MESA+ NanoLab is heavily investing in the future: in state-of-the-art facilities, high-end equipment, and the expansion of our team. We are strengthening our position in integrated photonics, quantum technology, and more – and you can play a crucial role in this growth.
As a Facility & Equipment Engineer, you ensure that our unique research environment operates flawlessly. From maintaining and optimising installations to guiding new equipment projects, you keep the overview, coordinate contractors, and ensure that researchers and high-tech companies can work at the highest level.
Your role:
In this diverse position, you work hands-on in the cleanroom environment while also managing technical and project-based tasks. You will be responsible for:
Operational & technical management
- Planning and coordinating regular building and installation maintenance, including managing subcontractors
- Supervising external maintenance parties
- Carrying out general cleanroom tasks such as welcoming guests, supporting cleanroom users, and starting up or shutting down the cleanroom
Technical troubleshooting & engineering
- Systematically analyzing and resolving technical malfunctions
- Initiating and coordinating projects for the replacement, improvement, and sustainability upgrades of building installations
- Preparing and supervising the installation of new equipment in the NanoLab
- Developing a thorough understanding of installation and maintenance requirements and performing first-line maintenance
Broader facility involvement
- Your focus will be on the MESA+ NanoLab, but you may also provide facility support to the High Tech Factory when needed.
Information and application
Are you interested in this position? Please submit an up-to-date CV and letter of motivation before January 5, 2026, via the ‘Apply now’ button.
In accordance with international law and regulations, only applicants holding the nationality of a member state of the EU/EEA or Switzerland could be employed in this support function.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Dr. Ing. Rob Legtenberg, Director MESA+ Nanolab, via rob.legtenberg@utwente.nl, or T. +31 534892715.
Screening is part of the selection procedure.
About the organisation
The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) uses mathematics, electronics and computer technology to contribute to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With ICT present in almost every device and product we use nowadays, we embrace our role as contributors to a broad range of societal activities and as pioneers of tomorrow's digital society. As part of a tech university that aims to shape society, individuals and connections, our faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad, and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. Our research has a high profile both in the Netherlands and internationally. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital Society Institute.
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