– One position will join the Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECAL) team, supporting the refurbishment of the barrel electromagnetic calorimeter and covering a large panel of activities and responsibilities, from mechanical work and the handling and assembly of detector parts to logistic activities.

– The second position will join the CMS Technical Coordination crew, supporting mechanical activities for the CMS detector and its infrastructure, including maintenance, upgrades, tooling, and heavy-lifting operations.

Your responsibilities

• Within the ECAL team, you will participate in the extraction and insertion of the ECAL supermodules, including the preparation, installation, and removal of the required tooling.
• Within the ECAL team, you will carry out mechanical operations during the refurbishment of the supermodules, including the replacement of cooling fittings.
• Within the ECAL team, you will support the installation of ECAL services and electronics and assist with related logistics.
• Within the CMS Technical Coordination team, you will participate in mechanical work for the upgrade, maintenance, and repair of the CMS detector and its associated infrastructure.
• Within the CMS Technical Coordination team, you will manufacture mechanical parts and contribute to on-site assembly, installation, alignment, and repair activities.
• Within the CMS Technical Coordination team, you will support the development of tooling and the preparation or modification of technical drawings using drafting software such as CATIA.
• Within the CMS Technical Coordination team, you will participate in heavy-lifting and movement operations using equipment such as strand jacks, air pads, and hydraulic jacks, and support regular checks and maintenance of this equipment.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a technical or administrative field and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree. You can’t hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.