Job Description

Your responsibilities

As a Project Engineer you will join the Engineering Department (EN), specifically the the EN-AA-CSE team, to work on the Personnel Safety System Consolidation (PSS-CONS), whose scope is to refurbish the Personnel Safety Systems of CERN accelerator facilities, reaching their end-of-life after 20 years of continuous operation.

You will support the project management and engineering team on the study, execution and coordination of the replacement of the fire safety and protection systems in the SPS Point 7 (BA7). It consists of fixed-pipe water-based sprinkler system and fire detection systems. It triggers personnel evacuation and automatic safety actions in the event of danger. The current architecture will be migrated to a more efficient Voice Alarm system. It will include a wide range of components such as controllers’ racks, loudspeakers, cables and inter-racks communication fibers.

The role includes technical and organizational tasks:

• Identify needs and requirements from users
• Participate in site surveys
• Preparation of project technical studies and documents (engineering change requests, specifications, etc.) and cost estimations
• Design engineering: design of mechanical and electromechanical components for fire extinguishing and aspirating fire detection systems
• Create and review technical drawings, models using computer software (2D and 3D)
• Procurement of material and services
• Follow up of manufacture and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) on the manufacturer premises
• Prepare test protocols, take responsibility for tests in the test platform up to commissioning and handover to Operations
• Supervising the onsite activities during installation and commissioning phases
• Budget follow up and cost analysis
• Follow up on schedule (master planning and execution planning)
• Development of quality plans and other project documents
• Reporting at the project installation and execution planning meetings

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Excellent team-working attitude
• A previous professional experience on production, testing, installation and commissioning of mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Ability to draw / read and interpret 3D, 2D technical drawings
• Knowledge of the Fire Safety Systems would be an advantage
• Fluent in English or French, and the willingness to acquire the other language rapidly

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electrical, Electromechanical or Mechanical Engineering (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 30.09.2024 at 23:59 PM CEST.

Job reference: EN-AA-CSE-2024-142-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-December-2024

This position requires:

• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays.
• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss Francs per month (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

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