Officer, Technical Specialist Integrated Digital Systems Safety
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Job Summary
** Only nationals of NATO Member States which are participants of the MSIAC Project Office will be considered (Belgium Canada Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Sweden Türkiye United Kingdom United States) **
1. SUMMARY
The Defence Industry Innovation and Armaments Division (D2IA) leads on the rapid development and delivery of cutting-edge and interoperable defence capabilities working with innovative ecosystems and industry across the Alliance to meet NATOs deterrence and defence needs.
The MSIAC is a project office operating in the field of Munitions Safety throughout the life cycle of munitions developing a set of technical products and services for its member Nations.
In response to the Needs and Strategic Objectives expressed by the MSIAC Steering Committee and the yearly MSIAC Work Plan 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. Furthermore the candidate will promote munition safety at international events such as conferences and symposia.
2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The incumbent must:
possess a university degree in science or engineering
have at least 5 years of relevant experience
understands munitions system-safety concepts standards and analysis
demonstrate 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
understand the design context / principles of loitering munitions and one-way effectors)
possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages English/French): V (Advanced) in English; I (Beginner) in French.
The following would be considered an advantage:
International experience in developing and implementing munition safety policy
Recent and relevant collaborations within an international forum
Munition system safety analysis and tools:
-Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FME(C)A)
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Reliability Test Analysis (RTA)
Best practices standards and assessment of battery systems
Knowledge of safety and suitability for service (S3) assessments of munition systems
Safety requirements and safety design principles of munitions and munition subsystems
Knowledge of energetic materials
Ability to develop software and electronic tools.
3. MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
Policy Development: Combine experience and information analyses in order to 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.
Project Management: Design and conduct MSIAC Workshops or other international technical meetings and report results. Conduct the MSIAC Work Plan projects that belong to his/her portfolio of activities and that may require cooperation from other staff members and international experts.
Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain the MSIAC customer base within participating Nations and the broader international Munitions Safety communities. Represent MSIAC at international conferences and technical meetings as required.
Knowledge Management: Develop and update software tools and databases for MSIAC users. Request data from established sources. Perform complex searches in the MSIAC library to retrieve data needed for projects.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS
Reporting Line: The incumbent reports to the Project Manager MSIAC.
Interactions: The incumbent will work closely with the members of the MSIAC project office and the MSIAC Steering Committee. They will liaise with national experts worldwide and with national NATO and other international bodies involved in munitions-related activities.
Direct reports: N/a
Indirect reports: N/a.
5. COMPETENCIES
The incumbent must demonstrate:
Analytical Thinking: makes complex plans or analyses;
Clarity and Accuracy: checks own work;
Conceptual Thinking: applies learned concepts;
Customer Service Orientation: takes personal responsibility for correcting problems;
Impact and Influence: takes multiple actions to persuade;
Initiative: is decisive in a time-sensitive situation;
Organisational Awareness: understands organisational climate and culture;
Teamwork: solicits inputs and encourages others.
7. USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member must be submitted using e-recruitment system as applicable:
- For NATO civilian staff members only: please apply via the internal recruitment portal (link);
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More information about the recruitment process and conditions of employment can be found at our website ( will be subject to receipt of asecurity clearance(provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate) approval of the candidatesmedical fileby the NATO Medical Adviser verification of your study(ies) and work experience and the successful completion of theaccreditationand notification process by the relevant authorities.
NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared in whole or in part by means of reference documents without proper quotes (plagiarism) or any tools available on internet including but not limited to translation facilities or generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared in whole or in part by means of such tools will be rejected without further consideration and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion and strives to provide equal access to employment advancement and retention independent of gender age nationality ethnic origin religion or belief cultural background sexual orientation and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations and strongly encourages women to apply.
NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation please inform us during your selection process.
Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation.
Building Integrity is a key element of NATOs core tasks. As an employer NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work.
Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with.
Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature albeit at the same or a lower grade provided they meet the necessary requirements.
The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours.
The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements.
Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels Belgium is a non-smoking environment.
For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading Allowances etc.) please visit ourwebsite. Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab.
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Required Experience:
IC
