Engineer for Crystal Collimators
Engineer for Crystal Collimators
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
Geneva, Switzerland
Job Description
Your responsibilities
As a Precision Engineer specializing in crystal collimators & benders, you will be responsible for the design, fabrication, testing, and maintenance of high-precision devices used in beam collimation systems. Crystal collimators rely on ultra-high precision mechanical components ("crystal benders"), assembled with crystal strips, inside a vessel that keeps the device under ultra-high vacuum.
Your role will include working closely with cross-functional teams composed by physicists, materials scientists, and other engineers to develop innovative solutions that meet the stringent requirements of particle accelerator systems.
Specifically, you will
- Define and analyze complex numerical models to study the behaviour of crystal collimators & benders;
- Drive the design and assess the performance of the produced parts under different conditions, including operation and their stability when exposed to thermal loads;
- Prototype and test the devices, including procurement, qualification and assembly of the devices;
- Perform numerical simulations of the prototypes;
- Follow-up on the devices during testing and operation with particle beams, analyze the performance and compare it with numerical models;
- Write documentations and procedures, including testing procedures, specifications and other technical or scientific documentation.
Your profile
Skills and/or knowledge
- Robust knowledge in solid mechanics, structural and thermal analysis by means of Finite Element Methods;
- Familiar with metrology techniques for ultra-high precision mechanics;
- Writing of technical and scientific documents;
- Specific training and experience in Precision Engineering would be highly appreciated;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Capable of working in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams;
- Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
Eligibility criteria
- You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State;
- You have a professional background in 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.
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