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The Leidos Research Support Team supporting the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking an Operations Engineer to join our team in Pittsburgh, PA. In this role, you will support cutting edge research to provide actionable scientific and data-driven results to inform Direct Air Carbon capture advancement with a specific emphasis on pilot projects. You will perform engineering work in R&D, design, development, integration, operations, and troubleshooting environments. You will develop and apply engineering standards and procedures, and provide advice on issues within the engineering field. You will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design, execute and evaluate experiments, and communicate to a variety of audiences (i.e., conferences, internal meetings).

As the Operations Engineer, you will provide necessary support for installation, startup and operation of the research, development, and test systems that comprise the Direct Air Capture (DAC) Center facility at NETL. The Center's mission is to support research, development, and testing of prototype technologies for direct air capture and storage of carbon. Your role will be critical to support the DAC mission. The Operations Engineer will work under the direction of the DAC Technical Director and the DAC Operations Lead to provide critical support of the Center's activities.

Location: This position is 100% onsite at the NETL campus in Pittsburgh, PA

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Working with the Center Technical Director and Center testing partners in the creation and modification of experimental protocols.
• Conducting collaborative R&D with testing partners using Center test systems.
• Producing journal-quality data sets and analysis documents using Center test systems.
• Contributing to peer-reviewed publications, patents, and other products.
• Supporting the preparation and modification of Safety Analysis and Review System (SARS) packages as associated with safe operation of the Center.
• Communicating with colleagues across multiple areas (project managers, other professional resources, etc.) to solve complex problems that require deliberate, thorough analysis
• You'll performs, or manage a provider to perform, installs, configurations, upgrades/enhancements, and maintenance activities of aligned technologies.
• Ensuring the facility is operated in a safe, efficient and compliant manner.
• You Perform conceptual design to support the activities leading to the creation of new or improvements to existing products or product applications.
• Prepare design, analysis, test requirements, performance, schedule, and cost information as required in the assigned area of responsibility for existing or new products.
• Working independently to achieve day-to-day objectives with significant impact on operational results or project deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate risks for assigned projects.

Required Education, Experience & Other:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with 3+ years professional experience.
• Strong skills in organization, communication, and conflict resolution.
• Experience managing customer or client expectations.
• Ability to learn and apply standard policies and procedures.
• Must be able to meet the requirements for gaining access to work on the NETL campus.
• U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in supporting startup of new or modified facilities
• Experience working in an R&D environment
• Experience with safety analysis and development of safety protocols
• Experience with developing and analyzing large data sets

Salary Range: $75K to $90K
Original Posting Date: 2024-04-15While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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