Job Description

Your responsibilities

As a Project Engineer you will join the Engineering Department (EN), specifically the the EN-AA-CSE team, to work on the Personnel Safety System Consolidation (PSS-CONS), whose scope is to refurbish the Personnel Safety Systems of CERN accelerator facilities, reaching their end-of-life after 20 years of continuous operation.

You will support the project management and engineering team on the study, execution and coordination of the replacement of the fire safety and protection systems in the SPS Point 7 (BA7). It consists of fixed-pipe water-based sprinkler system and fire detection systems. It triggers personnel evacuation and automatic safety actions in the event of danger. The current architecture will be migrated to a more efficient Voice Alarm system. It will include a wide range of components such as controllers’ racks, loudspeakers, cables and inter-racks communication fibers.

The role includes technical and organizational tasks:

• Identify needs and requirements from users
• Participate in site surveys

• Preparation of project technical studies and documents (engineering change requests, specifications, etc.) and cost estimations
• Design engineering: design of mechanical and electromechanical components for fire extinguishing and aspirating fire detection systems
• Create and review technical drawings, models using computer software (2D and 3D)
• Procurement of material and services
• Follow up of manufacture and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) on the manufacturer premises
• Prepare test protocols, take responsibility for tests in the test platform up to commissioning and handover to Operations
• Supervising the onsite activities during installation and commissioning phases
• Budget follow up and cost analysis

• Follow up on schedule (master planning and execution planning)
• Development of quality plans and other project documents
• Reporting at the project installation and execution planning meetings

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Excellent team-working attitude

• A previous professional experience on production, testing, installation and commissioning of mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Ability to draw / read and interpret 3D, 2D technical drawings
• Knowledge of the Fire Safety Systems would be an advantage
• Fluent in English or French, and the willingness to acquire the other language rapidlyhed value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.