Instrumentation technician H/F
CDI Saclay (Essonne) Works / Construction sites
Job description
Vacancy details
General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
2025-35119Division description
The mission of the CEA's Fundamental Research Division, which is based at all the CEA's civilian centres, is to carry out research in line with the CEA's missions in the fields of physics, chemistry and life sciences, areas in which its excellence is recognised worldwide.
Attached to the CEA's Fundamental Research Division (DRF), IRAMIS focuses on new energy
technologies, quantum technologies, new materials, complex systems and radiation-matter interaction.
Description de l'unité
The Interactions, Dynamics and Lasers Laboratory (LIDYL) carries out fundamental research into laser-matter interaction in the high-intensity, short-duration regime.
In particular, the LIDYL manages the state-of-the-art platforms ATTOLab (dedicated to studies of ultrafast dynamics in gases, liquids and solids on the femtosecond and attosecond scales) and UHI100 (generation of radiation and acceleration of particles by laser-matter interaction at very high intensity).
Within LIDYL, the DICO group is a joint research team (ECR) between CEA and CY Cergy Paris Université. It is developing experimental research into ultra-fast charge transfer in solids, liquids and films and ionisation on the surface of solids, using its own NanoLight (high-order harmonic generation and metrology), FLUME (pico- and femto-second fluorescence) and flash
photolysis platforms, in addition to the above-mentioned ATTOLab and UHI100 platforms.
This research employs a wide range of associated instrumentation, requiring controls, detection and experimental data acquisition, and must occasionally be transportable to other experimental sites.
Position description
Category
Intrumentation, metrology and control
Contract
Permanent contract
Job title
Instrumentation technician H/F
Socio-professional category
Non Cadre
Job description
Reporting to the Interactions, Dynamics and Lasers Laboratory (LIDYL), you will carry out the following tasks:
The person recruited will be largely involved in the development of experimental devices: this covers the design of small electromechanical devices, instrumentation, device design, with simple CAD elements, in conjunction with the researchers.
Computer control of experiments in place or being set up will be planned and carried
out in collaboration with the DICO group's team of experimentalists.
In addition, during the measurement campaigns, she will be responsible for starting up the laser chains, associated components and high-vacuum equipment, and for taking
the first diagnostic measurements.
It will also act as an interface between the DICO group's experimenters and the SLIC
group's laser specialists working on the ATTOLab and UHI100 platforms.
The duties of the post holder are as follows :
• Contribution to the DICO Group's R&D activities in terms of instrumentation and the
development of small devices, in close interaction with the LIDYL support teams.
• Participation in the improvement of experiments and control and acquisition
instrumentation. Programming of control software will sometimes be necessary.
• Start-up and maintenance of equipment associated with DICO group experiments.
• Maintenance of the DICO group's vacuum systems.
Applicant Profile
The candidate should have previous experience in an academic or industrial
environment, in the fields of device design, computer control of equipment and/or data
acquisition (imaging, multi-channel or point measurements).
He/she should have skills in general physical instrumentation. In particular, knowledge
of the handling and maintenance of vacuum chambers, motorised elements, optical
elements and/or various laser detectors and diagnostics will be a plus. For interfacing
experiments, he/she should have knowledge of the use of computer software/languages such as Labview, Python or C++.
A self-starter, the person will have a strong ability to adapt to different technical/scientific contexts, and will have the interpersonal skills needed to fit in and work in a team and with recurring contacts in the context of hosting external users.
Fluency in professional English is recommended.
In line with CEA's commitment to integrating people with disabilities, this job is open to
everyone.
The CEA's Mission Handicap will support you and make the necessary adjustments to
meet your specific needs.
Position location
Site
Saclay
Job location
France, Ile-de-France, Essonne (91)
Location
Candidate criteria
Recommended training
DUT/BUT Instrumetation
Requester
Position start date
02/06/2025