Junior Software Engineer in the Machine Protection and Electrical Integrity Group

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Big Science Sweden is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join the Machine Protection and Electrical Integrity Group at CERN in Geneva. In this role, you will contribute to the LHC Post-Mortem system, ensuring high performance and reliability for one of the world’s most complex scientific machines.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree and not more than 2 years of professional experience. Strong collaboration skills are essential as you will work closely with engineers and physicists for the smooth operation of the accelerator.

Qualifikationen

• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation.
• University degree required, no PhD.

Aufgaben

• Contributing to the redesign and deployment of the LHC Post-Mortem system.
• Working on the evolution of the system towards a modern architecture.
• Collaborating with engineers, physicists, and operations teams.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Junior Software Engineer in the Machine Protection and Electrical Integrity Group

Datum: 18 februari, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: CERN

Mer information

Are you interested in building reliable, large-scale control and data systems for one of the world’s most complex scientific machines? In this role, you will contribute to the redesign and deployment of the LHC Post-Mortem system, a critical infrastructure used to analyse and understand machine events such as beam losses, magnet quenches, and beam dumps. You will work on the evolution of the system towards a modern, scalable architecture based on streaming technologies, long-term data storage, and containerised services, ensuring high performance, reliability, and readiness for future LHC operation.

As part of CERN’s Machine Protection and Electrical Integrity Group, you will collaborate closely with engineers, physicists, and operations teams to support safe and efficient accelerator operation during Run 4 and beyond.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• 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.