Mechanical Engineer, Remote Handling

Mechanical Engineer, Remote Handling

ITER - International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity at the heart of an ambitious fusion energy project? Join our Assembly and Commissioning Support Division within the Engineering Service Department (ESD) as a Mechanical Engineer in charge of developing remote handling systems.

As a Mechanical Engineer, Remote Handling your goals will include:

• Performing the entire engineering life cycle (specification, design, qualification, procurement, installation, integration, commissioning and maintenance) for the scope of activity for remote handling tools;
• Providing engineering input and technical support for the scope of activity;
• Ensuring deliverables are produced according to project schedule and budget, within a quality-assured environment that requires rigor and a systematic way of working;
• Developing, under the leadership of your discipline manager, your skills and experience for the benefit of the Project.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the delivery of mechanical designs and supports engineering activities for the scope of activity (remote handling);
• Performs mechanical analyses to validate the design;
• Writes technical documentation as required for the procurement, fabrication, qualification and testing of the equipment, prepare relevant tenders, and updates documents as needed;
• Follows up on the manufacturing for the scope of activity including qualification tests and final acceptance tests (FATs);
• Collects and verifies input data for the design of the assigned scope and reviews the deliverables produced by external design contractors.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provides assistance to the Domestic Agencies, contractors and ITER groups to carry-out engineering, R&D, interface control and procurement work as required;
• Reviews detailed workshop drawings or any Installation Procedures, Inspection & Test Plans and the installation testing issued by the installation Contractor;
• Issues inspection and observation reports when and where required.

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the staff member may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above primary responsibilities.

Experience & Competencies

Essential:

• Proven experience in developing remote handling tools/systems for operation in large research facilities or nuclear installations;
• Remote Handling:
  • Design, analysis, integration and/or operation of automated/remotely operated/robotic systems;
  • Implementation and optimization of automated/remotely operated/robotic systems through testing, commissioning and/or direct usage.
• Mechanical Engineering: Specifying, designing, and testing mechanical components, systems and interfaces;
• Manufacturing Follow up: Experience in the follow-up of manufacturing of mechanical parts, including working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing techniques;
• Continuous Improvement: proposing changes to processes and systems to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity over time;
• Quality Management Systems (QMS): apply the applicable procedures related to your field of activity.

Desirable:

• Software:
  • Mechanical engineering (e.g. ANSYS, ABAQUS, CAESAR II, STAAD PRO or similar);
  • CAD activities (e.g. CATIA (ENOVIA), SMART PLANT, AVEVA E3D/Diagrams or similar);
  • Virtual Reality modelling tools.
• Codes & Standards: Understanding and applying industry, discipline or job-specific codes, standards and regulations to ensure that products, services, and processes comply with applicable requirements and legal frameworks such as ASME, RCC-MR or similar;
• Organizational Savvy: maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people related organizational dynamics;
• Optimizes Work Processes: knowing or identifying the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant discipline;
• The required education degree(s) may be substituted by extensive professional experience involving similar work responsibilities and/or additional training certificates in relevant domains.