ATLAS Detector Cooling Engineer

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN in Switzerland invites applications for a researcher to contribute to qualification, integration, and commissioning of the 2PACL CO₂ cooling system for future detector upgrades. You will perform thermal testing, instrumentation and DAQ development, data analysis, and installation and commissioning tasks supporting the ATLAS detector cooling infrastructure.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, up to 2 years of professional experience, and must be nationals of CERN Member

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree required; PhD not eligible.
• Up to 2 years of professional experience since graduation.
• National of CERN Member State or Associate Member State (restricted nationalities apply).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to testing and validation of detector structures and 2PACL CO₂ cooling components.
• Design, construction, and operation of thermal test setups, instrumentation and DAQ systems.
• Analyse and interpret test data to assess system performance and support integration.
• Collaborate with detector teams, providing technical feedback for integration and commissioning.
• Assist in installation, commissioning and performance validation of the cooling system.

Skills

Thermal testing

Data analysis

DAQ development

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

As part of the ATLAS Detector Cooling team, you will contribute to the qualification, integration, and commissioning of the 2PACL CO₂ cooling system supporting future detector upgrades. You will be involved in thermal testing, instrumentation and DAQ development, data analysis, and the installation and commissioning of cooling infrastructure, gaining unique experience in the deployment of complex systems for a world-leading scientific experiment.

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to the testing and validation of detector structures and 2PACL CO₂ cooling system components, including comparison of experimental results with simulation models.
• Participate in the design, construction, and operation of thermal test setups, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
• Analyse and interpret test data to assess system performance and support detector integration activities.
• Collaborate with detector teams by providing technical feedback and supporting detector integration and commissioning work.
• Contribute to the installation, commissioning, and performance validation of the 2PACL cooling system, including cooling distribution lines and vacuum infrastructure.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.