You will work at the interface between Software and Reliability Engineering, contributing to the technical design of the next generation of particle accelerators, by developing and maintaining Python-based software frameworks for availability modelling, fault data analysis, and reliability-driven design across multiple accelerator subsystems.

In parallel, you will contribute to R&D of software-oriented reliability solutions for large-scale accelerator systems, exploring new modelling approaches, data-driven methods, and verification / validation techniques tailored to complex cyber-physical infrastructures.

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 and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.