Technician Ballistic Experiments

en GB Nationale Veiligheid

TNO

Zoekwoorden:

• Mechatronica, Technical, Werkervaring

Type Contract: Type:

• Permanent employment

Locatie:

• Den Haag

Opleidingsniveau: Opleiding:

• Associate degree (EQF 5), MBO-4/HAVO/VWO (EQF 4)

Gepubliceerd op: Gepubliceerd:

• 16/09/2026

Status:

• Open

Reageer voor:

• 28/09/2026

Uur p/wk:

• 32

Make your mark on our times? Come work at TNO as a Technician in Ballistic Experiments in Ypenburg (The Hague)!

About this position

As a Technician Ballistic Experiments at TNO in Ypenburg, you directly contribute to protecting human lives. You test and develop innovative materials and solutions that provide protection against explosions and ballistic threats. Whether it concerns bulletproof vests, vehicles, or concrete structures, your work has a real impact on the safety of military personnel, police, and civilians-both in the Netherlands and abroad.

What will be your role?

As part of the Personal Protection and Explosives Safety (PPES) department, you will be responsible for the preparation, execution, and reporting of ballistic experiments in our Laboratory for Ballistic Research (LBR). The LBR has access to various testing facilities, mainly focused on large-caliber weapons, small-caliber weapons, and vehicle testing. You will work in a team of specialists and have the opportunity to develop into an all-round range officer.

You will contribute to projects focused on research into improving protective materials, such as bulletproof vests, helmets, vehicles, or concrete structures, against ballistic impact and explosion pressure. In addition, you will help test protective equipment that is used by governments, among others. You will work in accordance with international (NATO) standards and under the ISO 17025 quality standard. Our work is project-based.

You will prepare and carry out measurements, handling research weapons and various types of ammuni...