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SRON

What happens up there, starts down here.

Quality Assurance Engineer

• Leiden
• MBO+
• Fulltime

Maximum of 65k € gross per year

Are you our new colleague?

Are you passionate about Quality Assurance? Do you have experience as quality assurance engineer? Do you have attention to detail? Now you have the opportunity to contribute to scientific research both inside and outside our atmosphere. SRON develops measuring instruments that make this possible, and in this role, you can contribute to these high-end developments!

SRON contributes to a variety of scientific space missions by realizing groundbreaking instrumentation. The super-sensitive detectors developed by SRON contain high precision mechanical parts and electronics. Due to the unique conditions in space, strict requirements apply to the hardware and the way it is manufactured and assembled. SRON processes often require a high level of cleanliness. In addition, SRON conducts extensive testing of the end items to allow the instrument to be delivered to the spacecraft. From the planning of manufacturing the first part until the delivery to the spacecraft, the processes need to be supported from a quality assurance perspective.

This vacancy is part of the PA/QA/CC team within the Engineering Group. The EG group contains mechanical and electronics designers and instrument makers, system engineers, software engineers as well as PA/QA/CC (Product Assurance/Quality Assurance/Configuration Control). You will be part of a team of four Product Assurance managers and two Document controllers spread across Leiden and Groningen. The majority of your activities take place at our Leiden location.

We're looking for:

• A colleague with MBO+ work and thinking level and a mechanical background
• Capable of performing dimensional measurements as well as basic electronic measurements
• Experience in high-tech/research environments is a plus
• An affinity with electronics
• Attention to detail and the ability to objectively document observations in English

If you are motivated to collaborate with the project team and contribute your quality assurance point of view, this is your opportunity to join.

Are you not yet very experienced but see this as your mission?

Appointment will be in the position of Quality Assurance Medewerker A on a temporary contract with NWO-I for a minimum of one year, with the prospect of permanent employment. The collective labour agreement for research institutions applies. Salary will depend on education and experience according to scale 8 of NWO-I with a maximum of 65k€ gross per year. The position is based in Leiden.

NWO-I has good secondary employment conditions such as:

• A dynamic and inspiring working environment at the forefront of space research
• Collaboration with leading experts and institutions in the field
• An end-of-year bonus of 8,33% of the gross yearly salary
• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross yearly salary
• 42 days of vacation leave a year on a full-time basis
• An excellent pension scheme
• Options for (additional) personal development
• Excellent facilities for parental leave
• Ample training opportunities
• Possibility of flexible working hours

You will be working on groundbreaking instruments in a closely collaborating team of engineers and scientists. Technologies, projects and processes are challenging. SRON offers all opportunities for personal development.

SRON's mission is to achieve breakthroughs in international scientific research from space. To this end, SRON develops groundbreaking technology and advanced space instruments. SRON promotes societal applications for space technology. We have a strong international reputation as 'excellent in space research'. The quality and societal relevance of our science is considered 'world-leading'.

SRON is the Netherlands Institute for Space Research. Based at locations in Leiden and Groningen, SRON combines fundamental scientific research, technology innovation, and instrumentation development to enable breakthroughs in astrophysics 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.

More information about SRON can be found at www.sron.nl. For further information about the content of the position, please contact , Section head of : .

Applications with cv can be submitted through our website www.werkenbijsron.nl until the position is fulfilled.