Job Description

Your responsibilities

The Accelerator Beam Transfer (ABT) group is in charge of the design, development, construction, installation, exploitation and maintenance of injection and extraction related equipment and associated equipment-level control systems and software.

In the Beam Transfer Controls (BTC) section:

• You will take over existing control software, in particular the fast pulsed magnets timing system software, continue to deploy and maintain it, and with this experience design an upgraded system to adapt to new requirements and evolution of CERN controls technologies.
• You will also provide more clever controls software, to improve diagnosis and automation of beam transfer controls, which includes getting the knowledge of hardware equipment and capturing the requirements from equipment experts, and developing algorithms which allow to distinguish faults which can be auto-reset from the ones needing expert intervention. Where applicable, machine learning shall be applied, and the system be designed envisaging its use for general hardware systems used in accelerators beyond the ABT group.
• As a member of the ABT group you will be part of a multicultural diverse team working at the forefront of accelerator injection and extraction controls, working in a very stimulating environment that will help you develop your skills in control software portability in the era of AI implementation.

More information here: https://sy-dep-abt.web.cern.ch/btc

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Good knowledge of programming techniques and object oriented languages (C++, Python);
• Re-use, refactoring, integration and porting of existing software;
• Development of software for embedded system and real-time systems with/without OS;
• Development on Linux;
• Some background knowledge in electronics and/or equipment controls would be an asset.
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in SW 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 University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: October 4th at 23.59 pm (midnight) CEST

Job reference: SY-ABT-BTC-2024-150-GRAE

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

Target start date: 01-October-2024

This position involves:

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

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5134 and 5647 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.