Job Description

Job Description

What’s it like working for a company that delivers life-saving products and services to our nation’s military? Humbling. As part of our Ordnance Systems team in Radford, VA, you will be working alongside some of the industry's top talent on the forefront of energetics technology.

We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Fixed Equipment Inspector to help oversee the mechanical integrity and regulatory compliance of our static assets at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in southwestern Virginia. This role is vital to ensuring the safety, reliability, and environmental compliance of our piping systems, pressure vessels, and storage tanks. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of damage mechanisms, non-destructive testing (NDT) methodologies, and industry codes, and will act as the subject matter expert for fitness-for-service evaluations and repair strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance Inspections: Execute and manage visual, internal, and external inspections of pressure vessels, piping circuits, and aboveground storage tanks in accordance with API and ASME codes.
• Defect and Damage Evaluation: Identify and evaluate localized corrosion, cracking, erosion, and other metallurgical damage mechanisms. Determine remaining life and calculate next-inspection intervals.
• Repair Oversight: Develop and approve formal repair packages, alteration procedures, and pressure-test procedures. Oversee contract QA/QC welders and NDT technicians during turnarounds or outages.
• Documentation and Recordkeeping: Maintain meticulous inspection records, asset histories, and regulatory documentation using standard Inspection Management Software.
• Risk-Based Inspection (RBI): Support the development and implementation of Risk-Based Inspection programs to optimize plant maintenance strategies.
• Driving Reliability: Lead formal and informal Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• End-to-End Ownership: Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative mindset by owning recommendations from initial diagnosis though execution; actively partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams to follow up, troubleshoot, and ensure corrective actions are successfully drive to completion.
• Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Actively partner with other asset integrity and reliability peers during major outages or high-volume campaigns; demonstrate the flexibility to lead technical initiatives or work at the direction of a peer colleague, depending on which discipline is driving the scope of work.
• This role requires regular presence in a manufacturing or fabrication environment. The incumbent must be able to access and safely navigate production areas which may include climbing, kneeling, stooping, and working in confined spaces. Must also be able to comply with all requirements including the use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with company policy.

Required Skills and Education

• High School Diploma/GED required with 8+ years of relevant experience to include mechanical integrity inspection experience in heavy industrial environments (e.g., chemical, refining, water/wastewater, or power generation).
• Must hold at least one of the following certificates and ideally all three: valid API 510 (Pressure Vessel Inspector), API 570 (Piping Inspector), and API 653 (Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector) certifications.
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Section VIII (Vessels), ASME B31.3/B31.1 (Piping), and API 579 (Fitness-for-Service).
• Familiarity with various NDT methods (UT, MT, PT, RT).
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, excellent collaborative skills to work alongside plant engineers and maintenance crafts, and an uncompromising commitment to safety.
• Microsoft Office experience.

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services Posting

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Preferred Skills and Education

• Preferred experience within a chemical facility
• Technical degree or engineering background preferred
• Knowledge of a computer maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Experience building and maintaining an Inspection Data Management System (IDMS) #LI-Onsite #LI-JR1

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience