Electronics Engineer F/M

ESRF - The European Synchrotron; Grenoble; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Financial support for relocation

Innovative workplace environment

Diversity and inclusion

Collaboration with global experts

Résumé du poste

A leading international research institute in Grenoble seeks an Electronics Engineer to develop cutting-edge instrumentation for scientific experiments. The role involves maintaining control electronics, providing technical support, and collaborating on innovative projects. Qualifications include a Master's degree in Electronics, 5+ years of experience, and strong skills in circuit design and troubleshooting. The position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to work in a vibrant city at the heart of the Alps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electronics engineering with hands-on electronic board design.
• Solid background in circuit design, schematics, and PCB layout.
• Good IT proficiency; programming and FPGA design are assets.
• Good IT skills; Python, C and FPGA design are assets.
• Strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving abilities.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain control electronics hardware for experimental stations.
• Provide technical support to users for reliable operation of control electronics.
• Design and implement electronics for instrumentation, including sensor interfaces.
• Participate in constructing a new state-of-the-art beamline.
• Collaborate on mechatronic instruments with nanometer-level positioning resolution.
• Contribute to advanced timing systems achieving sub-nanosecond synchronisation and picosecond jitter.

Connaissances

Circuit design

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Programming (Python, C)

FPGA design

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Formation

Master’s degree in Electronics or related discipline

Outils

Altium Designer

SPICE simulations

Python scripting

Description du poste

Electronics Engineer F/M – ESRF – The European Synchrotron

Context & Job Description

We are looking for an Electronics Engineer to drive the development of cutting‑edge electronic instrumentation that enables world‑class scientific experiments. In this role you will work with the control electronics that operate and coordinate the instruments and motion systems, enabling experiments to run smoothly, safely, and with high precision. You will collaborate with highly skilled interdisciplinary teams and contribute to projects with real impact in a leading scientific environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control electronics hardware for the ESRF experimental stations (beamlines) and the accelerator complex.
• Provide high‑quality technical support to users, ensuring reliable operation of our control electronics solutions across beamlines and accelerators.
• Design and implement electronics for instrumentation, including sensor interfaces, low‑noise and high‑speed circuits, embedded systems, and motion control.
• Participate in the construction of a new state‑of‑the‑art beamline.
• Collaborate on the development of mechatronic instruments with nanometer‑level positioning resolution.
• Contribute to advanced timing systems achieving sub‑nanosecond synchronisation and picosecond jitter, and to instrumentation enabling picoampere‑level current measurements.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree (or equivalent, 300 ECTS) in Electronics or a related discipline.
• 5 + years of experience in electronics engineering, ideally with hands‑on electronic board design (shorter experience may be considered if expertise is relevant).
• Solid background in digital and analog electronics, including circuit design, schematics, and PCB layout.
• Good IT proficiency; programming (Python, C) and FPGA design are assets.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving abilities, with effective time management and sound critical thinking.

Working Conditions

The salary will be calculated on the basis of relevant qualifications and professional experience.

What We Offer

• Join an innovative international research institute, with a workforce from 38 different countries.
• Collaborate with global experts to advance science and address societal challenges.
• Come and live in a vibrant city, in the heart of the Alps, and Europe's Green Capital 2022.
• Enjoy a workplace designed to support your quality of life.
• Benefit from a competitive compensation and allowances package, including financial support for relocation to Grenoble.

Equal Opportunity

The ESRF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from disabled persons. Supported by 19 countries, the ESRF is also committed to diversity.

Company Description

The European Synchrotron, the ESRF, is an international research centre based in Grenoble, France. Through its innovative engineering, pioneering scientific vision and a strong commitment from its 700 staff members, the ESRF is recognised as one of the top research facilities worldwide. Its particle accelerator produces intense X‑ray beams that are used by thousands of scientists each year for experiments in diverse fields such as biology, medicine, environmental sciences, cultural heritage, materials science, and physics.