Job Description - Unattended Monitoring Systems Engineer (P3) (2024/0335 (020101))
Organization
SGTS-Unattended Monitoring Systems Team
Primary Location
Job Posting
2024-11-14, 2:48:20 PM
Closing Date
2024-12-08, 10:59:00 PM
Duration in Months: 36
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular
Full Competitive Recruitment: Yes
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please note that the closing date for submission of applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant's location.
Organizational Setting
The Department of Safeguards carries out the IAEA’s duties and responsibilities as the world’s nuclear inspectorate, supporting global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The primary role of the Department is to develop and implement IAEA safeguards to ensure that there is no diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful activities and no indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities in a State as a whole.
Main Purpose
As a team member reporting to the Leader of the Unattended Monitoring Systems (UMS) Team, the Unattended Monitoring Systems Engineer provides professional expertise for the deployment of unattended non-destructive assay (NDA) and monitoring systems and contributes to the development of the pertinent technologies. He/she participates in and coordinates a team of technicians in the planning, supervision and implementation of installation activities.
Role
The Unattended Monitoring Systems Engineer is: a technical professional, ensuring the efficient and effective implementation of the development, installation, service and verification of UMS; a technical specialist, advising the UMS Team Leader, technicians and other technical staff; an implementer, installing, calibrating and testing UMS; and an engineer, designing, developing, and assembling UMS.
Functions / Key Results Expected
1. Install, calibrate, and test UMS at various nuclear facilities throughout the world.
2. Repair, maintain and address operational problems of existing UMS installed throughout the world.
3. Test and assess the performance of newly developed advanced UMS technology, particularly NDA technology and data acquisition systems.
4. Draft the required quality management system (QMS) documents, testing and calibration procedures for equipment, and trip reports that detail the installation, repair, design or calibration of UMS installed at nuclear facilities.
5. Perform the evaluation and testing of UMS and relevant components prior to deployment in the field.
6. Draft and present clear and concise plans and presentations covering sustainability, standardization, project management, implementation, maintenance and procurement needs, technical specifications and procedures.
The incumbent may perform his/her work in areas involving exposure to radioactive materials. Therefore, as an Occupationally Exposed Worker, he/she must be medically cleared by VIC Medical Service and is subject to an appropriate radiation and health monitoring programme, in accordance with the IAEA's Radiation Safety Regulations.
Competencies
1. Communication: Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.
2. Achieving Results: Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.
3. Teamwork: Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.
4. Planning and Organizing: Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.
Required Expertise
1. Information Technology: Data Analysis - Working knowledge of data evaluation, analysis, and interpretation for radiation detection systems.
2. Safeguards: Non-destructive Assay - Expertise in the use of computerized simulation tools (e.g. MCNP) in support of development and/or implementation of various NDA instrumentation (gamma detectors, neutron detectors, and coincidence counting systems).
3. Material Out of Regulatory Control: Radiation detection and measurement - Demonstrated ability in developing, evaluating, and/or implementation of various types of radiation detection equipment.
Asset Expertise
1. Safeguards: Nuclear Fuel Cycle/Nuclear Facilities - Working knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle (e.g. enrichment facilities, various reactor types, reprocessing plants).
Qualifications, Experience and Language skills
* Bachelor's Degree - University degree in physics, applied physics or nuclear/electrical engineering.
* Minimum of five years of work experience in the deployment, production or use of nuclear instrumentation, with particular focus on unattended applications. Experience with safeguards instrumentation is an asset.
* Detailed design, development or implementation experience with nuclear detectors and related data acquisition systems applied to NDA, such as high- and low-resolution gamma spectroscopy systems and neutron counters.
* Experience with software for NDA, such as FRAM, MGA, INCC and MIC is an asset.
* Experience in modelling complex gamma and neutron detector systems, such as with MCNP is an asset.
* Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
Evaluation process
1. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the selection criteria stated in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information. Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.
2. Candidates under serious consideration for selection may be subject to reference and background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Appointment information
* Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report.
* Staff members may be assigned to any location.
* Candidates appointed to posts in the Professional and higher categories are subject to IAEA rotation policy and their maximum tour of service shall normally be seven years.
* The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above.
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