Controls and Automation Engineer

Big Science Sweden; Genf; On-site; CHF 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden invites candidates to join the Cooling and Ventilation developers team at CERN. This role focuses on developing, commissioning, and maintaining Industrial Control Systems for operation within CERN’s advanced infrastructure.

The position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment involving large-scale industrial installations, emphasizing teamwork across various technical disciplines.

Qualifications

• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field.
• Must be a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
• Prior CERN fellow or graduate contract not allowed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, commissioning, and maintenance of Industrial Control Systems.
• Be involved in the specification, design, commissioning of ICS for cooling and ventilation.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Join the Cooling and Ventilation developers team within CERN’s Engineering Department (EN), where you will contribute to the development, commissioning, and maintenance of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and automation solutions essential to the operation of CERN’s accelerators, detectors, and infrastructure.

As part of a multidisciplinary team of technicians and engineers, you will be involved in the specification, design, commissioning, and maintenance of a wide range of ICS dedicated to cooling and ventilation plants for accelerator facilities, experimental areas, and technical infrastructure.

This position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale industrial installations in a highly technical and collaborative environment.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, 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.