Job Description
Your Responsibilities
We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Handling Engineering Group in the Project Office section.
The project office is a multicultural team of mechanical engineers and designers that tackles all handling issues and requests in the CERN accelerator complex. We receive daily requests from physicists to move their equipment and we provide support to make it possible, including volume transport studies, developing tooling or machines, and preparing detailed sequences.
We follow up on-site work and have the opportunity to see our ideas come to life. We serve the entire CERN community and intervene in any part of our accelerator and experiment facility.
As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for supervising the transport and handling aspects of the High Luminosity LHC project.
* You will create 3D models in CATIA of the environment and handling operations.
* You will propose tailored solutions to various handling and transport problems.
* You will design and define handling tooling.
* You will oversee suppliers during the manufacturing phase.
* You will manage the project: planning, resources, implementation of proposed tooling and methods with the handling teams.
This is an onsite position.
Your Profile
Requirements
* You have proficient knowledge of a 3D drafting software (Catia, SolidWorks, Inventor, etc).
* You can prepare mechanical calculation notes to be submitted to safety stakeholders.
* You are proficient in mechanical calculations with Ansys.
* You are fluent in English; knowledge of French would be an advantage.
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 Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
* You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
* Applicants without a University degree are not eligible.
* Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.
Additional Information
This position involves working in Radiation Areas, intervening in underground installations, having a valid driving licence, and working nights, Sundays, and official holidays when required by the needs of the Organization.
Field of work: Mechanical Engineering
What We Offer
* A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 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
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is probing the fundamental structure of the universe using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments. Find out more on .
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.