Your responsibilities

Are you a Mechanical Technician at the beginning of your career? Join the Mechanics and Logistics (ML) Section within the Beam Instrumentation (BI) Group at CERN!

The SY-BI-ML Section is in charge of the development, electro-mechanical design, construction, installation and maintenance of instrumentation made under the responsibility of the BI group, R&D, testing and qualification of new materials and methods for beam instrument production, as well as group-wide coordination of installation and shutdown planning and support in mechanical production and analysis.

As a Mechanical Technician, you will oversee the reception, quality inspection, and storage of all ADEC mechanical components.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Procuring commercial components and preparing the assembly area;
• Participating in both the dry and final assembly of the ADEC mechanical structure;
• Assisting in dismantling the old AD e-Cooler;
• Managing the installation logistics of the ADEC machine.

Your profile

Skills:

• Experience with producing and reading mechanical drawings;
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings for assembly;
• Experience with performing mechanical assemblies;
• Experience with product life cycles, quality management and production follow-up;
• Basic knowledge of CAD would be an advantage.
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the basics of the other language.

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 Mechanics (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.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 18.08.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-November-2025

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.
• Exposure to risk of falling from heights during scaffolding assembly and dismantling operations.
• Use of certain mobile work equipment or equipment used for lifting loads (lifting equipment, bridge cranes, aerial work platforms, etc.) requiring a driving authorisation.
• Operations on electrical installations or in their vicinity (over 1000 Volt AC or 1500 Volt DC) requiring a specific authorisation.

Given the occupational health risks associated with this position, the selected candidate must obtain medical clearance before a contract offer is confirmed.

Job reference: SY-BI-ML-2025-140-GRAE

Field of work: Mechanical Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend of 4624 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.