LHC Engineer-in-Charge Job in , , 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.

LHC Engineer-in-Charge Job Description

LHC Engineer-in-Charge (EIC) in the Beams Department (BE), Operations Group (OP), Large Hadron Collider Section.

The BE Operations Group (OP) is responsible for the operation of all CERN accelerators. These facilities run 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for 9-11 months per year. As an Engineer-in-Charge (EIC) you will take responsibility in the CERN Control Centre for the effective and safe operation of the Large Hadron Collider during commissioning, regular operation and machine development.

The Operations Group is responsible for the operation of the entire CERN accelerator complex, which currently consists of four Linacs, seven synchrotrons and seven experimental areas. In addition to producing the colliding beam in the LHC, the complex also supplies protons and heavy ions to varied proton, antiproton and heavy ion experimental programs. The Group is also responsible for the operation of CERN's technical infrastructure.

Functions
As LHC Engineer-in-Charge in the BE-OP-LHC Section, you will:

• Be part of the 24-7 shift team that runs CERN's accelerator complex.
• On a shift rotation, take responsibility in the CERN Control Centre for the effective and safe operation of the LHC during commissioning, regular operation and machine development.
• Take initiative in the optimisation of the LHC performance.
• Acquire a thorough knowledge of the various accelerator hardware systems and associated controls software, as well as the underlying accelerator physics of LHC operation.
• Outside of shift work, work in collaboration with the Beams Department, Beam Instrumentation (BE-BI) Group to develop beam measurement and diagnostic systems for the LHC and other CERN accelerators.
• You will also be required to contribute to the Hardware Commissioning and Powering Test programs which precede periods of beam commissioning and subsequent operation with beam.

LHC Engineer-in-Charge Job Requirements

Qualification required 
Master's degree in the field of physics or engineering, or equivalent. A PhD would be an asset.

Experience and competencies 
The experience required for this post is:

• The main requirement for this post is experience in commissioning or operation of accelerators, accelerator systems or detectors.

• Demonstrated experience of accelerator physics.
• Experience with control systems and data analysis techniques.
• Experience with design and construction of components for accelerators.
• Software engineering in a modern development language environment (JAVA, C++, Python etc.).
• Detector design, construction, testing and operation.

• Knowledge of accelerator physics theory.
• Accelerator operation.
• Accelerator performance analysis & optimization.
• Application of beam measurement devices

• Spoken and written English: Ability to draw-up technical specifications documentation and/or scientific reports.
• Basic knowledge of French or a willingness to acquire it rapidly.

• Shift work, including nights, Sundays and public holidays.
• Work in radiation areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.
• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

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