Your responsibilities

As a Mechanical Engineer, within the Beams Department, you will join the  BE-EA-EC engineering team to work on projects for existing and future CERN experiments.

You will support the project leader and engineering team on the study to define the implementation of a test cell for the future Muon Collider Study from its early implementation, integrating, optimizing and designing associated infrastructure and providing strong support to the physicists.

In particular, you will: 

• Undertake the CAD design and integration of the project's prototype and demonstrators using state of the art CAD software (CATIA V5)
• Perform structural and thermal calculations (using ANSYS)
• Write technical specifications;
• Setup tenders and follow-up industrial contracts.

Your profile

Skills

• Software skills: Proficiency in CAD [CATIA V5); 
• Documentation: Competency in writing technical documentation and project reporting; 
• Previous professional experience in the integration of mechanical systems; 
• Excellent team-working attitude; 
• Ability to manage several activities simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Adaptability: Eagerness to learn new technologies and sustainable practices; 
• 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 Mechanical 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.

Job closing date: 16.12.2024 at 23:59h (midnight) CET.

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

Target start date: 01-February-2025

Job reference: BE-EA-EC-2024-197-GRAP

Field of work: Mechanical Engineering

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

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