Lifting Device and Equipment Engineer (LDE)

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KBR is seeking a Lifting Device and Equipment Engineer to provide day-to-day technical responsibility of the lifting device and equipment safety efforts for NASA GSFC.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains overall knowledge of NASA Safety Policy (which includes the Lifting Standard) and ensures customer satisfaction by responding to customer requirements encompassing this safety engineering discipline.
• Coordinate with Facility Operations Managers lab managers project points of contact and equipment owners to schedule and conduct tasks minimizing facility conflicts.

• Properly identifying customer problems and issues researching program requirements and determining the most effective solution given technical qualifications and contractual requirements.
• Prepare and deliver detailed deficiency reports within 24 hours of discovery to LDE owners to facilitate timely resolution.
• Work with NASA safety and LDE Manager to ensure all documentation is reviewed and approved within three business days of submission. Escalate unresolved issues to LDE owners.
• Communicate with NASA safety regarding requirements and equipment status changes. Notify LDE owners of items tagged out of service (OOS) and provide resolution plans.

• Provide guidance and works independently with the customer. Interacts regularly with customer representatives concerning work in progress.
• Interface with reliability quality and systems engineering to assess applicable risk to programmatic technical and cost concerns.
• Interfaces regularly at all levels keeping management informed of task status discussing newly proposed tasks and making presentations.
• Reviews lift plans; review accident reports; performs and/or reviews hazard assessments; develops trade-off studies corrective action system elements and prepares reports.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Understands a broad range of systems and risk as it applies to programmatic technical and cost concerns.
• Experience with maintenance inspection and certification of lifting devices and equipment (such as cranes hoists powered industrial trucks mobile elevated work platforms rigging hardware lifting slings and below-the-hook lifting devices).
• Certified to perform NDT inspections (preferred).

Required Education & Experience:

BS in Engineering (i.e. structures or mechanical)

10 or more years of engineering experience

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter detailing relevant experience and certifications. All applicants must be eligible for work in the United States and able to support NASA GSFC operations in Greenbelt MD.

Basic Compensation:

• Jobs on this contract range from$142300 - $213400. Pay range is specific to the Greenbelt MD area.

• The offered rate will be based on the position contract affordability the selected candidates working location knowledge skills abilities experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

• KBR may offer bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus relocation benefits short-term incentives long-term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits:

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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