Radiofrequency Engineer Job in Geneva, , Switzerland

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter, the fundamental particles. The particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives the physicists clues about how the particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature.

Radiofrequency Engineer Job Description

As a Radiofrequency Engineer in the RF Feedbacks and Beam Control section (FB) you will design and operate RF and synchronisation as well as feedback electronics up to the GHz frequency range for the acceleration and control of the proton and ion beams in the CERN accelerator complex.

Initially you will contribute to the synchronisation of three beams, a proton beam, electron beam and a LASER pulse interfacing CERN's Advanced proton driven Plasma Wakefield Experiment (AWAKE), with the accelerator complex and the design of the associated low-level RF (LLRF) system. This includes RF frequencies in the 100 to 6000 MHz range and requires precise amplitude and phase control of the signals. Functions will evolve to take on responsibility in different areas of the accelerator complex for the feedback and synchronisation systems required to stabilise and control the beams.

In particular, you will:

• Design mixed signals electronic modules containing RF signals and a digital processing part.
• Produce and manage specifications and the associated technical documentation.

• Follow-up the development of hardware by external industries and ensure collaborations with external research institutes.
• Participate in projects within the RF group and nuture realtionships with users across CERN's community.

Radiofrequency Engineer Job Requirements

Education

• Master's degree in the field of Electronics Engineering with experience in high frequency design and techniques or PhD in Applied Physics with equivalent experience in radio frequency electronics design in the GHz frequency range, or equivalent.

• Experience in the development of electronics based on field programmable logic devices (FPGA) would be an asset.

• Analog circuit design, modelling and simulation.
• Analog circuit testing and measurement techniques.
• Design of digital feedback loops.
• Knowledge of Feedback Control Design.
• Experience in the use of modern test instruments and RF instrumentation.

• Spoken and written English or French: ability to understand and speak the other language in professional contexts. Ability to draw-up technical specifications and/or scientific reports and to make oral presentations in at least one of the two languages.

• We offer a limited-duration contract for a period of 5 years. Limited-duration contracts shall terminate by default on their date of expiry.
• Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.

Radiofrequency Engineer Application Information

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 27.07.2016.
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