QA Manager/Engineer for ITER fusion research project

The Department of Physics is looking for a QA officer/engineer for the Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy section to participate in the development of the Collective Thomson Scattering (CTS) diagnostic for the ITER fusion energy experiment.

The period of employment will be from 1 August 2021 to 23 April 2022. Employment starts at 1 August 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description
The job is an integral part of the project to develop the Collective Thomson Scattering (CTS) diagnostic system for ITER, which is done by DTU with its consortium partner IST (Portugal) under contract with Fusion for Energy. DTU has held the contract since 2014 and has a dedicated team developing the system until the spring of 2022. Travel (in Europe) may be required.

Primary areas of responsibility
Your work will include:

• Project quality assurance responsibility
• Support to writing of QA, administrative and technical reports

In addition, support to the technical development depending on your supplementary qualifications and experience.

Our expectations of you
We expect that you:

• have a master’s degree in Science or engineering
• have experience with quality assurance management
• are a team player

In addition, it would be an advantage to have experience in engineering analysis – e.g. thermomechanical or structural analysis.

We offer
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation and scientific advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the position. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment and salary will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The workplace is the Department of Physics at the DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 31 July 2021 (Danish time). To apply, please open the “Apply online” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV, diplomas and list of references (optional).

If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Senior Scientist, Søren Bang Korsholm via [email protected] . 

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

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