Quality assurance engineer

Context
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) is an international research organisation at the forefront of neutron science and technology. Come and join the ILL's Quality, Risk Management and Nuclear Safety Unit (known as the CQSR - Cellule Qualité Sûreté Risques), a small, dynamic team of five people which reports directly to ILL Management. The core mission of the CQSR is to maintain and improve the ILL's Integrated Management System (IMS), which enables the Institute to comply with regulatory requirements for basic nuclear installations (known as INBs - Installations nucléaires de base).
This includes aspects relating to nuclear safety and quality management.


Your tasks
As a quality assurance engineer, you will play an active part in the development and maintenance of the IMS. Your main duties will be to:

. Manage the audit and document control processes
. Propose solutions to help process managers maintain and improve their processes
. Support process managers in preparing and leading process reviews
. Prepare the IMS management reviews
. Manage process performance indicators
. Create the content for and lead the various SMI training sessions
. Prepare and conduct the internal and external quality audits (including field work) on IMS processes
. Conduct the analysis of events regarding human and organisational factors

This multifaceted position represents a real opportunity to bring a proactive and creative approach to dealing with a wide range of issues and subjects (technical, quality, regulatory, etc.). In this context, you will be required to work in a cross-functional capacity with a large portion of the ILL's staff, including the scientists


Your profile
. Master's degree (or equivalent) in quality assurance or Master's degree in general engineering with relevant experience in quality assurance
. You have at least three years of professional experience.
. Experience in the nuclear sector would be an advantage.
. You have excellent writing skills in French.
. You must be organised, demonstrate a good sense of discipline and good reactivity. You should also have excellent teamwork skills.
. You must be proficient in the use of MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).


What we offer
Quality of life -
A hub for research and technology, the city of Grenoble is ideally located in the heart of the French Alps (just 3 hours from Paris/Provence by train, 1 hour from Lyon international airport and 1 ½ hours from Geneva). It is important for us that our staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. We therefore offer home working (under certain conditions), generous annual paid leave entitlement and a host of other benefits that you will discover when you arrive!
Prospects -
We guarantee you a secure position on an indefinite-term contract in a multicultural scientific environment.
Benefits -
We offer generous social benefits (expatriation allowance, excellent health cover), moving and relocation assistance (under certain conditions) and an annual productivity bonus. We also offer language courses for you and your partner and subsidies for the use of public transport and the staff canteen, as well as for holidays and a variety of cultural and sports activities.


Sounds interesting?
Then why not take your next career step with us by applying online - preferably in English - via our career portal by 25.08.2024, quoting reference number 24/29.

Please note that all applicants are subject to administrative screening (background checks). For this post, medical fitness for work under ionising radiation is required. You will also have to perform an emergency response role in the event of a crisis.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.


The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using neutrons. United by our passion for progress and technology, we drive science and research forward every day. Together, we can pave the way for discoveries that will help to make our world a better place.
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