Electrical Engineer (EN-EL-CS-2024-214-GRAP)

TN Switzerland; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 80’000 - 100’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their team in Geneva. This role involves managing cabling projects, designing signal and power cable systems, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with experts and contribute to significant upgrades at a renowned research facility. With a focus on teamwork and project management, this position offers the chance to work on groundbreaking projects in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about electrical engineering and eager to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you.

Leistungen

Monthly stipend

Health coverage

Pension fund membership

30 days of paid leave

On-the-job training

Language courses

Qualifikationen

• Professional background in Electrical Engineering with relevant experience.
• Ability to manage electrical infrastructure projects effectively.

Aufgaben

• Manage cabling projects and design cable systems for CERN.
• Ensure compliance with standards and prepare project documentation.
• Supervise worksites and ensure safety during installations.

Kenntnisse

Team-working attitude

Project management

Designing signal and power cables

Fluency in English

Ability to work in French

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

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Electrical Engineer (EN-EL-CS-2024-214-GRAP), Geneva

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Posted:

17.04.2025

Expiry Date:

01.06.2025

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Job Description

Your responsibilities

As an Electrical Engineer in the Cabling Section, you will play a key role in expanding, strengthening, and maintaining signal and power cable installations required for various systems within the CERN accelerators.

You will contribute to the consolidation of CERN's North Experimental Area. Built in the 1970s, this unique facility spans 60,000 m² and includes 7 km of beam lines, requiring essential upgrades to continue supporting key physics experiments and R&D programmes.

In performing your duties, you will have the opportunity to manage cabling projects, design signal and power cable systems, and collaborate with experts in various equipment domains.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analysing requests for new cable circuits and modifications to existing ones.
• Conducting technical studies, including ampacity calculations, cable routing, and material selection.
• Ensuring compliance of cabling systems with applicable standards, rules, and regulations.
• Defining project budgets and schedules.
• Preparing and reviewing project documentation.
• Participating in project, coordination, and integration meetings.
• Preparing execution documentation for CERN's electrical installation contractors.
• Organising, supervising, and ensuring safety on worksites, involving interactions with contractors and CERN users from other groups and departments.
• Providing thorough and timely project reporting.
• Developing quality plans and procedures.

This role includes team supervision responsibilities.

Your profile

Skills

• Excellent team-working attitude.
• Experience in managing electrical infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience in designing and installing signal and power cables, including their associated connectors.
• Fluent in English; the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a .
• You have a professional background in Electrical 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

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

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.
• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
• Exposure to ionizing radiation and classified as category A.
• Operations on electrical installations or in their vicinity (over 1000 Volt AC or 1500 Volt DC) requiring a specific authorization.
• Exposure to electromagnetic fields under certain exposure conditions.

Given the occupational health risks associated with this position, the selected candidate must obtain medical clearance before a contract offer is confirmed.

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics 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

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 our website.

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!

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.