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Radiation Effects Testing Engineer (BE-CEM-EPR-2024-113-GRAP)

Employer
CERN
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Salary
Unspecified
Posting live until
1 Dec 2024

Job Details

Job Description

Your responsibilities

Have you ever wanted to be involved in the CERN radiation testing process for qualifying electronics to be installed in the CERN accelerators? CHARM and CC60 are our irradiation facilities to test and qualify electronic components and systems to be used in harsh environment like the CERN accelerators. If you relish a challenge, join CERN’ s Electronics Production and Radiation Tolerance section and realize your potential. Take part!

You will join the Beams Department (BE), the Controls Electronics and Mechatronics Group (CEM), and in particular the Electronics Production and Radiation Tolerance section (EPR), responsible for the coordination, dosimetry, and operation of the CERN electronics radiation test facilities CHARM (CERN High Energy Accelerator Mixed-field facility) and CC60 (CERN Cobalt-60 facility), and for the Electronics Radiation Effects Monitoring in the CERN accelerator complex.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing testing support within the CHARM and CC60 facilities, applying your expertise in dosimetry, radiation detection, and monitoring.

Specifically, you will:

  • Actively participate in supporting users at the two facilities throughout the whole testing process, from planning to execution, and interpretation of the results;  
  • Drive research and development of new measurement technologies and detectors designed for complex mixed-field radiation environments;
  • Enhance dosimetry practices for tests conducted at the CHARM and CC60 facilities, ensuring precise, real-time radiation level measurements through advanced active and online monitoring systems;
  • Participate in the development of new radiation detectors for integrated monitoring devices, to challenge the harsher radiation environment of the High Luminosity LHC and future radiation test facilities.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

  • Technical Expertise in Radiation Measurement and Dosimetry;
  • Expertise in Detector Technology and Particle Detector;
  • Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Electronics; 
  • Experience in experimental setups preparation and exploitation; 
  • Competent in data analysis and Python programming;
  • Knowledge of Analog and Digital Electronics is an asset;
  • Experience in user support in radiation and beam test facilities is an asset; 
  • Fluent in English. 

Eligibility criteria:

You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.

You have a professional background in Electronics, Nuclear Engineering, Applied Physics (or a related field) and have either:

  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.

You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 01.12.2024 at 23:59h (midnight) CET.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

This position requires:

  • Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays;
  • Work in Radiation Areas;
  • Interventions in underground installations;
  • A valid driving licence;
  • Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

What we offer

  • A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
  • Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
  • Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
  • 30 days of paid leave per year.
  • On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

Begin your CERN Quest. Take Part!

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Company

CERN profileAt CERN, physicists and engineers use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – the fundamental particles – to probe the underlying structure of the universe.

Working at CERN
CERN is a truly unique organization. A genuine collaboration between countries, universities and scientists, driven not by profit margins, but by a commitment to create and share knowledge. At CERN, students, recent graduates and experienced professionals work together to push for immense scientific discoveries, answering some of life’s most complex questions and advancing the boundaries of human knowledge.

People are free to work creatively and to trust in, and rely on, their colleagues across the organization. History is being made at CERN – and the excitement is tangible, inspiring, overwhelming at times. It is the only place in the world that you can do this work in this way.

Why work for us
Today, CERN employs more than 2500 people, and if you visit us you will find more than 2500 different reasons why CERN is such a great place to work. Six key reasons that we believe will make you love working here are: challenge; purpose; imagination; integrity; collaboration; and quality of life.

Student and graduate schemes
CERN technical and administrative internships and graduate schemes offer international students and recent graduates the opportunity to work with world-class scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research in particle physics, computational science, life sciences, engineering, international relations, and more. Whichever route you take, it will be an extraordinary experience.

What we are looking for
To conduct experiments of this scale and importance, CERN needs people from various career levels and with a wide range of abilities, skills and competencies. We have job opportunities for students, graduates and experienced professionals, from apprenticeships to PhDs (and beyond). Whatever your background, field of interest or diploma level, CERN could be the place for you.


Location
Geneva, Switzerland

Number of employees
2500+ staff members; several hundred on graduate and student programmes

Positions recently recruited for
Computing engineer, radiofrequency engineer, process operator in cryogenics, web developer, mechanical engineer, administrative assistant, system administrator, power electronics engineer, scientific writer, applied physicist and many more

Desired degree disciplines/class
From apprenticeship to PhD in a wide variety of domains

How to apply
Apply online at careers.cern

Closing date
All year round

Contact
Tel +41 22 76 63 786
E-mail recruitment.service@cern.ch
careers.cern

Company info
Website
Telephone
+41 22 76 63 786
Location
Esplanade des Particules 1
PO Box 1211
Geneva 23
Switzerland

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