Quality Engineering Technician – Associate (Air Quality Monitoring)

About the role

The Quality Engineering Technician – Associate will support the design, deployment, and operation of a critical air‑quality monitoring system in Timor‑Leste. Working closely with UN agencies, local authorities and stakeholders, the role contributes directly to public‑health resilience and environmental sustainability.

Key responsibilities

• Select and assess sites for sensor installation.
• Deploy, calibrate and maintain air‑quality sensors and monitoring equipment.
• Integrate sensor data into central databases and ensure data quality.
• Provide technical capacity‑building and training to local partners.
• Collaborate with local authorities, UNEP, UNOPS and other stakeholders to support early‑warning and public‑health initiatives.
• Troubleshoot sensor and equipment issues in the field.

Required profile

• High school diploma plus 6 years relevant experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years relevant experience in Engineering, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• Proven experience troubleshooting air‑quality sensors and monitoring equipment.
• Experience conducting site assessments and evaluations.
• Proficiency with collaboration and productivity tools such as MS Office and G‑Suite.

Required skills

• Air‑quality sensor installation and troubleshooting.
• Monitoring equipment maintenance.
• Data integration and management.
• Site assessment and evaluation.
• MS Office.
• G‑Suite.
• Web‑based management systems.