Industrial Drafter (EN-CV-DO-2025-193-GRAE)

Job Description

Your responsibilities:

As an Industrial Drafter, the selected candidate will join the Design Office ( DO ) section within the EN-CV group, working exclusively on the Future Circular Collider ( FCC ) project.

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the early design stages of CERN's next flagship accelerator, in close collaboration with EN-CV engineers and as part of a dedicated team. Here, you will be mentored by experienced FCC team members to help you developing your skills.

The Industrial Drafter will be involved in detailed technical design studies for the cooling, ventilation, and industrial piping installations of the FCC.

Main tasks:

• Produce Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models and drawings.
• Produce bills of materials (BoMs) for budget estimates.
• Contribute in preparing technical specifications.
• Review third-party drawings and 3D models and provide them technical guidance.
• Engage in design reviews with other CERN Design Offices to ensure proper integration of 3D models from different stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Revit libraries (using Dynamo/VBA/Python).

Your profile:

Skills:

• HVAC process design and analysis.
• Water cooling process design and analysis.
• Production of 2D drawings and 3D models.
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Mechanical Engineer/HVAC (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 13.10.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-January-2026

Job reference: EN-CV-DO-2025-193-GRAE

Field of work: Mechanical Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196  and 5716  Swiss Francs (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.

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.