What you'll do
Are you an enthusiastic and curious Technical Engineer looking for a challenging professional experience? If so, joining CERN's ORIGIN programme may be the perfect opportunity for you. As a Technical Engineer in the surface coating and chemistry team, you will contribute to the production of thin films for CERN's accelerator complex. All necessary training on the specific coating set ups and instrumentation will be given. Learn more
Your responsibilities
- Operate Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating setups (sputtering): including assembly, vacuum pumping, bakeout, deposition processing, and disassembly.
- Measure the thickness and composition of thin films using an X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer.
- Perform validation and quality control of the performance of Non-Evaporable Getter coatings (NEG).
- Prepare technical documentation, including reports and procedures.
- Contribute to the design, procurement, and assembly of tooling for the coating setups.
Your profile
- Experience in the areas of vacuum technology and the use of vacuum instrumentation, including vacuum pumps.
- Experience in materials for vacuum.
- Basic knowledge in materials properties and characterisation.
- Practical experience in thin films coating is an advantage.
- Familiarity with surface treatments and their execution/preparation is an advantage.
- Familiarity with surface treatments and their execution/preparation is an advantage.
- Your studies focused on Vacuum and Material Sciences.
Your skills
- Ability to work in groups and actively participate in team activities.
- Ability to work independently and communicate progress, priorities and challenges in your work.
- Knowledge and use of Excel and Word, Labview is a plus.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
Ideal start date: 01/01/2027
Contract duration (in months): 24
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite
Employment conditions
- Work in Radiation Areas.
- Interventions in underground installations.
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
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Vacuum / Thin film coating Technical Engineer in Genf 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.
