As an experiment support and instrument technician, you will be responsible for the operation and development of experimental equipment and for providing support for experiments conducted at the ILL.
You will work closely with the scientists in charge of the instruments you will be assigned to. You will also collaborate with the other technicians in the Spectroscopy group. You will act as technical contact for the instrument WASP within this group. Depending on the needs of the different groups, you may be asked to work in parallel on other instruments within the Spectroscopy group.

Your tasks
Your main duties will involve the following:

• Performing maintenance work and repairs on instruments and their ancillary equipment
• Assisting in-house and visiting scientists with the preparation of their experiments
• Designing new equipment in collaboration with ILL scientists and technical support groups
• Improving the instruments and the way in which experiments are conducted by devising innovative technical solutions
• Performing precision machining of simple mechanical parts (lathing, milling, drilling) at short notice
• Installing, maintaining and operating sample environment equipment (cryostats, furnaces, etc.)
• Organising the purchase of new equipment and spare parts