Installation and Maintenance Technician

Big Science Sweden; Genf; On-site; CHF 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden is looking for a candidate to contribute to a major upgrade program of CERN’s accelerator complex. The role involves maintaining, replacing, and installing beam instrumentation systems, while tracking work progress and coordinating with engineers on-site.

Applicants must hold a general secondary education diploma and have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience. Please note that only nationals of CERN Member States are eligible for this position.

Qualifications

• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a technical or administrative field.
• Must be a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, replace, and install beam instrumentation systems.
• Remove and install equipment components across accelerator facilities.
• Track interventions using CERN’s management tools.

Education

general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree

Job description

In this role, you will contribute to a major upgrade program of CERN’s accelerator complex by maintaining, replacing, and installing beam instrumentation systems. Your day-to-day work involves removing and installing equipment components across accelerator facilities, tracking interventions using CERN’s management tools, and coordinating on-site progress with engineers and technicians.

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 a technical or administrative field and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree. You can’t hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or 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.