US ITER Lead Engineer

Requisition Id 10192

Overview:

The United States is a partner nation in ITER, an unprecedented international collaboration of scientists and engineers working to design, construct, and assemble a burning plasma experiment that can demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. A self-heated burning plasma is a crucial step in fusion energy development. US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. Partner labs are Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). ITER's other partners are the People's Republic of China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation. Find out more about this exciting project at www.usiter.org and www.iter.org .

On the perimeter of the Tokamak, facing the plasma, are multiple ports which house diagnostic systems to monitor plasma activity and other key factors for operation. The Port Integration team’s responsibility is to design, analyze and integrate multiple diagnostic systems to be housed in each port. The US responsibility is designated to four of these ports and this position will be Technical Lead (or Technical Responsible Officer) for two of those ports, Equatorial Ports 3 and 9.

US ITER is seeking an experienced engineer with a background in design, analysis, and manufacturing of complex structures and integrated systems. A primary function will be communicating regularly with an international team with IO and diagnostic system counterparts. As the Technical Lead of this complex system, you will serve as a key resource to help guide the project team members as to their work. This position will contribute to documentation development and review in line with our immediate goals of achieving design approval. This position will support the manufacturing feasibility, procurement fabrication, assembly, and testing phases through delivery to ITER. It will also interface with vendors, engineering personnel within the US ITER project and personnel at the ITER headquarters in France. This role reports to the US ITER Port Integration Team Lead and has this role’s authority and approval levels include providing work direction to group members within guidelines established by the US ITER Manufacturing Systems Division. You may serve the role of Technical Project Officer (TPO) for specific procurement contracts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Team Lead, Project Engineers, QA, and Procurement within US ITER to develop technical specifications, statements of work and drawing packages detailing the requirements for Port Integration to establish external standards for suppliers and vendors.
• Continuously develop education of similar Port Integrators and Diagnostics and serve as Technical Expert of Equatorial Ports 3 and 9 for the US team.
• Plan, develop, coordinate, and direct important projects or a number of lesser projects with many complex features.
• Carry out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.
• Develop and evaluate plans and criteria with Project Engineers for projects and activities to be carried out by others.
• Execute mechanical design and analysis.
• Carry out the process of designing, documenting, and reviewing engineering design and calculations.
• Coordinate and execute collaborative team meetings with domestic and foreign diagnostic counterparts to report status and develop actions to push joint progress.
• Lead technical review of final design documents and drawings including Process Flow Diagrams, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams, Technical Specifications, analysis and calculations
• Prepare and give presentations for meetings of technical scope and progress.
• Determine applicability and appropriateness of requirements and internal controls.
• Support Control Accounts Manager in preparation of cost and schedule estimates and provide project progress monthly.
• Reprioritize activities within the scope of work being managed.
• Assist Control Accounts Manager prepare Project Execution Plans and manage work to that Plan, including cost and schedule with support of Project Engineers.
• Work with Team Lead to supervise the project engineers and technicians who assist them, estimate personnel needs, and schedule and assign work to meet completion deadlines on assigned projects.
• Prepare documentation (installation procedures, analysis reports, calculations, system description documents, design reviews).
• Manage configuration control activities during design and fabrication phases
• Supervise the process of the drawings by overseeing the preparation, approval, and release of drawings for manufacturing.
• Oversee and/or supervise the fabrication, installation, and commissioning of designed components.
• Evaluate fabrication deviation requests and non-conformances from industrial suppliers
• Specify US ITER intervention points (hold points, witness points, customer inspections) during fabrication and participate/oversee these activities.
• Foreign and domestic travel to sponsor (IO), fabricators, and support subcontractors facilities is required.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical preferred but will consider other related degrees).
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant technical and project management experience demonstrating understanding of design, analysis, and manufacturing of complex structures and integrated systems.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve project goals, utilize project management tools to support execution of project scope, interface effectively with management, and interface effectively with vendors and fabricators.
• Perform and make decisions independently with limited supervisory assistance.
• Familiarity with 3D modelling/CAD and development/review of fabrication drawings.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of researchers, engineers, and technicians; domestic and international.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Engineering (Mechanical preferred but will consider other related degrees).
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of relevant technical and project management experience demonstrating comprehensive understanding of design and manufacturing of diagnostics, optics, RF, microwave and vacuum components for large-scale science or nuclear facilities
• Experienced with high tolerance machining techniques.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes including precision machining.
• Experience with metrology and tolerance studies
• Familiarity with DOE procurement guidelines, preferably 413.3B projects.
• Familiarity with U.S. and international design codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in the commercial nuclear industry.
• Experience working in an international environment.
• Design Experience:
• Mechanisms & linkages
• High heat flux components,
• Specialty materials and austenitic steels,
• Diagnostic components,
• Components in high vacuum environments
• P roficiency with ASME Y14.5, GD&T

Benefits at ORNL: UT Battelle offers an exceptional benefits package to include matching 401K, Pension Plan, Paid Vacation and Medical / Dental plan. Onsite amenities include Credit Union, Medical Clinic and free Fitness facilities.

Relocation: Moving is stressful and expensive, and UT Battelle offers a wide range of relocation benefits for individuals and families to make it easier to come and work here. If you are invited to interview, please ask your Recruiter about relocating with ORNL.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.