Head of Expert Group ICS

Sck Cen; Belgique; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sck Cen in Belgium seeks a leader for the MINERVA Integrated Control System (ICS) team. You will design, develop, and commission the MINERVA control and safety systems, guiding a multi-disciplinary group and coordinating with national and international partners.

The role requires a master's degree in software engineering, hands-on experience with accelerator controls, EPICS, and agile project management; you will manage 10+ staff and subcontractors to deliver on time.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in software engineering or equivalent.
• Experience as product owner and/or scrum master in agile projects.
• Experience with SW/HW integration of accelerator components/front-end controllers.
• Experience with SW environments like EPICS.
• Able to manage at least 10 employees and subcontractors.
• Experience in systems engineering for accelerator control systems.
• Strong English communication, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Define operational and safety concepts for MINERVA ICS.
• Integrate accelerator and Proton Target Facility elements into MINERVA ICS.
• Collaborate with MINERVA/SCK CEN groups and international partners to set ICS requirements.
• Lead in-house personnel for MINERVA ICS development.
• Oversee subcontractors for MINERVA ICS development.
• Manage ICS project planning, cost, schedule, scope, and communications.
• Distribute workload and ensure timely delivery.
• Provide regular project status reports.

Skills

Design and implement control systems

Team leadership / manage a team

Software engineering

Team player

Problem solving

Clear English communication

Education

Master's degree in software engineering

Tools

EPICS

SW/HW integration

Front-end controllers

Accelerator controls

Job description

Headline

Let our particle accelerator run!

Highlights

• design and implement control systems
• manage a team
• state-of-the-art particle accelerators
• software engineering

Job description

MYRRHA will be the world's first sub-critical particle accelerator-driven reactor, cooled by a lead-bismuth eutectic. Our main mission is to build MYRRHA and use it as a research reactor. But there's still a lot of work to be done, such as constructing MINERVA – the project's first phase that consists of a particle accelerator and its target facilities. For the construction of MINERVA, we are looking for a leader of the Control System group (ICS). In this position, you are responsible for the design, development, implementation and commissioning of the MINERVA control and safety systems (= Integrated Control System ICS). Your duties are:

• assisting in defining the operational/safety concepts of the MINERVA project in terms of ICS implementation
• integrating accelerator and Proton Target Facility elements into MINERVA ICS.
• collaboration with other Minerva and SCK CEN groups and national/international collaborations to define the requirements for the design and implementation of MINERVA ICS.
• management of in-house personnel for the development of MINERVA ICS.
• managing subcontractors to implement the development of MINERVA ICS
• responsible for ICS project management, project planning, cost and schedule management, scope and task management and project communication with other groups and subcontractors.
• defining the distribution of workload among group members, offering support and ensuring the delivery of results within agreed timelines
• reporting on project status

Job requirements

• master's degree or higher in the field of software engineering or equivalent.
• experience as product owner and/or scrum master in agile projects.
• experience with SW/HW integration of accelerator components/front-end controllers
• experience with SW environments like EPICS
• you are a team player and able to manage at least 10 employees and various subcontractors.
• experience in systems engineering for accelerator control systems.
• experience in defining and executing software configuration management.
• experience in writing and reviewing requirement specifications, architectural designs, test plans and test reports.
• experience in project management, resource estimation, budget estimation and project planning.
• you communicate clearly and transparently and have excellent spoken and written knowledge of English. The ability to write technical documents is an asset.
• you are a born problem solver, who is able to achieve the results!