Thin-Film Coating Tech Engineer — PVD/Sputtering

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN’s ORIGIN programme invites a motivated Technical Engineer to contribute to surface coating and chemistry for thin films used in the accelerator complex. You will gain hands-on experience with deposition setups, instrumentation, and training provided.

As part of the coating team, you will operate PVD sputtering systems, perform thickness and composition measurements with XRF, and help document procedures. Collaboration across disciplines is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Up to 2 years of professional experience since graduation.
• You must be a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
• No prior CERN fellow or graduate contract.

Responsibilities

• Operate Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating setups (sputtering) including assembly, vacuum pumping, bakeout, deposition processing, and disassembly.
• Measure the thickness and composition of thin films using an X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer.
• Perform validation and quality control of Non-Evaporable Getter coatings (NEG).
• Prepare technical documentation, including reports and procedures.
• Contribute to the design, procurement, and assembly of tooling for the coating setups.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Job description

CERN’s ORIGIN programme invites a motivated Technical Engineer to contribute to surface coating and chemistry for thin films used in the accelerator complex. You will gain hands-on experience with deposition setups, instrumentation, and training provided.

As part of the coating team, you will operate PVD sputtering systems, perform thickness and composition measurements with XRF, and help document procedures. Collaboration across disciplines is expected.