Job Details

The ITER Project Associate (IPA) scheme allows Home Institutes from the ITER Members to assign employees on technical as well as support activities to the ITER Organization. Through this scheme, Home Institute employees can contribute through their expertise to strengthening the international cooperation and integration between the ITER Organization and the Domestic Agencies/ITER Members.

The ITER Project Associate scheme is open to any Home Institute who has signed a Memorandum of Understanding/Memorandum of Agreement (MoU/MoA) or a Cooperation Agreement with the ITER Organization defining areas of common interest. The ITER Project Associate(s) will perform activities for the ITER Organization for a period of time defined by an Implementing Agreement signed between the Home Institute and the ITER Organization.

As of 1 March 2025, all the proposals for ITER Project Associates expressions of interest shall be submitted through the Home Institutes Agency portal in the digitalized platform SAP SuccessFactors. Proposals received by email will not be considered.

New entities (not having yet assigned IPAs) interested in submitting proposal as a Home Institute shall contact ...@iter.org for guidance.

The proposed ITER Project Associate(s) must be employed by the Home Institute at the time of submission of the proposal. Click for more detailed information on the ITER Project Associate Scheme.

ITER Project Associate opportunities are limited to nationals from countries participating in the ITER Project (People's Republic of China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States).

Expression of Interest Details

EOI Reference Number: IPA-7909
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Plant Installation Program
Section / Project: Plant Installation Coordination Project
Duration: 24 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8153
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Plant Systems Installation Program
Section / Project: Tritium Breeding Blankets Project
Duration: 24 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters and Home Institute (on-site/off-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8093
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Controls & Int. Commissioning Program
Section / Project: Data, Connectivity and Software Project
Duration: 24 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8048
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Machine Assembly Program
Section / Project: Remote Handling Project
Duration: 12 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8082
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Heating & Current Drive Program
Section / Project: Electron Cyclotron Project
Duration: 24 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-7961
Department: ITER Construction Project
Division / Program: Plant Systems Installation Program
Section / Project: Fuelling & Disruption Mitigation Project
Duration: 24 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8079
Application Deadline: 24/10/2025
Department: Engineering Services Department
Division / Program: Design Office and Mech. Engineering Div.
Section / Project: CAD Activities Section
Duration: 42 months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

EOI Reference Number: IPA-8034
Application Deadline: 20/10/2025
Department: Engineering Services Department
Division / Program: Design Office and Mech. Engineering Div.
Section / Project: CAD Activities Section
Duration: 12 Months
Number of IPAs: 1
Location of the Position: ITER Organization Headquarters (on-site)

Corrosion Engineering and Preservation Coordination

Purpose/Scope:

• Carry out regular planned and unplanned inspections: Proactively identify potential preservation and/or corrosion issues, analyze root causes, and propose solutions.


• Maintain a clear register of all findings and follow up until closure.


• Optimize processes by driving continuous improvements in corrosion monitoring, prevention, and mitigation techniques, ensuring adherence to applicable standards and best practices.


• Troubleshoot corrosion issues: lead and manage corrosion-related projects: Drive complex technical corrosion-related topics to conclusion with the buy?in of the main stakeholders. Prepare technical specifications for the PIP Preservation manager to initiate contracts.


• Organize and follow up on the works in close coordination with the coordination team once the contract is signed, and ensure all transverse needs are met so that the contractor can intervene without interruption.


• Ensure compliance through both planned and unplanned inspections.


• Always fully document the decisions taken.


• Follow up on many of these tasks in parallel in an efficient way.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: More than 9 years.


• Education: Bachelor or equivalent degree Preservation and corrosion.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience: 10 years of experience in preservation of mechanical equipment under installation.


• Specific Training to Perform the Assignment: The associate will do the work at height training in addition to classical training in ITER to be introduced to the project and to the safety rules. It is requested that the associate have skills and knowledge in:
  Advanced Corrosion/metallurgy/welding Engineering knowledge;
  Experience in Inspection (NDT would be an advantage);
  Good knowledge of Industrial systems (O&G or Nuclear plants);
  Good knowledge of Site installation works.


• Specific Requirements and Conditions: This role demands a high degree of agility, technical expertise, and independence. Due to a wide panel of systems concerned and of stakeholders involved, it is of utmost importance that the selected profile is curious, proactive, and has great interpersonal skills.


• Financial Aspects: Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

Test Blanket Module Frame and Dummy Manufacturing

Purpose/Scope: Contribute to the final design of the Test Blanket Module frame and dummy, the mock?up manufacturing and later the actual frame and dummy manufacturing.

List of activities:

• Contributes to the preparation of technical documents, such as structural analysis reports and thermal?fluid reports, aligns with the interface data of the vacuum vessel and the test blanket modules.


• Designs manufacturing drawings.


• Participates in establishing the test plan following the manufacturing process.


• Performs the test plan.


• Any other activity related to the IPA scope.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: More than 9 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  Proven experience in mechanical engineering and/or mechanical components in the field of nuclear installations, within a complex international organization.
  Engineering analyses: assessing the structure's response to loads.
  Specifying, designing, testing, installing, and maintaining mechanical components, systems, and interfaces.
  Experience in the follow?up of manufacturing of mechanical parts, including working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing techniques.
  Proposing changes to processes and systems to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity over time.

Specific Training to Perform the Assignment:

• Training on RCC-MR or RCC-MRx and training on pressure equipment and nuclear pressure equipment.


• Certificate on training on welding and NDT process.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

CODAC Remote Participation

Purpose/Scope: ITER CODAC is in the process of commissioning and integration of plant control systems delivered by the ITER partners under Domestic Agencies (DA) governance. Remote Participation applications make part of a larger software suite called CODAC Operation Applications.

List of activities to be performed:

• Assists with the configuration of the Remote Participation functionality in the Main Control Room, Main Server Room, and at the test stands, ensuring proper setup and performance.


• Communicates daily with the ITER CODAC, IT infrastructure, and networking teams to guarantee system alignment and prompt resolution of technical issues.


• Monitors the Remote Participation infrastructure effectively, covering services, both local and global network connectivity.


• Performs proactive maintenance of Remote Participation software and hardware, and updates operational procedures and technical documentation regularly.


• Oversees and tests new technologies relevant to Remote Participation to ensure compatibility and performance.


• Supports ongoing and future collaboration activities between IO, DAs, and institutes in the field of Remote Participation.


• Provides assistance and training to remote teams at the ITER parties in the area of Remote Participation, especially staff located at the permanently deployed ITER Remote Participation Centers.


• Contributes to the development, testing, and integration of CODAC Operation Applications relevant to, or interfacing with, Remote Participation.


• Any other activity related to the overall IPA activities.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: 3-6 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Mandatory requirements:
  Experience with Linux systems, notably with RedHat-like systems (power user or administrator).
  Programming skills in Shell, C++ and Python.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

Blanket Assembly Transporter Control System Development

Purpose/Scope: The Blanket Assembly Transporter (BAT) is an in?vessel robotic transporter to perform assembly of the blanket modules inside the ITER vacuum vessel. The scope of the task is to contribute to the development of the control system software for controlling the BAT robotic transporter and end?effectors, and to advance the implementation of a Vision System for the BAT.

List of activities to be performed:

• Develop HMI for robotic systems.


• Design and implement embedded control system software.


• Establish network communications between HMI and controllers.


• Develop automated control system functions.


• Integrate control system applications over the network.


• Contribute to Vision system development.


• Facilitate integration of Tool?Changer with force?moment sensor.


• Calibrate robotic arms.


• Build robotic kinematic algorithms.


• Model and simulate in Virtual Reality.


• Configure the software development infrastructure.


• Manage multiple concurrent tasks by setting clear priorities and tracking progress systematically.


• Ensure that decisions are documented clearly and traceably, using verifiable data and task?related facts.


• Any other activity related to the overall IPA activities.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: 3-6 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  C, C++, Python programming.
  MATLAB/SIMULINK for control system analysis.
  Experience with control system design tools (SysML).
  Experience applying QA to software development.
  Experience developing software for Windows and Linux operating systems.
  Experience with network communications and middleware.
  Experience working with SQL database based programs.
  Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  Experience on Virtual Reality systems will be an advantage.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

Electron Cyclotron Project

Purpose/Scope: The scope of this IPA is to assist with the integration of components, primarily for rebaselining, as well as to assist with the installation of metrology and the resolution of onsite issues.

List of activities:

• Supports the management of Enovia configuration models for the Electron Cyclotron sub?systems for gyrotrons, and for all rebaseline components: High Voltage Power Supply, gyrotrons, and Transmission Lines.


• Assists with CAD activities and final approval of models.


• Participates in design activities for rebaseline buildings.


• Checks and defines precise interfaces with other ITER systems (cooling, Steady State Electrical Network, HVAC, false floor...).


• Participates in metrology activities.


• Resolves mechanical installation issues (clash detection with as?built, directly on?site clashes, etc.).


• Contributes to integrating the transmission line installation methodology to the constraints of the ITER site buildings.


• Designs anchor components and other small mechanical components required for the commissioning of Electron Cyclotron subsystems.


• Any other activity related to the IPA assignment scope.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: Less than 3 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  At least 2 years' experience in complex and multidisciplinary projects (fusion and/or large?scale science projects) is highly desirable.
  Experience in the management of complex system design, including interface management.
  Proven skills in managing technical documentation.

Specific Training to Perform the Assignment: Enovia PBSA certification.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

Boronization System

Purpose/Scope: Performs mechanical and process engineering activities for the Boronization Gas System (BGS).

List of activities to be performed:

• Becomes broadly familiar with the types of in?plant equipment and their planned layout at ITER under the guidance of ITER technical officers for Fuelling and Disruption Mitigation (FDM) Systems.


• Addresses and resolves identified clashes, which may involve repositioning equipment/systems or negotiating with counterparts to achieve a feasible arrangement.


• Develops and proposes technical solutions for system layout and routing.


• Prepares written instructions to designers offering options and recommendations, and collaborates with assigned CAD designer(s) to support the 3D model evolution.


• Implements modifications directly in the model using IO CAD tools, where applicable.


• Drafts specifications for interfaces, supporting structures, etc., and delivers them in the required and proper drawing formats.


• Performs assessments of loads in supporting systems, determines the required span of supports, and carries out analyses such as pipe flexibility analysis and studies.


• Reviews and evaluates detailed models and 2D drawings received from DAs.


• Contributes to the preparation of Engineering Work Packages in the drawing or model formats.


• Manages multiple concurrent tasks by setting clear priorities and tracking progress systematically.


• Ensures that decisions are documented clearly and traceably, using verifiable data and task?related facts.


• Any other activity related to the overall IPA activities.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: 3-6 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  Good experiences in mechanical and process design in the relevant industries, such as nuclear, petro?chemical, oil and gas, etc.
  Good knowledge in CAD tool (CATIA/ENOVIA) and structural analysis codes (ANSYS/CAESER II).

Specific Training to Perform the Assignment: CATIA training.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

CAD Support to Machine Assembly Tooling

Purpose/Scope: Support of CAD activities for the Machine Assembly Program and related tool development and Engineering Work Packages production.

List of Activities:

• Support of CAD activities for the Machine Assembly Program.


• Support of CAD activities for the Machine Assembly Program related to tool development and Engineering Work Packages production.

CAD Model Creation and Updates:

• Develop or update 3D CAD models for Engineering Work Packages and Construction Progress Descriptions.


• Produce 2D drawings including assembly configurations, requirements, and component details.


• Update existing CAD models to include missing information or corrections (e.g., tagging, plasma phase, PBS levels).

Engineering Studies and Reports:

• Create CAD environments tailored to TRO requirements using CATIA tools (e.g., scene detailing, track layout, clash detection).


• Prepare study reports and presentations (e.g., PowerPoint documents).


• Support the VV engineering team with design updates and model maintenance.


• Integrate new or modified components into the existing VV CAD data.


• Create and revise 2D drawings (e.g., ACD, REQ) based on engineering input.


• Assist in design reviews and prepare data for technical documentation.


• Ensure compliance with CAD quality standards.


• Apply changes based on site feedback (e.g., repairs, adjustments, as?built conditions).


• Provide CAD support for VV bevel repairs and reverse engineering.


• Use Polyworks software for 3D scanning and model reconstruction.


• Support VV assembly activities using as?built data.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: 3-6 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken) English.


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  Produces CAD Deliverables, in accordance with the CAD Work?plans proposed by Technical Teams, such as: General arrangement/layout drawings, schematics, 3D models, assembly/part drawings, isometrics, interface & composite drawings, bills of materials, 3D simulations, tagging & other CAD data to support all phases (design, procurement, pre?assembly, installation & commissioning).
  Performs execution of technical studies, impact assessment and implementation of change requests and design review preparations, identify and report new issues or any deviation.
  Knowledge of CAD quality standards and compliance procedures.
  Experience implementing design changes based on site feedback, including repairs and as?built adjustments.
  Proficiency in 3D scanning tools and software, such as Polyworks, for model reconstruction.
  Ability to work with as?built data for accurate model updates and assembly support.

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

CAD Deliverables & 3D Modelling for Heating & Current Drive (HCD) Systems

Purpose/Scope: The IPA will support CAD activities related to the Heating & Current Drive (HCD) systems, including:

• Produces CAD Deliverables, in accordance with the CAD Work?plans proposed by Technical Teams, such as: General arrangement/layout drawings, schematics, 3D models, assembly/part drawings, isometrics, interface & composite drawings, bills of materials, 3D simulations, tagging & other CAD data to support all phases (design, procurement, pre?assembly, installation & commissioning).


• Performs execution of technical studies, impact assessment and implementation of change requests and design review preparations, identify and report new issues or any deviation.

List of Activities:

• Mechanical Design, involving part and assembly design, generative shape design, and structure design using CATIA, with the ability to produce 3D models, 2D drawings, Bills of Materials (BOM), and component lists.


• Plant Design, covering piping and hanger design, equipment arrangement, and systems space reservation, using catalogue management tools such as CADENAS and EnS.


• Drawing and Documentation, including drafting, generation of isometric drawings with I?RUN/ISOGEN etc.; diagram types include Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), Control Block Diagrams (CBD), and Single Line Diagrams (SLD) using the SSD (See System Design (CAD software from IGE XAO)) tool.


• Manages multiple concurrent tasks by setting clear priorities and tracking progress systematically.


• Ensures that decisions are documented clearly and traceably, using verifiable data and task?related facts.


• Any other activity related to the overall IPA activities.

Experience & Profile:

• Professional Experience: 3-6 years.


• Language Requirements: Fluent in English (written and spoken).


• Technical Competencies and Experience:
  ENOVIA: Competence in CAD data management and lifecycle of data.
  CATIA: Ability to create 3D models, 2D drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM), and lists.
  Knowledge about diagram types is required (e.g., PFD, PID, CBD, SLD).


• Mechanical Design (Part Design, Assembly Design, Generative Shape Design, Structure Design).


• Drawing (Drafting, I?RUN/ISOGEN for isometric drawing).

Paid by the HI, but under certain conditions as defined in the ITER Project Associates Scheme, IO could provide support.

More information on ITER Project Associates

An IPA can work on all types of non?core and non?managerial activities in the ITER Project. IPAs can be given some technical responsibility under the supervision of an ITER Organization Responsible Officer.

The IPA will perform activities for the ITER Organization for a period of time defined in an individual Nomination Form (NF) signed between the Home Institute and the ITER Organization. These activities will be performed for the ITER Organization, on or off the ITER site. IPAs are assigned by the Home Institute to the ITER Organization to carry out these activities on a full time or part?time basis.

Any organization (Domestic Agency, institution, university, industrial enterprise) in one of the ITER Members. The Home Institute remains the main employer of the IPA during the IPA assignment, and continues paying the IPA salary.

IPA profiles are advertised by the ITER Organization under a call for Expressions of Interest on this website, and Home Institutes submit proposals in reply using the ITER Organization template.

Click here to download the IO template.

In principle, only proposals from Home Institutes which have signed a MoA/MoU or Cooperation Agreement with the ITER Organization can be considered for selection. To know if such agreements already exist, please contact the Home Institutes internal services or ...@iter.org. In case there is no MoA/MoU or Cooperation Agreement, then it shall be mentioned in the proposal and the ITER Organization may decide to sign a MoA/MoU or Cooperation Agreement with the Home Institute in the frame of the selection process before its conclusion.

Average total time frame: 5 to 10 months.

Following the IPA process time frame (see question above), the ITER Organization will duly contact the Home Institute should the IPA proposal be selected. The SAP SuccessFactors platform allows the Home Institute to track the status of the IPA proposal. IPA candidates are encouraged to contact their Home Institute for updates.

IPA assignments shall, in principle, not exceed 4 years in total. Exceptionally, an IPA assignment can be extended for an additional 2 years. Part?time IPA assignments can be arranged.

IPAs are not ITER Organization staff members and they are not subject to privileges and immunities. However, they benefit from certain facilities and arrangements. The ITER Organization provides support for administrative formalities to stay and work in France.

The Director-General may decide to grant the IPA a monthly living adjustment allowance in addition to the salary paid by the Home Institute, to grant an installation allowance to be paid upon arrival, and to reimburse travel costs upon arrival to and departure from the ITER Organization. The granting and determination of such payments is at the discretion of the ITER Organization. In particular, no allowances or limited relocation costs (e.g., if they live locally or are the spouse/partner of a person living locally such as an ITER Organization staff member) shall be paid to an IPA. Implementing Agreements and/or Nomination Forms may include other financial provisions.

As the employer of the IPA, the Home Institute has obligations both in terms of occupational health and safety as well as in terms of the training of its employees prior to the start of and/or during the IPA assignment.

Mandatory safety trainings that are relevant to the ITER site are provided for free by the ITER Organization. Any other safety/technical training or certification relevant to the IPA's activities (e.g., electrical certification) is under the responsibility of the Home Institute and should normally be arranged before the start of the assignment. Otherwise, it may be arranged by the ITER Organization, but in this case it will be invoiced to the Home Institute as employer and responsible party for these mandatory French regulatory aspects.

The ITER Organization may provide the safety and protective equipment to the IPA.

Upon agreement with the Home Institute, the ITER Organization can facilitate additional technical trainings during the assignment that the organizer will invoice to the Home Institute.

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