Your responsibilities

Are you a passionate Mechanical Technician who would like to participate in the design, development, manufacturing and commissioning of particle detector components, mechanical systems and infrastructures for a CERN Experiment? Take part!

These activities will take place within the workshop, the design office and underground areas at the LHCb Experiment. You will collaborate closely with experienced technicians, and engineers in a highly motivating and international environment.

You will join the LHCb Detector and Operation section which is in charge of operating, maintaining and upgrading the technical and mechanical infrastructure of the LHCb experiment and detectors.

Find out more on:

https://lhcb-outreach.web.cern.ch/

https://cernbox.cern.ch/s/IFLiDkPH0yf7vii

Your primary responsibilities will encompass the following tasks:

• Design, manufacture and assembly of components, devices and structures;
• Provide technical support to the operation, maintenance and upgrade of infrastructure;
• Participate in interventions on detector systems and mechanical installation, on surfaces and in underground areas;
• Contact with CERN workshops and external suppliers;
• Prepare and compile relevant documentation.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience of CAD systems such as CATIA for the creation of 3D models/assemblies and 2D technical drawings;
• Experience in machining of parts, assembling and testing of mechanical systems;
• Good communication, well-organized with accountability.
• Ability to Work in team, as well as independently.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Mechanical studies (or a related field) by the application deadline.
• Your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree are not eligible.

Job closing date: 19.01.2024 at 23:59 PM CET.

Job reference: EP-LBO-2023-29-GRAE

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

Target start date: 01-September-2024

This position requires:

• Participation in a regular stand-by duty, including nights, Sundays and official holidays.
• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.

Documents required to complete your application:

• A CV
• A scanned PDF of your most recent relevant qualification

What we offer

• A monthly stipend of 4556 Swiss Francs (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.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.