Radiation Testing Technician (BE-CEM-EPR-2024-183-GRAE)

Your responsibilities

In this position, you will join the BE-CEM group which is responsible for the electronics production of cards and assemblies, serving the entire CERN community. Our expertise extends to offering specialized electronic radiation testing as a service.

The position of Radiation Testing Technician is primarily centred around electronics production, with a focus on the assembly of PCBs for radiation testing.

You will: 

• Be involved hands-on with our in-house PCB prototyping machines, ensuring their optimal performance and readiness for testing tasks; 
• Support the development of a new hardware platform for radiation measurements; 
• Assist in the development of testbenches and electronic cards to interact with the new platform. 

Your profile

Skills

• PCB Assembly and Soldering;
• Prototyping Machine Operation;
• Basic Electronics Testing;
• Tool and Equipment Maintenance;
• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting;
• 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 Electronics technician (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree are not eligible.

Job closing date: 09.12.2024 at 23:59 (midnight) CET.

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

Target start date: 01-January-2025

Job reference: BE-CEM-EPR-2024-183-GRAE

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend of 4569 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.