Overview
The incumbent will respond to technical enquiries, develop and present technical reports, databases, briefings and lectures, and participate in the organization of MSIAC workshops and technical meetings. The candidate will promote munition safety at international events.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond to technical enquiries, develop and present technical reports, databases, briefings and lectures.
- Participate in the organization of MSIAC workshops and technical meetings.
- Promote munition safety at international events.
- Prepare and present clear and concise technical articles and reports.
- Advise MSIAC member Nations and the international community on the development of new policies and standards.
- Design and conduct MSIAC Workshops or other international technical meetings and report results.
- Conduct MSIAC Work Plan projects.
- Develop and maintain the MSIAC customer base.
- Represent MSIAC at international conferences and technical meetings.
- Develop and update software, tools and databases for MSIAC users.
- Perform complex searches in the MSIAC library to retrieve data needed for projects.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- Understands munitions system-safety concepts, standards and analysis
- Demonstrates a proactive and innovative approach to conventional munitions safety, and an up-to-date knowledge of safety best practices, standards and assessments on programmable elements / safety critical software, munition initiation systems, and electronic / programmable safety and arming devices
- Understands the design context / principles of loitering munitions and one-way effectors
- International experience in developing and implementing munition safety policy (advantage)
- Recent and relevant collaborations within an international forum (advantage)
- Munition system safety analysis and tools: Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FME(C)A), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Reliability Test Analysis (RTA) (advantage)
- Best practices, standards and assessment of battery systems (advantage)
- Knowledge of safety and suitability for service (S3) assessments of munition systems (advantage)
- Safety requirements and safety design principles of munitions and munition subsystems (advantage)
- Knowledge of energetic materials (advantage)
- Ability to develop software and electronic tools (advantage)
Qualifications
• Possess a university degree in science or engineering
