Job Description

Your responsibilities

Our Engineering Department (EN) is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Handling Engineering Group, specifically in the Project Office section. You will work as a Mechanical Design Engineer (for the FCC Study) and will be in charge of conceptual installation studies for each component and schedule simulations. You will also study the transport and handling aspects.

You will closely collaborate with your supervisor in this role.

Your duties will include:

• 3D modelling in Catia taking into consideration the environment and the handling operations
• Definition and the design of handling tooling
• Follow up of the project: participate to the schedule forecasts, handling resources estimates

Please note that this is an onsite position.

Your profile

Skills

• Proficient knowledge of a 3D drafting software (Catia, SolidWorks, Inventor etc.)
• Ability to prepare mechanical calculation notes to be submitted to safety stakeholders
• Proficient in mechanical calculations with Ansys would be an asset
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the basics of the other language
  • We also provide language classes to improve your English or French language skills.

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 Mechanical Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 21.04.2025 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-July-2025

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.

Job reference: EN-HE-PO-2025-58-GRAE

Field of work: Mechanical Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 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.