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The CERN Experimental Physic department has a strategic R&D programme on technologies for future experiments. This initiative covers detector mechanics, electronics, software and magnets for new experiments and detector upgrades in High Energy Physicsbeyond LHC phase II. In this framework the work package related to Mechanics addresses the challenges to develop completely new Detector designs based on advanced structural and thermal materials, served by robotic systems for their installation and maintenance.
Competing requirements like minimum space use, thermal constraints, high precision, low mass, and radiation hardness drive this Development. The use of advanced Carbon composite material compared to standard metals is one of the design choices to meet these requirements . Among the different Mechanics developments, the replacement of the large metallic cryostats in the Detector magnets and calorimeters with a carbon composite design represents an unprecedented challenge.
As a mechanical engineer in the CERN EP R&D, you will be part of the group in charge of this development with responsibilities in the design, structural analysis, materials, and process choices.
The development targets the construction of a large scale demonstrator that will require production follow-up with the implementation of suitable quality assurance procedures and test benches to verify the thermo-mechanical performance of the final assemblies.
More information here: https://ep-rnd.web.cern.ch/topic/mechanics/ultralight-cryostat-studies
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Job closing date: 02.07.2024 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.
Job reference: EP-DT-2024-115-GRAP
Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Target start date: 01-August-2024
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