ISOLDE System Engineer

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN is seeking a skilled project-coordination professional to lead the upgrade and consolidation of the ISOLDE Offline Facilities. You will collaborate with engineers and physicists to ensure reliable infrastructure for future radioactive ion beam experiments and oversee procurement, installation, and commissioning activities.

The role requires a master's degree (or PhD) with relevant experience and is based at CERN in Switzerland, with strict adherence to safety regulations and structured

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 2–6 years of professional experience since graduation, or PhD with ≤3 years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree alone is not eligible.
• Must be national of CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
• Never previously held CERN fellow or graduate contract.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical coordination and day-to-day management of the ISOLDE Offline Facilities consolidation project.
• Coordinate activities between different internal technical services and teams.
• Follow project schedules, technical interfaces, procurement activities and installation planning.
• Organise technical meetings, track actions and communicate project progress to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with CERN safety regulations.
• Participate in the preparation of technical specifications, installation documentation and project reports.
• Support the integration and commissioning of upgraded beam delivery and target production infrastructure.
• Contribute to system testing and acceptance.
• Work closely with physicists, engineers and technicians to ensure successful project delivery.
• Participate in the commissioning of upgraded systems.

Skills

Technical coordination

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Installation planning

Safety compliance

Team coordination

Documentation

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

The STI group develops technologies that enable particle beam production and studies how particle beams interact with materials. Its work supports a wide range of activities, from advanced beam technologies to the development of radioactive ion beams for nuclear and particle physics research.

In this role, you will contribute to the upgrade of the ISOLDE Offline Facilities, which are used to develop and test new beam production and manipulation systems before deployment on the accelerator. Working with engineers and physicists, you will coordinate technical activities, support installation and commissioning, and help deliver reliable infrastructure for future radioactive ion beam experiments.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the technical coordination and day-to-day management of the ISOLDE Offline Facilities consolidation project.
• Coordinate activities between different internal technical services and teams.
• Follow project schedules, technical interfaces, procurement activities and installation planning.
• Organise technical meetings, track actions and communicate project progress to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with CERN safety regulations.
• Participate in the preparation of technical specifications, installation documentation and project reports.
• Support the integration and commissioning of upgraded beam delivery and target production infrastructure.
• Contribute to system testing and acceptance.
• Work closely with physicists, engineers and technicians to ensure successful project delivery.
• Participate in the commissioning of upgraded systems.

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, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot and Croatian nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.