Consultant - Laboratory Technician (NSTDC)

The Consultant - Laboratory Technician provides expertise in electronics, security and security systems at the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre (NSTDC). The role involves routine operations, maintenance, configuration management of security equipment, and providing training and technical expertise to applied research and development projects and training courses for NSTDC trainees.

Responsibilities

• Routine operation, maintenance, configuration management and testing of security equipment at NSTDC.
• Prepare, and ensure in good working order, all equipment and training kits required for various nuclear security training courses involving security equipment.
• Perform testing and related programming of various features of the security equipment in order to ensure proper functioning, and to diagnose malfunctions.
• Perform troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing systems and/or equipment.
• Inform Unit Head of new products and developments and request orders for replacement parts when needed.
• Draft and prepare procurement specifications, evaluate bids, develop and implement acceptance test procedures for security equipment upgrades.
• Provide expertise in the training of fellows and other trainees from Member States on operation, maintenance and testing of security equipment.
• Provide expertise in the team in the control and data acquisition of scientific instruments, microprocessor applications and information communication technology of nuclear security instrumentation.
• Prepare, and ensure in good working order, all equipment and training kits required for various nuclear security training courses involving instrumentation systems and microprocessor applications.
• Contribute technical input in the training of fellows and other trainees from Member States on effective use of nuclear instrumentation for radiation detection, spectrometry and other nuclear security applications.

Requirements

• University degree in nuclear security, electronic engineering or other relevant qualifications.
• Minimum of five years of relevant working experience in the field of security systems and of instrumentation, electronics and measurement technology.
• Excellent oral and written command of English.
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Nuclear Security
• Electronics Engineering
• Security Systems
• Instrumentation Technology
• Measurement Technology
• Security Equipment Maintenance
• Configuration Management Database
• Technical Training Delivery
• Applied Research Support
• Security Systems Operation
• Laboratory Equipment Maintenance

Languages

English