Team Leader, US ITER Instrumentation and Controls (I&C)
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**Team Leader, US ITER Instrumentation and Controls (I&C)**

**Location:** Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Requisition Id 7421

**Overview:**

US ITER is a Department of Energy multi-laboratory project that executes the US contributions to ITER for the US, which is a non-host partner in the seven-member international collaboration to design and construct, in France, a fusion device aimed at establishing the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. On the Web:

The US ITER Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Team Leader works with the Project Director, Assistant Project Director, Project Manager, Engineering Systems Division Director, Manufacturing Systems Division Director and WBS Team Leaders to manage and lead the US ITER I&C Group. The US ITER I&C Group provides the design and procurement basis for all I&C hardware and software for US ITER contributions, including those for the Tokamak Cooling Water System, the Tokamak Exhaust Processing System, the Electron Cyclotron & Ion Cyclotron Transmission Lines, the Disruption Mitigation System, the Pellet Injector, the Central Solenoid Magnets and Toroidal Field Conductor, Diagnostics, the Standard Vacuum Components and Roughing Pumps, and the Steady State Electric Network. Activities will span R&D, design, fabrication and testing in accordance with specific requirements of the ITER organization.

**Major Duties/Responsibilities:**

* Responsible for managing of US ITER I&C Group, including execution of I&C scope, and definition of required resources and schedule for each US ITER in-kind contribution.

* Develops and manages in a timely manner the budget plans for the I&C Group. The I&C Group will evolve in time, peaking at approximately 15 engineers and support staff; with a Line-Item component of approximately $97M over the life of the construction project. Group size will vary throughout the project depending on project phase and how engineering services are procured.

* With Engineering Systems Division Director, develops hiring plan for Group staff, and oversees implementation of this plan.

* Works with the ITER Organization in development of the Global Control system as well as the integration of the Global system with the local control systems developed for each US ITER technical subsystem. Overall responsibility includes integration, design, software development, acquisition and fabrication, software development, debugging and testing. Responsibility may include commissioning of hardware and software for these systems depending on future agreements with ITER.

* Working with Division Directors and WBS Leaders, develops specific goals and milestones for Project activities of each Team for each year, with identification of resources required for achievement of goals.

* Tracks progress of I&C Group towards achieving planned milestones.

* Completes and executes in a timely manner the required periodic performance evaluations for I&C Group members in the direct employ of US ITER / UT-Battelle. Contributes to performance evaluations for team members matrixed to the project.

* Responsible for hiring staff members within the I&C Group and evaluating their performance towards achieving required goals.

* Develops and oversees professional development plans for staff.

* Coordinates preparations for, presentations at, and responses to, recommendations from external technical review and advisory committees.

* Ensures US ITER I&C systems comply with ITER Organization I&C standards and requirements. Examples include: Use of CODAC distributed control system software; use of CODAC standard hardware; equipment qualified for ITER environment; etc.

* Ensures and leads Group and individual compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements.

* Maintains a strong commitment to the implementation and perpetuation of values and ethics.

**Basic Qualifications:**

* A Bachelors Degree (or higher) in science or engineering

* A minimum of 8 years of experience in design, building, assembling, and/or testing of controls hardware for large-scale R&D or industrial facilities

* At least 5 years of experience in leading or supervising teams (direct or matrixed)

**Preferred Qualifications:**

* A Masters Degree (or higher) in science or engineering

* 12+ years of experience in design, building, and testing controls hardware for large-scale R&D or industrial facilities

* At least 10 years experience in leading or supervising teams responsible for control systems

* Comfortable communicating, both written and verbally, with all levels of staff

* Experience managing a project having a multi-organizational, collaborative work environment (e.g. managing teams from multiple national laboratories)

**Special Requirements:**

* Available for foreign and domestic travel

* Able to attend remote conferencing during non-standard work hours due to collaboration across time zones

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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