You will be part of the electronics department of the Engineering Group. The EG realizes the mechanical, electronic and software designs and is responsible for the realization, integration and testing of the prototypes and instruments for space research. All of your colleagues are passionate for engineering, technology, space research and foremost challenges which require innovative solutions.

You will contribute to future instruments for ground based telescopes and satellite missions, such that scientists all over the world are able to do ground breaking research into the universe and our own Earth. Your contribution consists of discussions with system engineers on electronics for our instruments, designing, testing and documenting those systems. Important aspects for those complex designs are reliability, low noise, low power, high speed.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, in which you design a complex analog board for a space mission, a challenging cable harness for one of our instruments, or dedicated test equipment for future technologies. Also, integration and testing of the electronics is done in a team of electrical, mechanical and quality engineers together with scientists of different background. Testing and documenting your work is essential. Besides, you are experienced with a wide range of measurement equipment, at least with an oscilloscope, spectrum network analyzer and signal generator.

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You have a bachelors or masters in electrical engineering with a specialty in analog electronics. You are well familiar with all kind of analog concepts, for example low power, low noise and high speed designs. It would be beneficial if you have knowledge on EMI, grounding and control theory. You are able to design complex circuits based on high level and detailed requirements, for which you will make the schematics in Siemens EDA Xpedition. Experience with LTspice and/or ADS is preferred. Communication and documentation are strong points as well. You enjoy travelling to different institutes and companies for technical discussions or test campaigns.

In short:

•          Analog designer with affinity for hardware, space and science

•          In-depth knowledge of analog design concepts

•          Experience with electronic simulation and design software

•          Able to work with complex measurement equipment

•          Great team player

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Employment of this fulltime position is by NWO-I (the Institutes organization of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research). You will start with a temporary contract for 2 years, with the intention for a permanent contract in the future. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWO-I, scale 10, but the initial salary depends on your experience.

NWO-I has good secondary employment conditions such as

•          42 days of vacation leave a year on full-time basis

•          An excellent pension scheme

•          Options for (additional) personal development

•          Excellent facilities for parental leave

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You will be working on groundbreaking instruments in a closely collaborating team of engineers and scientist. The technology, project and processes are challenging. SRON offers all opportunities for personal development.

 

About SRON

SRON is the Space Research Organisation Netherlands. Based at locations in Leiden and Groningen, SRON combines fundamental scientific research, technology innovation, and instrumentation development to enable breakthroughs in astrophysics, exoplanet research, and earth atmospheric research from space. In partnership with leading international partners and space agencies such as ESA, NASA and JAXA, SRON provides scientific and technological contributions to international space missions as well as expertise and support to the Dutch and international scientific communities.

SRON is the national base for the Netherlands participation in the ESA science program. On the national level, it works in close collaboration with the Dutch universities, other NWO institutes, and governmental agencies to pursue a cohesive agenda for space-based research.

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At SRON we believe that a workforce diverse in gender, age, and cultural background is key to performing excellent research. We therefore strongly encourage qualified applicants of all ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, members of minorities, persons with disabilities, and potential dual-academic-career hires to apply.

Online screening may be part of the selection procedure.

Recruitment consultants, please put down the phone. We’ll do the recruitment ourselves so unsolicited acquisition to this vacancy is not appreciated.  

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