Alignment Technician F/M

The ESRF is a world class research facility that produces intense X-ray beam for exploring matter at the nanoscale. Given the need for extreme accuracy, the exact positioning of all equipment within the facility is crucial. The Survey and Alignment Group is responsible for all surveying activities relating to the beamlines, the accelerator and the ESRF site as a whole. Your main responsibilities are surveying and mechanical activities.

Survey activities:

• Conduct fieldwork, including measurement and alignment, as part of the survey team.
• Assist with the installation, maintenance, alignment and calculation of:
  • Magnets, vacuum vessels and other machine related equipment;
  • Reference marks and monuments in optical and experimental hutches;
    
  • Beamline instruments and equipment.
• Perform calculations and compile formal reports on surveying activities

Mechanical activities:

• Create technical drawings for mechanical parts required by the group;
• Manufacture small mechanical components;
• Install and maintain the Hydrostatic Levelling System (HLS).