Job Description

Your responsibilities

Have you ever wanted to be involved in the CERN process for qualifying electronics to be installed in the CERN accelerators? CERN irradiation facilities are used to test and qualify electronics and systems in harsh environment like the one in 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 Electronics Radiation Effects Monitoring  in the CERN accelerator complex and for the coordination, dosimetry, and operation of the CERN electronics radiation test facilities of CHARM (CERN High Energy Accelerator Mixed-field facility) and CC60 (CERN Cobalt-60 facility).

This position is dedicated to support the team with the high demand of radiation test activity to prepare for the Long shutdown 3 (LS3) in the High-Luminosity (HL-LHC) project.

Specifically, you will: 

• Provide robust support to the radiation test team; 
• Ensure comprehensive testing of digital circuits, FPGA and high-speed circuits; 
• Conceive full test setup and instrumentation for testing in different facilities (PSI, Co60 and CHARM); 
• Put in place a common marketplace for pre-qualified, rad-tol qualified components that other equipment groups can re-use without qualification.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience with HDL (Hardware Description Language) and SoC (System on Chip) programming;
• Experience using electronic measurement systems for testing and validation; 
• Experience in utilizing CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) tools, including GitLab, for efficient project management and collaboration;
• Knowledge in schematic and PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, from concept to production;
• Knowledge of the impacts of radiation on electronic components and systems;
• Attention to detail and a high level of organizational skills, ensuring meticulous project execution and documentation;
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electronics Engineering (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: 16.06.2024 at 23:59h (midnight) CEST.

Job reference: BE-CEM-EPR-2024-81-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-September-2024

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!

 

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