Overview
In this role you design, test and commission the power systems for the CMS HGCAL detector. You will procure, test and integrate low- and medium-voltage supplies, and assess power-related performance and noise impacts. Working with a multinational team, you contribute to the construction, testing and commissioning of a large-scale detector, shaping detector reliability and data quality. You will engage across safety, monitoring and installation phases to ensure robust, low-noise power delivery.
Leistungen / Benefits
- competitive tax-free salary
- health insurance
- CERN Pension Fund
- relocation package
- 4-year contract with potential extension, up to 8 years
- 35 days? (note: 30 days paid leave per year + 2 weeks annual closure)
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Oversee procurement and acceptance testing of power supplies (low voltage and bias) for HGCAL
- Support commissioning of power systems during mass assembly and testing
- Evaluate HGCAL performance against power systems and implement mitigation strategies
- Oversee installation, cable work, connectorisation, testing and commissioning underground
- Integrate power systems with detector safety and monitoring frameworks
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Strong track record in testing, operating and debugging power systems for complex detectors
- Experience with large-scale electronic procurement
- Ability to work in multinational teams
- Background in applied physics, electrical engineering or related field
- initiative
- problem solving
- team collaboration
- power electronic components and systems
- DC-DC converters
- voltage regulation
Power System Physicist/Engineer for the CMS HGCAL (EP-CMS-EC-2026-189-LD) in Genève Arbeitgeber: CERN
CERN in Genf ist ein herausragender Arbeitgeber, der außergewöhnlichen Nachwuchswissenschaftlern die Möglichkeit bietet, ihre eigenen Forschungsprogramme zu entwerfen und zu leiten. Mit einem strukturierten Programm, internationalen Kooperationen und umfangreichen Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten in einem inspirierenden Umfeld fördert CERN nicht nur die wissenschaftliche Exzellenz, sondern auch das persönliche Wachstum seiner Mitarbeiter. Die großzügigen Vergütungen und umfassenden Vorteile machen die Arbeit in Genf besonders attraktiv für engagierte Forscher.
