Equipment Qualification Engineer IO1200

Equipment Qualification Engineer IO1200

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 us as an Equipment Qualification Engineer where your goals will include:

• Coordinating the implementation of processes and technical instructions required to qualify for equipment for functional requirements and environmental conditions, including normal, incidental and accidental conditions.
• Elaborating technical specifications and procedures for nuclear equipment and component qualification (such as Electrical and/or Instrumentation & Control equipment).
• Contributes to, and reviews the drafting, technical control and surveillance of the qualification reports to be part of the Safety Files for the Nuclear Safety Authority.
• 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 and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs a detailed review of nuclear equipment qualification documents (e.g. Identification File, Qualification programme/plan, Test specifications, Test Reports, monitoring files/Qualification Follow-up Documents, Qualification Summary Report, Qualification Preservation Sheets, Reference Files) and prepares technical review notes.
• Uses multi-system analyses to define loads for equipment qualification purposes and verifies that associated requirements are properly met.
• Provides technical advice to the ITER Systems Teams on all matters related to equipment qualification.
• Elaborates and refines qualification technical specifications and procedures for complex qualification conditions.
• Gathers information to monitor and report on the progress of equipment qualification and to continuously ensure that the List of Qualified Equipment is up to date.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participates in controls, audits, or inspections concerning equipment qualification, and document the findings in formal reports.

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 equipment/component qualification (e.g. sensors, I&C and/or electrical components) for complex international projects in highly regulated environment, preferably nuclear fission or fusion industry.
• Testing and Qualification: Defining test sequences and supervising the execution of qualification tests in accordance with the specifications of systems, components, piece parts, as well as integrated systems.
• Solid knowledge of equipment failure mechanisms and sensitivity of Electrical and I&C equipment to environmental conditions, such as temperature, radiation, humidity, electromagnetic field (EMC).
• Analysis: Understand, interpret and justify analyses of complex components, under extreme loading conditions (e.g. electromagnetic, radioactive) in a nuclear field.
• Collaboration: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Results-Oriented: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• 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:

• Nuclear and related standards (i.e. RCC-E, IEEE, IEC, IAEA, NRC, etc.) concerning equipment qualification (especially for Electrical and I&C equipment).
• Experience in Fire Qualification: Previous experience in qualifying equipment to withstand fire and meet fire safety standards.
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• 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 electronic, automation, nuclear engineering or another relevant discipline.

Desirable:

• Certifications in RCC-E or IEEE standard concerning equipment qualification.
• The required education degree(s) may be substituted by extensive professional experience involving similar work responsibilities and/or additional training certificates in relevant domains.