Job Description
Your responsibilities
Join the Mechanical Engineering team within the Physics Department (EP-DI) and contribute to the DUNE experiment — an international collaboration pushing the boundaries of neutrino physics. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to support the mechanical design and transport analysis of detector components.
Responsibilities:
- Structurally assess the impact on the DUNE Vertical Drift CRP detectors during transport from CERN to the United States.
- Take part in the CRP transport testing campaign to verify mechanical integrity and performance.
- Create finite element models and perform static and dynamic finite element analyses, as appropriate.
Your profile
Skills:
- Experience in structural or civil engineering.
- Solid experience in finite element Analysis (FEA), preferably (but not mandatory) with ANSYS.
- Knowledge of European and/or US mechanical standards and regulations.
- Ability to work in a team, flexibility and autonomy
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, experience in international environment is a plus.
- 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 Engineering degree (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: 09.08.2025 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-August-2025
This position involves:
- Interventions in underground installations.
- A valid driving licence.
Job reference: EP-DI-2025-87-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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