical data assignments
* Precisely follows prescribed safety procedures in handling explosive, toxic, flammable, or otherwise hazardous materials
* Demonstrates the ability to methodically perform specified tasks and assigned functions
* Ensures that operations are conducted according to applicable environmental, safety, health, and management requirements
* Observes and reports unusual occurrences or events that may affect safety, quality, or understanding of experiments or operations
* Assists professional staff with the training of other Engineering Technicians as assigned
* Responsible for maintaining a knowledge of applicable Federal, State, DOE, Corporate and Plant rules, regulations, Labor Agreements and Plant-wide operating policies and procedures
* Performs other duties as assigned
* Required to attend and/or successfully complete training classes as determined by the Training and Development Technologies Department, through General Employee Training (Reference DOE Order 5480.19), and Management
* Participates in worker involvement including input to work planning and methods to identify hazards and controls
* Understands a worker's right to stop work when they feel their own or other's personal safety is jeopardized
* Attends all required safety meetings and training; Offers suggestions on improvements to the work environment

ANALYTICAL
* Sets up, calibrates, and operates various instruments including, but not limited to: Mass, Raman, IR, UV and Atomic Absorption Spectrometers; thermal analyses such as CRT, DSC, DTA, and TGA; liquid and gas chromatographs; and related equipment used for performing varied analyses
* Performs qualitative and quantitative analyses in both gravimetric and volumetric areas

SYNTHESIS AND FORMULATION
* Sets up and operates processing equipment in both the pilot plant synthesis and formulation facilities
* Sets up, calibrates, and operates various instruments for in-process monitoring and process control

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Satisfactory completion of a BS Degree in a scientific discipline or an AA/AS degree in chemistry or chemical technology
• OR Satisfactory completion of 18 semester hours of relevant college chemistry including as a minimum the courses of General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I, Analytical Chemistry, and their associated laboratories, and 6 semester hours of college math, specificallyin college Algebra and Trigonometry
• ORSatisfactory completion of 12 semester hours of relevant college chemistry (including associated laboratories), and 6 semester hours of college math, specifically in college Algebra and Trigonometry and (3) three years of experience in a laboratory performing hands-on chemical operations; Must have no documented quality or safety issues during the most recent 18 month period
• OR Any combination of the above college credit courses and equivalent experience to equal six (6) years; Must have no documented quality or safety issues during the most recent 18 month period
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., 1 year job-related experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative ). DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2)

Skills

• Must be able to perform all duties and functions outlined above
• Must meet initial employment requirements
• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend applicable written and/or oral instructions
• Must be physically fit to perform the above job functions as determined by Medical Evaluation
• All qualifications, work history, training, and education are to be verified by direct contact with former employers and/or documented proof; Must have no documented quality or safety issues during the most recent 18 month period
  

• For Engineering Technician II (Laboratory): Must have a minimum of two (2) years experience as an Engineering Technician I (Laboratory) at Pantex OR equivalent laboratory experience. Must have no documented quality or safety issues during the most recent 18 month period.

Functional Requirements

• Lifting or carrying {less than 51 pounds (or specify # of pounds _40_)
• Ability to keyboard
• Repetitive motion of the wrist/forearm
• Walking (_1_ hour/day)
• Standing (_1_ hour/day)
• Near vision (must be able to read computer screen, manuscript, book etc, at approximately 13-16 inches from the face)
• Ability to distinguish basic colors (red, green, etc.)
• Ability to qualify to wear a respirator (Engineering Tech-reuse) ONLY
• No evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse
• Ability to use small tools
• Ability to perform safety-sensitive duties

Environmental Factors

• Solvents and degreasing agents
• Heavy metals
• Radiation exposure
• Lasers (Engineering Tech-reuse) ONLY

Why Pantex and Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.