Your responsibilities

To sustain and extend its discovery potential, the Large Hadron Collider, CERN's flagship accelerator, will undergo a major upgrade known as High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), for which new large-scale cryogenic infrastructure will be required. As a Mechanical Engineer in the Technology Department (TE), Cryogenics Group (CRG), Mechanical and Engineering support section (ME), you will join the HL-LHC cryogenics work-package project team in charge of the design and construction of the new Cryogenic Distribution System for the HL-LHC project and of the upgrade of existing equipment. For this purpose, you will: • Design and develop advanced cryogenic equipment. • Perform thermo-mechanical analyses of cryogenic equipment, including the application of finite element analysis. • Conduct thermal-hydraulic analyses of cryogenic systems. • Verify the compliance of cryogenic equipment with applicable codes and standards. • Participate to technical reviews to validate the design developed by industrial suppliers. • Assist the engineer in charge in overseeing the suppliers' design activities. • Depending on project evolution, contribute to the follow-up of the production and the installation of the Cryogenic Distribution System.

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Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Demonstrated experience in the thermal and mechanical design of systems and comprehensive knowledge of the associated methodologies
• Demonstrated experience with Finite Element analysis (ANSYS)
• Knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics
• Experience of engineering documentation and projects
• Working in multidisciplinary and international teams
• Fluent in English

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Mechanical Engineering (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.

Job closing date: Please note that the closing date for this vacancy has been extended until Monday 7 October at 23h59 (CEST)

Job reference: TE-CRG-ME-2024-150-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-November-2024

This position requires:

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

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss 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.

About us

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