Electronics and instrumentation maintenance technician

Electronics and instrumentation maintenance technician

Core mission
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is Europe's leading research facility for scientific research using neutrons. Every year, we host over 2000 visits by scientists, who come to the Institute to carry out world-class research.
Come and join our (6-person) Instrumentation and Control group, which is part of the Electricity and Electronics Service within ILL's Reactor Division. Our maintenance teams are responsible for the upgrade, maintenance and performance testing of ILL's reactor installations, ensuring strict compliance with the regulations in force.

Your tasks
Reporting to the Head of Group and working closely with the other technicians in the group, you will have the following duties:

• Preparing and performing preventative and corrective maintenance and periodic testing and inspections on electronic equipment, including measuring channels and instrumentation and control systems
• Updating and managing technical documentation, in particular electronic schematics and electrical drawings, ensuring that they are compliant and accurate
• Carrying out performance testing and maintenance work on analogue circuit boards in the laboratory
• Preparing maintenance and test procedures, supervising subcontractors and reporting on activities in compliance with the quality and safety standards in force
• At a later date, and under the responsibility of a project manager: preparing and applying, or ensuring application of, technical documents enabling projects involving the creation or overhaul of installations to be carried out in compliance with quality and nuclear safety standards.

Your profile

• You have a Level 4/5 qualification (NVQ, HNC/HND, foundation degree or equivalent) in electronics.
• You are capable of making modifications and improvements to I&C and instrumentation equipment in an industrial environment using electrical and electronic drawings.
• You are proficient in the use of measuring instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal analysers) and signal generators.
• You have a service-oriented, practical attitude and are able to work both independently and as part of a team while complying with safety regulations and standards.
• You have a hands-on approach and are able to work meticulously and with initiative, paying particular attention to detail and to the quality of the work you produce.