QHSE Officer | Eindhoven

Want to make your mark on our time? Become a QHSE Officer at TNO in Eindhoven!

About this position

At the forefront of Europe’s photonics innovation, TNO is building a state-of-the-art pilot line for Indium Phosphide (InP) photonic chips at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. This unique environment brings together advanced cleanroom facilities, complex infrastructure, hazardous materials, and multidisciplinary teams, making Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) absolutely vital for safe, reliable, and scalable operations.

What will be your role?

To strengthen and safeguard this foundation, we are looking for a QHSE Officer for the Pilot Line. In this role, you support the management of the Pilot Line organisation in ensuring full compliance with legislation, permits, and the TNO Management System, while actively driving a strong QHSE culture in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

As QHSE Officer for the Pilot Line, you are the central point of contact for Quality, Health, Safety and Environment within a complex manufacturing setting that involves the use of hazardous materials and gases. You translate QHSE policies and legal requirements into practical, workable solutions for cleanroom operations, equipment engineering, and facility activities, ensuring a safe, compliant, and well-controlled working environment.

You work closely with operations, engineering, facility and play a key role in embedding QHSE awareness into daily pilot line activities, from tool installation and process development to routine manufacturing operations. The new Pilot Line will be classified as an ARIE site (Aanvullende Risico Inventarisatie & Evaluatie).

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that Pilot Line activities comply with QHSE legislation, permits, and the TNO Management System, with specific attention to integrated photonics manufacturing and safe handling of InP-related hazardous gases and chemicals.
• Coordinating and supporting QHSE-related roles within the Pilot Line organisation, such as Prevention Officers and Quality Contact Persons.
• Encouraging timely follow-up and closure of QHSE-related action points, incident follow-ups, and improvement initiatives.
• Identifying risks and improvement opportunities related to cleanroom operations, hazardous substances, technical installations, and facility infrastructure.
• Advising Pilot Line management on implementing and enforcing QHSE procedures specific to wafer processing, gas distribution systems, emergency response, and contamination control.
• Organising and facilitating periodic QHSE consultations within the Pilot Line and participating in TNO-wide QHSE coordination meetings.
• Monitoring staffing, competencies, and training levels for QHSE and gas-safety readiness, including cleanroom and hazardous-gas certifications.
• Acting as the Pilot Line representative in QHSE-related discussions and consultations, internally and externally.
• Proactively taking initiative on QHSE matters and providing solicited and unsolicited advice, in close alignment with the management.

What we expect from you

You feel at home in a high-tech, regulated environment where safety, quality, and operational excellence go hand in hand. You know how to balance compliance with practicality and are able to connect with engineers, operators, researchers, and management alike.

You also bring:

• At least a Higher Professional Education (HBO) level.
• Strong affinity with QHSE in cleanroom-based semiconductor or integrated photonics manufacturing, ideally involving InP wafer processes.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to engage, motivate, and influence people at all levels.
• An approachable yet firm attitude, combined with the confidence to raise concerns and drive improvements.
• A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify risks, propose solutions, and stimulate continuous improvement.
• Experience with QHSE management systems, incident reporting, and safety procedures (experience in cleanroom, semiconductor, or laboratory environments is a strong advantage).

What you'll get in return

Challenging and varied work with a real impact. And plenty of opportunities as, at TNO, you are in charge of shaping your career. We offer a gross monthly salary (based on your knowledge and experience), 8% holiday pay, a 13th month bonus of 8.33% and a flex budget (5.58% + € 180). In addition, you will be given every opportunity to develop yourself.

TNO offers optional employee benefits, enabling you to tailor your benefits package to match your personal situation. You may also expect:

• An extremely professional, innovative working environment where colleagues are leading experts in their field.
• The opportunity to attend courses, workshops and conferences, and to receive training and coaching based on your needs.
• 33 days annual leave on a full-time basis plus a flexible holiday (prorated) that can be used on a cultural, religious, or otherwise important day of your choosing.
• We offer a comprehensive and flexible mobility plan that also includes full compensation for public transportation for commuting and business travel.
• Great social events with your team and other TNO colleagues. That’s how you will get to know a lot of people really quickly.
• Flexible working hours, the possibility to work parttime (32 of 36 hours) and the possibility of working from home.
• Extensive relocation package for international candidates.
• A good pension scheme.

TNO as an employer

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