Technician at Department Quantum Nanoscience

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

232 leave hours per year

Individual employment package

Job summary

TU Delft invites applications for a hands-on technician supporting researchers and students in designing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and maintaining research setups and experimental equipment. You will coordinate relocation plans for a department move scheduled in 2028 and balance requirements with new facility capabilities.

Key areas include vacuum technology, electronics, electrical engineering, and laboratory infrastructure.

Qualifications

• HBO/WO degree in a relevant field or an MBO with relevant work experience.
• Hands-on experience in at least one core area: vacuum tech, electronics or lab infrastructure.
• Able to communicate fluently in Dutch and English in an international environment.
• Committed to safety and continuous learning (e.g., laser safety, chemicals).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate lab relocation timelines, priorities and key attention points for each laboratory.
• Create and maintain an overview of laboratory equipment and specifications.
• Assess equipment relocation vs replacement and develop relocation plans.
• Provide advisor input to departmental management; balance competing requirements.
• Support core areas: vacuum tech, electronics, electrical engineering, and lab infrastructure.

Skills

Vacuum technology

Electronics & electrical engineering

Laboratory infrastructure

Education

Higher professional or academic degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Laboratory Technology, Cryogenic Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

Are you a hands-on, versatile technician who gets excited about working at the heart of scientific research? Then this could be the perfect job for you!

We offer a position in which you will support researchers and students in designing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and maintaining research setups and experimental equipment. You understand the needs of our scientists and are committed to providing an optimal technical solution or infrastructure. You will work closely with a small team of fellow technicians, colleagues from TU Delft Contract and Real Estate, and specialists from our mechanical workshop.

Within the Department of Quantum Nanoscience, we operate a variety of laboratories equipped with a wide range of complex instruments, including different types of microscopes, lasers, magnets, and wet and dry cryostats.

In addition to providing technical support to these diverse research groups, you will face another major challenge in this role: in 2028, our entire department will move to a new building. This is a significant project in which you, as a technician, will play a key role.

In preparation for this relocation, you will coordinate with the scientific staff of the department to:

• Develop timelines with priorities and key points of attention for each laboratory.
• Create and maintain an overview of laboratory equipment and its specifications.
• Assess which equipment can be relocated and which should be replaced.
• Develop relocation and replacement plans.

You will balance competing interests, assess departmental requirements against the design and capabilities of the new facility, and provide both solicited and unsolicited advice to departmental management.

Alongside these more project-oriented responsibilities, the department has an interest in hands-on support in the following core areas of expertise:

• Vacuum technology — pumps, leak detection, vacuum components, evacuation systems
• Electronics and electrical engineering — electronic circuits, troubleshooting, power supplies, instrumentation, wiring
• Laboratory infrastructure and facilities — electrical infrastructure, cooling water, compressed gases, ventilation, HVAC/climate control

Would you like to get an impression of the research conducted within our department? Take a look at the following videos showcasing some of our quantum research activities.

Job Requirements

• You have a higher professional or academic degree (HBO/WO) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Laboratory Technology, Cryogenic Engineering or a related field, or an MBO qualification supplemented with relevant work experience.
• You have knowledge and hands‑on experience in at least one of the core areas of expertise described above. You are comfortable working in an international environment and can communicate fluently in Dutch and English with researchers, students, colleagues, and suppliers.
• You maintain a professional attitude and demonstrate this in both your work and interactions with others.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment where priorities can change rapidly, and creative solutions are often required.
• You prioritize safety first, including willingness to attend training courses to maintain or further develop your knowledge in areas such as laser safety, working with chemicals, and related topics.
• Possession of, or willingness to obtain, a First Aid and Emergency Response (BHV) certificate.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Working at TU Delft means contributing to solutions that really make a difference.

For over 180 years, we have been training engineers who make an impact worldwide in companies, government bodies, or as entrepreneurs. Our alumni turn knowledge into concrete solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow. These challenges are changing rapidly. That is why we focus on themes such as energy, climate, digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart mobility every day. Our education and research are directly aligned with what society needs now and in the future.

At TU Delft, our people make the difference. With their knowledge and curiosity, our staff provide a high-quality education and conduct pioneering research that extends beyond the campus. You will have the opportunity to take the initiative, work with others, and grow as a professional. Working at TU Delft means join an international community of professionals and students. Together, we create knowledge, innovations, and solutions that help move the world forward.

Faculty Applied Sciences

With more than 1,100 employees, including 150 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,600 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we educate innovative students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground‑breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 1 jaar. Temporary with prospect of permanent.
• A job of 32-40 hours per week.
• A salary based on Scale 10 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3706 - €5760 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end‑of‑year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Application deadline

28 October 2026