What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Engineer position at Jacobs?
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Your Impact:
Jacobs is seeking an engineer or environmental scientist to join our Source Emissions and Environmental Monitoring team in support of our Research Laboratory Support (RLS) contract with the U.S. EPA in Research Triangle Park, NC. The ideal candidate will have professional skills and specialized academic training in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or an environmental science field that will be used for and will lead to a considerable amount of independent, self-managed work. The ideal candidate's duties will also develop into managing projects and personnel.
Responsibilities may include:
- Troubleshooting, evaluating, designing, and operating combustion systems.
- Supervise 1-3 employees including managing their efforts on various projects and implementing the corporate safety program.
- Collaborate with environmental scientists, engineers, and other specialists to provide combustion source measurement support to EPA.
- Operate and/or provide general oversite for the operation of combustion facilities located at EPA's research facility.
- Troubleshoot and help resolve problems with combustion facilities including designing new controls, sourcing replacement parts, and directing the repairs of the facilities.
- Set up sampling equipment and collect samples following EPA Methods such as CFR40, Part 60 Appendix A, Methods 1-4, Method 5, and Method 202.
- Design and help set up sampling systems including continuous emission measurement systems such as gas analyzers, FTIRs, and particle measurement instruments.
- Review data to ensure compliance with project data quality goals and to identify areas for improvement in the quality system.
- Directly interact with EPA personnel by participating in meetings and working with groups to operate and collect data from combustion sources.
- Maintain hand-written and electronic records of measurement results and reports in accordance with required records management protocols.
- Perform all work in accordance with established safety and quality assurance protocols.
Here's What You'll Need:
Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or Environmental Technology from an accredited institution.10 years in technical field preferably with combustion research. Experience with implementing safety protocols including writing guidance safety documents. Strong computer skills using Microsoft Excel and Word, PLC programming, configuring industrial controls, and data acquisition experience.
Skills required:
- Competent with hand tools to install and repair equipment.
- Understanding the principles of combustion including fuel stoichiometry and criteria pollutants.
- Understanding and interpreting equipment operation manuals and laboratory operating procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with following EPA air emissions methodology.
- Experience writing technical documents such as safety plans, operational procedures, facility manuals, and technical reports.
- Experience with project management, leading technical staff to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.
- Experience in developing a budget for projects and keeping good complete financial records.
Here's What You'll Need:
Essential Functions
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting: Some lifting required up to 35lbs, less than 5%
- Climbing: less than 10%
- Special clothing/equipment (wearing): Industrial PPE (safety glasses, protective shoes, lab coats, hard hats, gloves), 30%
- Occasional work in hot or cold environments, less than 5%
- High noise level: Industrial setting, less than 10%
Work Environment:
- Setting: Laboratory or industrial indoor setting, greater than 90%; occasional outdoors less than 10%
- Hazardous conditions: Some industrial and laboratory hazards present, less than 5%
- Extreme (hot/cold) temperatures involved: rare work in hot or cold environments, less than 10%
- Travel/transportation requirements: May be required occasionally, less than 15%
Equipment and Machines:
- Office equipment/machines electrically/battery operated: Calibration instrumentation for various parameters, computers, 90%.
- Furnaces and combustion equipment and other industrial equipment, 50%
- Vehicles: Scissor lifts, forklifts, and automobiles, less than 10%
- Tools used in trade: Common hand tools such as wrenches and screwdrivers for test setup, 20%.
Attendance:
- Overtime, regular days, off days: Regular days M-F
- Shift: 1 st shift, 95%
- Necessity for regular attendance: Core working hours 9:00 a.m. to 3: p.m.
- Urgency for punctuality: yes
Other Essential Functions:
Must pass background clearance for federal government contractor positions
Candidate must exhibit professional behavior that promotes teamwork, fosters cooperation, and enhances productivity in the workplace. Must be well organized with the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to work effectively with a variety of foreign national, government, and contractor personnel at all levels. Must be able to interface effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization. Grooming and dress are usually business casual, but dependent on the client's standards. Must not pose a safety hazard to employees working in the same general area.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) and supplemental language (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated\files/employers/eeoc\gina_supplement.pdf) .
We're invested in you and your success. Everything we do is more than just a project. It's our challenge as human beings, too. That's why we bring a thoughtful and collaborative approach to every one of our partnerships.
At Jacobs, we challenge the status quo and redefine how to solve the world's greatest challenges, transforming big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow
Your Impact:
Jacobs is seeking an engineer or environmental scientist to join our Source Emissions and Environmental Monitoring team in support of our Research Laboratory Support (RLS) contract with the U.S. EPA in Research Triangle Park, NC. The ideal candidate will have professional skills and specialized academic training in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or an environmental science field that will be used for and will lead to a considerable amount of independent, self-managed work. The ideal candidate's duties will also develop into managing projects and personnel.
Responsibilities may include:
- Troubleshooting, evaluating, designing, and operating combustion systems.
- Supervise 1-3 employees including managing their efforts on various projects and implementing the corporate safety program.
- Collaborate with environmental scientists, engineers, and other specialists to provide combustion source measurement support to EPA.
- Operate and/or provide general oversite for the operation of combustion facilities located at EPA's research facility.
- Troubleshoot and help resolve problems with combustion facilities including designing new controls, sourcing replacement parts, and directing the repairs of the facilities.
- Set up sampling equipment and collect samples following EPA Methods such as CFR40, Part 60 Appendix A, Methods 1-4, Method 5, and Method 202.
- Design and help set up sampling systems including continuous emission measurement systems such as gas analyzers, FTIRs, and particle measurement instruments.
- Review data to ensure compliance with project data quality goals and to identify areas for improvement in the quality system.
- Directly interact with EPA personnel by participating in meetings and working with groups to operate and collect data from combustion sources.
- Maintain hand-written and electronic records of measurement results and reports in accordance with required records management protocols.
- Perform all work in accordance with established safety and quality assurance protocols.
Here's What You'll Need:
Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or Environmental Technology from an accredited institution.10 years in technical field preferably with combustion research. Experience with implementing safety protocols including writing guidance safety documents. Strong computer skills using Microsoft Excel and Word, PLC programming, configuring industrial controls, and data acquisition experience.
Skills required:
- Competent with hand tools to install and repair equipment.
- Understanding the principles of combustion including fuel stoichiometry and criteria pollutants.
- Understanding and interpreting equipment operation manuals and laboratory operating procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with following EPA air emissions methodology.
- Experience writing technical documents such as safety plans, operational procedures, facility manuals, and technical reports.
- Experience with project management, leading technical staff to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.
- Experience in developing a budget for projects and keeping good complete financial records.
Here's What You'll Need:
Essential Functions
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting: Some lifting required up to 35lbs, less than 5%
- Climbing: less than 10%
- Special clothing/equipment (wearing): Industrial PPE (safety glasses, protective shoes, lab coats, hard hats, gloves), 30%
- Occasional work in hot or cold environments, less than 5%
- High noise level: Industrial setting, less than 10%
Work Environment:
- Setting: Laboratory or industrial indoor setting, greater than 90%; occasional outdoors less than 10%
- Hazardous conditions: Some industrial and laboratory hazards present, less than 5%
- Extreme (hot/cold) temperatures involved: rare work in hot or cold environments, less than 10%
- Travel/transportation requirements: May be required occasionally, less than 15%
Equipment and Machines:
- Office equipment/machines electrically/battery operated: Calibration instrumentation for various parameters, computers, 90%.
- Furnaces and combustion equipment and other industrial equipment, 50%
- Vehicles: Scissor lifts, forklifts, and automobiles, less than 10%
- Tools used in trade: Common hand tools such as wrenches and screwdrivers for test setup, 20%.
Attendance:
- Overtime, regular days, off days: Regular days M-F
- Shift: 1 st shift, 95%
- Necessity for regular attendance: Core working hours 9:00 a.m. to 3: p.m.
- Urgency for punctuality: yes
Other Essential Functions:
Must pass background clearance for federal government contractor positions
Candidate must exhibit professional behavior that promotes teamwork, fosters cooperation, and enhances productivity in the workplace. Must be well organized with the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to work effectively with a variety of foreign national, government, and contractor personnel at all levels. Must be able to interface effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization. Grooming and dress are usually business casual, but dependent on the client's standards. Must not pose a safety hazard to employees working in the same general area.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) and supplemental language (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated\files/employers/eeoc\gina_supplement.pdf) .
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