Lab manager

Position Other academic staff

Irène Curie Fellowship No

Department(s) Electrical Engineering

FTE 1,0

Date off 12/05/2024

Reference number V36.7386

Job description

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is an internationally oriented research university, specialized in engineering, science & technology. The TU/e is known for its high scientific impact and development of technological innovations. Our university is at the heart of society: the TU/e responds to complex societal challenges by focusing its education and research on three Strategic Areas: Energy, Health and Smart Mobility.

The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) is one of the most successful faculties in the Netherlands in the field of research in collaboration with industry. Currently, the faculty has approximately 1200 Bachelor and Master students and more than 300 PhD students.

The vacancy is part of the research groups "Integrated Circuits (IC)" and “Electromagnetics (EM)” in the EE department. The IC group specializes in the field of (analog and mixed-signal) electronics, including the field of millimeter-wave frequency front-ends that will be introduced in the next 10 years in 6G wireless communications and in car radar to enable autonomous driving, (sub)-terahertz research for new applications, but also low-power health electronics for biomedical applications. The EM group specializes amongst others in (smart) antennas and front-ends research for 6G communications, and their characterization techniques. Both groups are embedded in the Center for Wireless Technology (CWTe) which facilitates multi-disciplinary research across the different research groups in the department.

We are looking for a research lab manager for 1,0 fte (fulltime).

The labs the successful candidate will be managing are high-end lab facilities, known as the CWTe labs, of more than 700m2 with state-of-the-art equipment to measure integrated circuits and antennas for research purposes. This position can optionally be combined with a study towards a master degree in electrical engineering.

Tasks

The responsibilities include:

• Advising students and researchers on the construction and use of measurement setups;
• Managing the labs, including maintenance and purchases of new state-of-the-art equipment;
• Contributing to research on new measurement methods;
• Supporting the CWTe management in the role of CWTe lab manager.

Job requirements

As a research lab manager, you will be the go-to person in our groups to get help with high-end measurement equipment. You will support the development of new measurement facilities that we will use for, among other things, testing millimeter-wave components for 6G communication and car-radar applications, for the frequency range between 30-500 GHz. The components contain highly sophisticated integrated electronic circuits, requiring new measurement concepts. You will be part of world-leading research groups working with leading European companies in this field.

You hold at least an Electrical Engineering or Applied Physics bachelor’s in engineering or bachelor’s in science degree. Affinity with, and interest in, the development of supporting software for controlling instrumentation is a plus. Furthermore, you have a good command of the English (and ideally also Dutch) language orally and in writing.

Conditions of employment

We offer an interesting and challenging position with various opportunities for further development in your career. It is initially a fixed term contract for one year with the intention, in case of proven suitability, to convert this contract into a permanent one (period depending on any internal training to be followed). A monthly salary of minimum € 3.377,- to maximum € 5.090,- for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 9-10 collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities).

The conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU/e also offers attractive secondary employment conditions including childcare, excellent sports facilities, 41 days of vacation and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

Information and application

More information

Click here for more information about the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE).

For more information about the content of the position, please contact prof.dr.ir. Peter Baltus, e-mail p.g.m.baltus@tue.nl  and/or prof.dr.ir. Bart Smolders, e-mail a.b.smolders@tue.nl.

For information on terms of employment, click here or contact Linda van den Boomen (HR advisor), email l.j.c.v.d.boomen@tue.nl.

Application

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