Electronics Engineer (TE-CRG-IC-2025-61-GRAP)

As an Electronics Engineer, you'll join the Instrumentation Controls (IC) Section of the Cryogenics (CRG) Group within the Technology (TE) Department. The TE-CRG-IC section is responsible for providing the required instrumentation and readout electronics for the cryogenics equipment of the HL-LHC upgrade of the LHC.

We have designed custom electronics to read the various types of instrumentation signals (such as temperature, pressure, liquid helium level, as well as heater and valve actuators). Approximately 1500 electronic cards or various types will be produced, accepted, calibrated, and configured to acquire the data of the new HL-LHC cryogenics instrumentation.

You will be responsible for the acceptance and calibration of the electronic cards and will assist in the debugging and repair of cards that fail the reception tests. At a later stage, you will work in the installation and commissioning of the full instrumentation chains in the new HL-LHC caverns.

In this position, you'll have the opportunity to gain experience working on a large-scale installation and to follow the major steps of the acceptance of new electronic productions until their commissioning in the installation facilities and their final commissioning.

Key tasks for of this position include:

• Inspection of electronic card productions for defects.
• Performing electrical measurements on productions.
• Validating electronic cards in automated testbenches.
• Developing and following quality assurance documents.
• Preparing electronic racks for installation in the field.
• Validating the full instrumentation chain.

Depending on your skills and motivation, you'll also have the opportunity to work on further tasks such as:

• Proposing improvements and performing updates of FPGA software.
• Research and manage the procurement of electronic components and spare parts.
• Upgrading automatic testbenches.

Your profile

Skills

• Experience with PCB design (Altium Designer), using electronic components in mixedanalogue/digital/FPGA designs including sensors.
• Design and prototyping of analogue and digital electronic circuits including FPGA programming (VHDL).
• Experience with design of automated test equipment based on LABVIEW would be an advantage.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
• You have a professional background in Electronics Engineering or Computer Sc. (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.

Job reference: TE-CRG-IC-2025-61-GRAP

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6287and 6911Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

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