The electro-optical communications (ECO) group in the faculty of electrical engineering has been leading the scientific and applied research into the use of light for communication systems for the past 40 years, in the Netherlands, Europe and the world. With deep connection with industry and academia around the globe, the ECO group offers new members an opportunity to become an integral part of research and innovation in the area of optical communications.
The ECO group is housed in the FLUX building on the TU/e Campus overlooking a state-of-the-art cleanroom and supported by more than 300m^2 of labs for conducting experimental work. With 13 tenured scientists and as many as 100 PhD and postDocs the ECO group is a vibrant and exciting research group. The staff and students are a predominantly international group of scientists from more than 10 nationalities. In this video you can get a short glimpse at the kind of research activities carried out in our group through short interviews with past students.
InformationOne of the main characteristics of the ECO group is its strong experimental focus. As such, almost all researchers in the group are working in physical labs with state-of-the-art equipment. In order to maintain, train and support the ever-hanging student population a strong technical support team is needed. For the ECO group, two technicians are entrusted with providing this support. Recently one technician has been appointed, and this advertisement is for attracting our second technician to our team.
A technician in the ECO group would ideally be able to assist all students and staff with any technical challenge encountered. The technician will take an active role and part in ongoing research and will support the scientific effort and contribute to the research of principal investigators in the group. The role of the technician includes support of the ECO group’s activities with external entities such as European or national grants and industry where he or she will carry responsibility for deliverables in the projects. Furthermore, the technician will have contact with students from all the different labs and is expected to manage their time to support different research lines at the faculty of electrical engineering at TU/e. It is envisioned that the technical support team (2 FTEs) will be able to cover all required competencies needed as a team. Below we list the job requirements and the list of skills expected for the successful candidate. The technician should conform to many of the requirements below but above all should display curiosity and willingness to learn and grow in the fascinating, fast developing area of optical/Photonic/RF communications, quantum technologies to continue and increase his contribution to all research in the group in the coming years.
Main Tasks
- Develop and Maintain Automated Testing Systems: Create software for automated control and monitoring of optical/RF subsystems and implement scripts for data acquisition and performance evaluation.
- Integration and Configuration of Experimental Setups: Configure hardware-software interfaces for quantum communication and mobile telecommunication systems and ensure seamless operation between classical and quantum systems.
- Lab Equipment Calibration and Preventive Maintenance: Automate calibration routines for optical and RF instruments and maintain system health through predictive diagnostics.
- Data Management and Reporting: Implement structured data logging and visualization tools and generate automated performance reports for research teams.
- User Training and Safety Protocol Automation: Develop interactive training modules for lab users and automate access control and safety compliance checks.