SRF Surface Finishing Engineer

Cern

Genf

On-site

CHF 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

30 days paid leave
Health insurance
Pension fund

Job summary

CERN in Geneva invites a specialist to join a multidisciplinary team developing next-generation SRF cavities. You will lead chemical and electrochemical surface finishing, optimize polishing and plating processes, and help design and commission a dedicated surface-treatment facility.

The role requires strong electrochemistry knowledge, experience in modelling and process safety, and collaboration across engineers, physicists and external suppliers.

Qualifications

  • Strong background in electrochemistry and corrosion.
  • Field experience in modelling and optimising chemical/electrochemical treatment processes.
  • Knowledge of chemical engineering unit operations and process safety.
  • Familiarity with electrochemical characterisation techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, operate and optimise chemical and electrochemical surface-processing techniques for SRF cavities and components.
  • Optimize processes by laboratory-scale trials and simulations to improve performance and repeatability.
  • Define requirements and oversee design, procurement, testing and commissioning of new equipment for surface finishing.
  • Develop, document and implement operating procedures and quality control methods for surface finishing.

Skills

Applied electrochemistry
Corrosion knowledge
Modelling & simulation
Thermodynamics
Numerical modelling

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering
PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

Electrochemical testing equipment

Job description

CERN in Geneva invites a specialist to join a multidisciplinary team developing next-generation SRF cavities. You will lead chemical and electrochemical surface finishing, optimize polishing and plating processes, and help design and commission a dedicated surface-treatment facility.

The role requires strong electrochemistry knowledge, experience in modelling and process safety, and collaboration across engineers, physicists and external suppliers.

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