Division of systems engineering

Engineering support during design phases :

• support to project management,
• definition of manufacturing schedules,
• cost estimation and cost engineering,
• support to the selection of materials and manufacturing processes,
• risk analysis,
• quality insurance, documentation and configuration management,
• implementation of purchase orders, call for tender and contracts (when necessary with the procurement division of CEA).

Mechanical Engineering :

• definition of user requirement(s),
• writing of technical specification,
• technical follow-up (in France and worldwide) of all aspects of contracts : design studies, documentary deliverables, manufacturing, tests, factory and site acceptance,
• technology intelligence.

Specific areas of expertise and roles of the ILL staff :

• knowledge of the French (and European) industrial network,
• international production follow-up of complex systems,
• project manager,
• system engineer,
• responsible officer for mechanical integration on site.

Technology transfer :

• writing of transfer procedures,
• contribution to the settelment of industrial partnerships.

Examples of projects the ILL is involved in :

• ground-based telescopes : CTA, ELT-METIS,
• space telescopes : SVOM-MXT,
• superconducting magnets : R3B, ISEULT, Q4, JT-60SA,
• particle accelerators systems : ESS, IFMIF-EVEDA, SARAF,
• particle accelerators targets : NFS.