Instrumentation Technician(G5)

Overview

The Instrumentation Technician prepares safeguards instrumentation and contributes to the delivery of related services, supporting the IAEA's nuclear verification mission. This role involves the assembly, testing, calibration, evaluation, installation, maintenance, and repair of instrumentation used in nuclear facilities.

Tasks Summary

• Contribute to the effective implementation and support of non-destructive assay and/or containment and surveillance systems used in nuclear safeguards verification activities.
• Assemble, test, calibrate, install, configure, maintain and repair safeguards instrumentation for verification and monitoring of nuclear material and facility activities worldwide.
• Undertake procurement activities, the stock management of spare parts and inventories, acceptance and burn-in testing, packing, shipping, writing-off of instrument and updating related databases as required.
• Review data quality and monitor performance of instrumentation to ensure availability of data.
• Support the delivery of hands-on training on assigned instrumentation at HQ or in the field.
• Prepare technical drawings, reports, specifications and other documentation to support the implementation of assigned instrumentation.

Experience Requirements

Minimum of five years of relevant work experience, including in testing or troubleshooting instrumentation problems in the field. Knowledge of and experience with assembling mechanical and electrical instrumentation, electrical design principles, network-based monitoring instrumentation. Experience with safeguards instrumentation, nuclear material, and nuclear facilities, as well as basic knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle an asset. Experience in radiation detection instrumentation and/or computing an asset. Demonstrated experience in writing technical documentation in English.

Qualification Requirements

Completed secondary education. Additional qualification in the area of electronics/technical engineering/information technology (e.g. Berufsschule, Associate University degree, Hoehere Technische Lehranstalt or equivalent) an asset.

Other Details

Languages Required: Excellent oral and written command of English.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Contract Duration: 36 months

Work Modality:

Remuneration: Tax-free annual net base salary starting at EUR 59439 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), 6 weeks' annual vacation, pension plan and health insurance.