Research Technician in renewable energy and mechatronics (1.0 FTE)

The basic units Discrete Technology & Production Automation (DTPA) and Computational Mechanical and Materials Engineering (CMME) of the Engineering and Technology institute Groningen (ENTEG) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) have a vacancy where the employee will work 50% in support of DTPA and 50% for CMME.

Tasks:

- occasionally assembling electronic printed circuit boards and mechatronic systems
- installing and maintaining special configured personal computers and IoT devices
- installing equipment for education
- ordering parts and components for the group. Searching for new suppliers if required
- setting up and maintaining a stock supply for frequently used parts and components
- setting up measurement equipment for acoustic and ultrasound experiments
- ordering materials and equipment for the group. Searching for suppliers and organizing meetings with them
- assisting with running experiments by students
- realisation of technical infrastructure for the research on renewable energy sources (understanding and knowledge about setting up control cabinets, DAQ-systems (SCADA), as well as sensoring and measurements techniques).
- prepared to follow a training to become a drone pilot

Keywords: fine soldering work, reading electronic schematics and CAD drawings, good computer skills on Windows PC’s, evaluation and development platforms for prototyping with microcontrollers, hydraulic systems, sensors, data acquisition systems, 3D-printing, metal, plastics and wood constructing, safety.