Mechanical Engineer, Remote Handling Io0585

Fusion, the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and the stars, is a promising long-term option for a sustainable, non-carbon emitting global energy supply.

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**Application Deadline**: 07/12/2025

**Department**:Engineering Services Department

**Division / Program**:Assembly & Commissioning Support Div.

**Section / Project**: Assembly Tranversal Activities Section

**Job Grade**: P1/P2 ( SALARY SIMULATOR )

**Language Requirements**:Fluent in English (written & spoken)

**Contract Duration**: Initial Employment Contract up to five years with possibility for extension

**Overview**

**Are you looking for an exciting opportunity at the heart of an ambitious fusion energy project?** Join our Assembly and Commissioning Support Division within the Engineering Service Department (ESD) as a Mechanical Engineer in charge of developing remote handling systems.
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As a **Mechanical Engineer,** **Remote Handling** your goals will include:

- Performing the entire engineering life cycle (specification, design, qualification, procurement, installation, integration, commissioning and maintenance) for the scope of activity for remote handling tools.
- Providing engineering input and technical support for the scope of activity.
- Ensuring deliverables are produced according to project schedule and budget, within a quality-assured environment that requires rigor and a systematic way of working.
- Developing, under the leadership of your discipline manager, your skills and experience for the benefit of the Project.
- The ESD provides the required skilled engineering resources or services, which are necessary for the successful completion of the ITER Project._
- The Assembly and Commissioning Support Division aims to plan_ and perform the assembly of the machine and the plant systems, perform site coordination and in-field engineering support to installation activities and perform the component/system commissioning._

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Contributes to the delivery of mechanical designs and supports engineering activities for the scope of activity (remote handling).
- Performs mechanical analyses to validate the design.
- Writes technical documentation as required for the procurement, fabrication, qualification and testing of the equipment, prepare relevant tenders, and updates documents as needed.
- Follows up on the manufacturing for the scope of activity including qualification tests and final acceptance tests (FATs).
- Collects and verifies input data for the design of the assigned scope and reviews the deliverables produced by external design contractors.

**Additional Responsibilities**:

- Provides assistance to the Domestic Agencies, contractors and ITER groups to carry-out engineering, R&D, interface control and procurement work as required.
- Reviews detailed workshop drawings or any Installation Procedures, Inspection & Test Plans and the installation testing issued by the installation Contractor.
- Issues inspection and observation reports when and where required.

**Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the staff member may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above primary responsibilities.**

**Experience & Competencies**

**Essential**:

- **Proven experience** in developing remote handling tools / systems for operation in large research facilities or nuclear installations.
- **Remote Handling**:

- Design, analysis, integration and/or operation of automated / remotely operated / robotic systems.
- Implementation and optimization of automated / remotely operated / robotic systems through testing, commissioning and/or direct usage.
- **Mechanical Engineering**: Specifying, designing, and testing mechanical components, systems and interfaces.
- **Manufacturing Follow up**: Experience in the follow-up of manufacturing of mechanical parts, inc