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Overview

Job Title: Controls Engineer

Location: White Oak, MD

Job Family Code: O - Engineering

Function/Branch: Engineering/Tunnel 9

Directorate: Test Operations

Position Type: Regular, Full Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Sponsorship: Position Not Sponsored

Grade: M06 (OB0606) – M07 (OB0705)

Salary Range: M06: $90,000 - $108,000; M07: $94,000 - $122,000 / year

Overview

Open to External candidates. Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Controls Engineer, supporting TOS II, at AEDC Tunnel 9 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Controls Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Job Summary

The Controls Engineer is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the electrical machinery and control systems required to achieve reliable wind tunnel facility operations.

Job Duties:

Specific tasks associated with this type of work include but are not limited to:

• Provide facility pressure/temperature measurement, flow/valve controls, process controls, and electrical distribution with a safety focus.
• Responsible for long-term reliability, availability, and maintainability of the assigned facility control systems.
• Act as technical point of contact for facility electrical and controls engineering issues.
• Ensure proper development of requirements, schedules, budget estimates and statements of work for facility repair and refurbishment projects.
• Perform system analyses, track system reliability, availability, and cost parameters as well as maintaining system records and configuration management and control.
• Maintain/upgrade control systems utilizing LabView, National Instruments hardware (cDAQ, cRIO, PXI) and PLC programming.
• Work closely with technicians and electricians in the field and in a hands-on setting to predict performance, diagnosis, and troubleshooting problems. May require working in cramped or confined spaces on occasion.
• Conduct and write up system safety hazard analyses and write clear work instructions.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.
  

Basic Qualifications:

• S. degree in engineering or mechatronics from a regionally accredited college or university.
• M07: Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network
• Current US Citizenship required.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant electrical engineering experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, testing and measuring systems, field engineering, or plant operation in large industrial plants, utilities, process plants, etc.
• Demonstrated skill in oral and written communication
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Towards New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at the Maryland location.

M06: $90,000 - $108,000; M07: $94,000 - $122,000 / year at Tunnel 9, Silver Spring, Maryland.

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.