Mechanical Technician, Geodetic Metrology Group

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN’s Geodetic Metrology Group is seeking a Mechanical Technician to support FRAS metrology and alignment of accelerator components. You will work on a network of high-precision sensors and electromechanical actuators to monitor and remotely adjust components with micrometric precision, initially in the workshop and then in the LHC tunnel.

In this role you will assist in procurement, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning of FRAS mechanical and electromechanical parts, and prepare

Qualifications

• Must be a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
• Maximum 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a technical or administrative field.
• Highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree; no bachelor's, master's or PhD.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement of FRAS mechanical and electro-mechanical components, including QA and acceptance.
• Assemble and test FRAS components in workshop and in the LHC tunnel.
• Prepare assembly, installation and validation documentation, including reports and procedure updates.
• Participate in commissioning of FRAS equipment from components to full installation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Education

General secondary education diploma

Shorter non-university degree

Tools

Testing equipment handling

Job description

Mechanical Technician, Geodetic Metrology Group

Datum: 5 november, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: CERN

Mer information

Join CERN's Geodetic Metrology Group and contribute to the metrology and alignment of components used in particle physics experiments. Your main focus will be the Full Remote Alignment System (FRAS), which uses a network of high-precision sensors and electromechanical actuators to monitor and remotely adjust accelerator components with micrometric precision.

As a Mechanical Technician in the High Precision Alignment Technologies Section, you will contribute to the procurement, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning of FRAS mechanical and electromechanical components.

Your responsibilities

• Supporting the procurement of FRAS mechanical and electromechanical components, including quality assurance and acceptance activities.
• Assembling and testing FRAS components, initially in the workshop and subsequently in the LHC tunnel.
• Preparing assembly, installation and validation documentation, including reports and procedure updates.
• Taking part in the commissioning of the mechanical and electromechanical equipment, from individual components through to the complete FRAS installation.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals, 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.