As a member of the EU- ITER Department of 'Fusion for Energy', the Mechanical Engineer for the EC Launcher will work in Plasma Engineering Project which includes three sub-project areas: Ion Cyclotron ITER antennas for plasma heating, the Electron Cyclotron Upper Launchers (EC UL) for MHD control and plasma engineering. The Mechanical engineer for the EC Launcher will be assigned to the EC UL sub-project and will report to the Project Manager. The role that the successful candidate will cover in the Project is both technical and of project management support. He/she, among other tasks, will: • Support and contribute to all phases of the Call for Tender/Proposals process through to placement of development, design and manufacturing contracts; • Contribute to the preparation of detailed technical specifications and associated quality management documents for Call for Tender/Proposals, in collaboration with the Procurement Officer; • Contribute to the technical evaluation of tender responses and in negotiations for concluding R&D, design and manufacturing contracts; • Support the implementation of development for critical components, together with industry and laboratories; • Organise technical meetings (e.g. design reviews, progress meeting, etc), preparing reports and minutes as required; • Assess the results of engineering analyses, designs and (manufacturing) drawings produced by suppliers; • Contribute to the definition of testing and qualification programmes (according to technical needs and QA requirements); witness testing of components in preparation of the PAs. • Contribute to the provision of cost estimates in his/her area of responsibilities; • Follow-up manufacturing contracts including overseeing of hardware procurement, assembly, installation and testing, monitoring of progress, proposals for remedial action, approval of designs, and attendance of tests; • Provide support for the preparation of the Procurement Arrangements (PA) with ITER, which define F4E’s scope of supply and associated responsibilities, and liaise with ITER during the whole period of the PA, up to final acceptance; • Provide support for the preparation of F4E work programmes and work plans and to their implementation; • Provide support for the monitoring of the contractual activities, for their reporting internal to F4E as well as to external bodies, as required • Prepare and provide the required inputs for preparation of the F4E project schedules and its regular maintenance and updating in cooperation with the Planning and Scheduling Group; • Liaise with other F4E departments, in particular with Administration, for all matters concerning the contracts; • Maintain the contractual files documentation; • Contribute to the management of interfaces between F4E, suppliers and ITER, including with other ITER Parties in charge of the procurement of interfacing sub-systems and components. ?
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