POSITION: ILI Project Manager
POSITION CODE: 1210
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123 (based)

DUTIES:
* Organize and execute pipeline ILI service projects, including managing day-to-day operational elements and personnel
* Direct activities in a manner that meets budget and schedule requirements, and standards of safety, quality, and conduct
* Generate and continually update project plans
* Interface with customer representatives, act as the lead during pre-job site walk downs, and present ongoing daily status updates and mid-job inspection reports
* Ensure completion of project objectives, and customer acceptance
* Capture and review T&M data, and approve customer invoices
* Coordinate the design and fabrication of specialized tooling, or modification of existing equipment
* Manage subcontractor activities
* Review and approve inspection deliverables
* Solicit, relay, and utilize customer feedback for the purposes of improving quality and scope of company products and services
* Protect organization’s value by maintaining strict discretion and confidentiality
* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on technical details of company service offerings and tools
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or a similar technical field of study
* Must have experience working with electrical and mechanical devices and tools
* Must have the ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and blueprints
* Must have strong computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office applications
* Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly ethical, and have impeccable attention to detail and time-management skills
* Must have a strong work ethic
* Must be a team player with personality traits and communication skills that enable him/her to work with all levels of staff, vendors, and customers

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 25-45%, some of which may be international

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: climb ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintain balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reach in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lift 50 lbs. from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carry objects, tools, equipment, etc.; stand; sit; walk; push; pull; bend; kneel; crouch/squat; crawl; see with or without correction; hear with or without correction; follow set procedures and standards; apply basic mathematical skills; plan work and select proper tools; compare and understand differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures, and objects; picture and evaluate solid objects from drawings or diagrams using standards that can be measured or checked; follow oral and/or written directions, plans and blueprints; read; write; and have the ability to recognize and report safety hazards.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* Qualified applicants may be required to pass pre-employment and ongoing substance and background verification
* Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States
* Relocation benefits are not available for this position

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

POSITION: Robotics Technician I
POSITION CODE: 1209
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123 (based)

DUTIES:
* Operate, maintain, configure, troubleshoot, repair, and mobilize/demobilize robotic inspection tools and equipment
* Interface with customer representatives
* Ensure compliance to schedule deadlines
* Solicit and relay customer feedback for the purposes of improving quality and scope of company products and services
* Complete trip reports, expense reports, and other associated paperwork covering activities in the field
* Protect organization’s value by maintaining strict discretion and confidentiality
* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on technical details of company service offerings and tools
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must have an Associate’s Degree, or have completed a 2-year post-secondary degree/certificate, with specific knowledge and training in some technical field of study
* Must have experience working with electrical and mechanical devices and tools
* Must have the ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and blueprints
* Must have strong computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office applications
* Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly ethical, and have impeccable attention to detail and time-management skills
* Must have a strong work ethic
* Must be a team player with personality traits and communication skills that enable him/her to work with all levels of staff, vendors, and customers

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 35-75%, some of which may be international

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: climb ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintain balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reach in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lift 50 lbs. from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carry objects, tools, equipment, etc.; stand; sit; walk; push; pull; bend; kneel; crouch/squat; crawl; see with or without correction; hear with or without correction; follow set procedures and standards; apply basic mathematical skills; plan work and select proper tools; compare and understand differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures, and objects; picture and evaluate solid objects from drawings or diagrams using standards that can be measured or checked; follow oral and/or written directions, plans and blueprints; read; write; and have the ability to recognize and report safety hazards.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* Qualified applicants may be required to pass pre-employment substance and background verification
* Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States
* Relocation benefits are not available for this position

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

POSITION: Sales Executive – Nuclear I&C Systems
POSITION CODE: 1208
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123

DUTIES:
* Meet or exceed established goals for the capture of equipment supply contracts
* Identify and qualify new prospects
* Support company marketing efforts through active participation in industry meetings and conferences
* Serve as an industry subject matter expert on topics surrounding digital I&C upgrades
* Conceive new product and service offerings that meet customer and regulatory requirements
* Generate the commercial component of customer proposals
* Guide product development through the supply of customer feedback
* Complete trip reports, expense reports, and other associated paperwork covering activities in the field
* Protect organization’s value by maintaining strict discretion and confidentiality
* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on technical details of company service offerings and tools
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must have a minimum of 5 years of directly-related work experience, in an Engineering, Sales, Business Development, or Project Management role
* Must have at least a bachelor’s degree level of formal education, in a technical field
* Should ideally already have a preliminary understanding of the US regulatory environment for nuclear safety-related equipment
* Must have prior industry experience, either for a utility, service company, or vendor
* Must have computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office applications
* Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly ethical, and have impeccable attention to detail and time-management skills
* Must have a strong work ethic
* Must be a team player with personality traits and communication skills that enable him/her to work with all levels of staff, vendors, and customers

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 25-50%, some of which may be international

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to manipulate items, and feel, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is also required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* Qualified applicants may be required to pass pre-employment substance and background verification
* Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States
* Relocation benefits are not available for this position

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

POSITION: NDE Technician II
POSITION CODE: 1207
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123 (based)

DUTIES:
* Perform inspection of pipes and other industrial objects using modern UT, VT, and laser profilometry tools
* Generate inspection reports detailing and summarizing analysis and diagnosis
* Operate and maintain inspection tools and equipment
* Act as the leader of an on-site field team, interfacing with customer representatives
* Manage team members
* Ensure compliance to schedule deadlines
* Solicit and relay customer feedback for the purposes of improving quality and scope of company products and services
* Complete trip reports, expense reports, and other associated paperwork covering activities in the field
* Protect organization’s value by maintaining strict discretion and confidentiality
* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on technical details of company service offerings and tools
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must be Level II certified in UT, MT, ET, and/or VT per ASNT SNT-TC-1A
* Must have a minimum of 5 years of related NDE experience
* Must be a high school graduate (or recognized equivalent), plus have completed a 2-year post-secondary degree/certificate, with specific knowledge and training in some technical field of study
* Must have experience working with electrical and mechanical devices and tools
* Must have the ability to able to read and understand mechanical drawings and blueprints
* Must have strong computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office applications
* Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly ethical, and have impeccable attention to detail and time-management skills
* Must have a strong work ethic
* Must be a team player with personality traits and communication skills that enable him/her to work with all levels of staff, vendors, and customers

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 35-75%, some of which may be international

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: climb ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintain balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reach in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lift 50 lbs. from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carry objects, tools, equipment, etc.; stand; sit; walk; push; pull; bend; kneel; crouch/squat; crawl; see with or without correction; hear with or without correction; follow set procedures and standards; apply basic mathematical skills; plan work and select proper tools; compare and understand differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures, and objects; picture and evaluate solid objects from drawings or diagrams using standards that can be measured or checked; follow oral and/or written directions, plans and blueprints; read; write; and have the ability to recognize and report safety hazards.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* Qualified applicants may be required to pass pre-employment substance and background verification
* Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States
* Relocation benefits are not available for this position

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

POSITION: Sales Executive – Pipeline Inspection Services
POSITION CODE: 1206
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123 (or remote)

DUTIES:
* Meet or exceed established sales quotas
* Identify and qualify new prospects
* Close new business deals by analyzing requirements, and formulating and negotiating service contracts
* Guide customer perceptions by providing intensive customer support during initial service deliveries
* Support company marketing efforts through active participation in industry trade shows and conferences
* Conceive new product and service offerings that meet customer requirements
* Support company logistics by guiding scheduling prioritization
* Guide product development through the supply of customer feedback
* Complete trip reports, expense reports, and other associated paperwork covering activities in the field
* Protect organization’s value by maintaining strict discretion and confidentiality
* Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on technical details of company service offerings and tools
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must have a minimum of 5 years of directly-related work experience, in a Sales, Business Development, or Project Management role
* Must have a bachelor’s degree level of formal education, preferably in a technical field
* Must have up-to-date familiarity with the US regulatory environment for interstate and local gas pipelines and compressor stations
* Must have prior professional experience working for a user or manufacturer of in-line pipe inspection equipment
* Must have a basic understanding of different NDE methods, and their application in the US pipeline inspection process
* Must have computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office applications
* Must have excellent communication skills, and be able to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly ethical, and have impeccable attention to detail and time-management skills
* Must have a strong work ethic
* Must be a team player with personality traits and communication skills that enable him/her to work with all levels of staff, vendors, and customers

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 35-70%, some of which may be international

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to manipulate items, and feel, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is also required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

POSITION: Electrical Engineer II
POSITION CODE: 1205
TYPE: F/T
LOCATION: San Diego, CA 92123

DUTIES:
* Design and develop analog, digital, and power conversion electronic subsystems
* Perform PCA design and layout that optimizes performance, efficiency, thermal flow, EMC, mechanical, DFM, and reliability considerations
* Design and develop control schemes and processor firmware algorithms
* Source components, interface with suppliers, and manage outsourced design and manufacturing relationships
* Discern product requirements and translate them into comprehensive specifications
* Lead engineering projects and development programs
* Generate and adhere to project plans, budgets, and schedules in order to meet milestones
* Perform risk analysis, develop quantitative test plans, and execute verification testing of subsystems and systems
* Support transition to manufacturing, quality, factory acceptance, sustainment, and life cycle activities
* Investigate and propose new technologies and products which will enhance the company’s product portfolio
* Generate and refine documentation including assembly, testing, operation, and maintenance procedures
* Lead project teams, and also act as an effective member of cross-functional teams
* Support company Quality Management System, including NCMR, CAPA, and ECO activities
* Support field activities, as needed
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Perform other activities as directed

REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Must possess a BSEE degree with 5 or more years industry experience, or an MSEE with 3 or more years of industry experience (or BS or MS in Electronic Engineering or Physics, with relevant work experience)
* Must possess a minimum of 2000 hours experience performing electronic printed circuit board design and simulation using Altium software (or similar)
* Must have experience working with the design of motion control and power conversion circuits and systems (video, PLC, and/or FPGA experience also beneficial)
* Must have experience working with PIC microprocessors, discreet logic, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters
* Must demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of electrical and electronic engineering principles, concepts, and theory
* Must have experience working within a compliance environment, such as IEC standards and MIL-STD
* Must possess experience using electronic instruments (such as oscilloscopes) and software tools (such as MATLAB and LabVIEW)
* Must have experience performing quantitative reliability analyses, such as MTBF and FMEA calculations
* Must possess the demonstrated project management, organizational, and scheduling skills necessary to meet established deadlines or milestones
* Must possess the ability to decipher and then resolve complex technical problems
* Candidate must thrive in a dynamic environment and routinely overcome obstacles in order to meet milestones and consistently achieve success
* Candidate must have a strong work ethic and be customer-focused, with the commitment to work as-necessary to accomplish assigned objectives
* Must be willing to take ownership in decisions and responsibility for outcomes
* Must have impeccable attention-to-detail and accuracy
* Must have exceptional verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information effectively, using appropriate methods, in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, vendors, and other employees
* Must be able to prioritize and multi-task effectively, and be able to perform well in a high-pressure, demanding environment
* Must maintain a positive, professional attitude and appearance
* Must be discreet, energetic, self-starting, self-managed, highly-ethical, be able to follow directions and learn quickly, have strong interpersonal skills, and must be a “team player”

TRAVEL:
Travel Percentage: 5-15%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to manipulate items, and feel, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is also required to sit. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

APPLY:
Interested candidates should supply resume and cover letter to jobs@diakont.us.com, describing qualifications in detail.

Diakont Advanced Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

Utilities worldwide have started programs to risk-rate and then conduct inspections. In many cases these buried pipe programs have been required to support relicensing submittals. Generally these include a mix of direct and indirect inspections.

Diakont offers robotic inspection service of nuclear buried piping in compliance with NEI 09-14, using the RODIS and HERCULES in-line powered tools. Pipes are inspected using ultrasonic (UT) method via angle-beam EMAT, 3D laser profiling, and close-up visual. Through the use of Diakont’s innovative crawler-based tools, expensive and disruptive pipe excavation can often be avoided or minimized. And because Diakont’s inspection robots are hermetically-sealed and intrinsically-safe, pipes may not need to be drained or cleaned prior to inspection.

Diakont performs direct assessment of pipes with diameters from 18”-59”, of varying materials and liners, and in varying states of corrosion. Pipes are inspected for defects and degradation including pitting, microbiologically-induced corrosion (MIC), flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC), stress corrosion cracking (SCC), and general wall thinning. Fabrication defects are also analyzed including for incomplete fusions on girth or long-seam welds, and misaligned pipe section or valve joints. Through the course of inspections, foreign objects and materials are also detected and cataloged.

The RODIS and HERCULES tools navigate the majority of pipe geometry found at nuclear power plants, including vertical sections, sub-1.5D turns, T-bends, and various types of valves. Pipes are typically accessed through a disassembled check valve or manway. Once in the pipe, travel range is up to almost 1/3 of a mile in either direction.

EMAT and 3D laser profiling are ideal means of performing volumetric and ID inspection of buried piping because they do not require any type of surface preparation or couplant. As a result, 100% of the pipe body can be inspected to ensure integrity. EMAT and 3D laser profiling offer drastic advantages of methods such as guided wave or traditional UT.

Diakont inspects pipes for nuclear systems including service water, coolant, condensate, and fuel oil. These may be safety-related, and may carry or be contaminated with licensed material.

Contact Diakont today to learn how to we can complete your plant’s required 2012 buried pipe direct inspections easily, thoroughly, and economically.

Diakont recently supplied a complete state-of-the-art radiation-tolerant manipulator system for the remote robotic removal of Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) test specimens.

Test specimens are housed within containers that are welded to the inner diameter (ID) surface of the RPV. To retrieve them, it is necessary to perform precision cuts of the welds that fasten the containers to the RPV.

Unlike previous now-obsolete solutions, Diakont’s new manipulator implements technology that eliminates ingress of welding slag and other foreign material into the RPV, eliminating the requirement to conduct extra FOSAR operations at the bottom of the RPV.

Diakont manipulators are equipped with “best-in-class” D40 radiation tolerant cameras, which provide reliable monitoring of underwater operations in the very high radiation work area.

The RPV specimen removal manipulator was designed and fabricated by the same division of Diakont engineers that previously developed a manipulator for the grinding repair of defects on the RPV ID, and that also design Diakont’s refueling machines.

The first manipulator for removing RPV test specimens has already been supplied to the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant. Presently Diakont is manufacturing an identical manipulator to be supplied to the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant.

More information about Diakont Radiation Tolerant Manipulators

Diakont Robots Demonstrate their Resilience during a Successful Nuclear Plant Repair

Diakont has developed and implemented a unique robotic system for conducting remote repairs in inaccessible areas of the reactor cores at Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant.

Diakont’s RODiS-TST robotic system successfully completed a pilot operation conducted at the St. Petersburg, Russia nuclear plant between August and November 2011. The use of this robotic system reduced personnel dose exposure by a factor of 200, increased speed of repair by a factor of 3, and considerably reduced the quantity of hard radioactive waste produced by the repair.

The system is comprised of two remotely-controlled robots, both of which are designed to operate in very high radiation environments. The robots worked in pairs to perform their most complex assigned task – the delivery and installation of specialized mechanical collars that, through the repair, became part of the reactor.

The first of the robots (for intervention) was designed with a magnetic chassis, such that it could travel along the underside of metal plates within the reactor core. The second robot (for delivery) was designed with a rugged crawler track chassis, so that it could transverse over protruding, uneven surfaces in the bowels of the reactor. Several onboard high resolution cameras allowed the robot operators to deploy and manipulate the system, and reliably conduct the repair work with high levels of accuracy.

The Diakont RODiS-TST robotic system was developed, manufactured, and delivered in a very short period of time. This rapid development was possible because of Diakont’s highly-skilled engineers and technicians, their expansive production and testing facility, and the support of the customer throughout the process.

Diakont’s accomplishment was highly acclaimed by Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Kozak and the Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko at the 4th International Innovation Forum in November 2011.

Diakont has significant experience with the creation of unique robotic systems for the nuclear and gas industries. Through this base of experience in state-of-the-art robotic technologies, Diakont is able to create effective solutions that remotely accomplish dangerous and challenging tasks.

Video demonstration of RODiS-TST system during qualification testing

More information about Diakont Radiation Tolerant Inspection and Intervention Robotic Systems