Your responsibilities
Be part of the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) upgrade - one of CERN's most ambitious projects. Join Work Package 9 (Cryogenics) and help design, build, and qualify the advanced cryogenic systems that will cool superconducting magnets and RF-cavities, enabling the next breakthroughs in particle physics.
As a Quality and Production Engineer, you will contribute to ensuring high standards throughout the production phase, working closely with work package engineers and industrial partners.
Your responsibilities will include:
Following up on quality during production activities, in collaboration with work package engineers.Preparing quality assurance procedures (e.g. pressure tests, leak tests).Preparing, attending, and reporting on acceptance tests, both in factory and on site.Controlling requirements, including the management of deviations and non-conformities.Ensuring full traceability of requirements through documentation and records.Supporting continuous improvement through corrective and preventive actions, as well as audits.Managing assets through database systems.Carrying out data analysis, preparing KPIs, and performing assessments where required.Your profile
Skills:
Required skills:
Knowledge of quality processes and standards.Experience in following up industrial contracts from a production and/or quality perspective.Knowledge of project management principles.Strong ability to work effectively within teams.Desirable skills:
Experience with data analysis, including preparation of KPIs and performance assessment.Language skills:
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.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.Job closing date: 22.10.2025 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-February-2026
This position involves:
Interventions in underground installations.A valid driving licence.Job reference: TE-CRG-OP-2025-157-GRAP
Field of work: Mechanical Engineering
What we offer
A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 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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