Overview
The Instrumentation Engineer provides professional expertise for the deployment of instrumentation for safeguards verification purposes in nuclear facilities worldwide. The role involves providing expert advice, supporting the use of instruments, reviewing data, and potentially contributing to instrumentation development.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and organize work, focusing on priorities and selecting effective technical solutions for monitoring and verification.
- Draft test plans, test reports, operating procedures, and technical requirements for safeguards instrumentation.
- Carry out field installation of safeguards instrumentation, including configuration, laboratory evaluation, performance testing, and validation.
- Provide analytical support in reviewing instrumentation data and identifying irregularities.
- Plan and implement effective maintenance procedures for field and headquarters.
- Act as an end-user and subject matter expert during the design and development of new equipment.
- Provide technical support to the Department, including compilation of needs, field support during inspections, and instrumentation training.
- Subject to approval, function as a safeguards inspector.
Required Experience
- Minimum of five years of work experience in the application of non-destructive assay and/or imaging and/or containment solutions, preferably in the context of nuclear security or safeguards.
- Experience in testing and performance evaluation, commissioning, operation, and troubleshooting of portable and installed instrumentation, including network solutions.
- Experience in data processing and evaluation, as well as analytical support.
- Experience of working in an international environment an asset.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree - University degree in physics, chemistry, engineering with specialization in a field relevant to nuclear engineering or nuclear technology or electronics/electrical engineering.
