Job Description
Your responsibilities
As a Mechatronics Engineer, you will join the Mechatronics, Robotics & Operations (MRO) section within the Controls Electronics and Mechatronics (CEM) group under the Beams Department (BE). The section oversees the design, installation, control, operation, and maintenance of the mechatronics control systems for Beam Intercepting Devices (BIDs) in all of the CERN accelerator complex and experimental facilities.
We are looking for an Engineer to support the robotic services.
In this role, you will:
- support the design and the prototyping of robotic systems, end effectors, and remote manipulation tools, including their mechanical interfaces;
- select, procure, and integrate standard and custom components, including actuators, sensors, and embedded control electronics;
- support the oversight of the construction, the testing, and the commissioning of robots and tools, ensuring performance and reliability;
- prepare remote intervention procedures, including 3D modelling of environments, simulation and sequencing of robot operations, failure mode analysis, and recovery scenarios;
- design, develop, and support mock-ups for acceptance testing;
- create and update technical documentation, test plans, and reports.
Your profile
Skills:
- Proficient knowledge of a 3D drafting software (e.g., Inventor, Solidworks, or CATIA);
- Ability to prepare design presentations and calculation notes to be submitted to project stakeholders;
- Experience with static and multibody dynamic finite element simulations;
- Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the basics of the other language.
Eligibility criteria:
- You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
- You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
- Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
- Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.
Additional Information
Job closing date: 05.10.2025 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-January-2026
Job reference: BE-CEM-MRO-2025-150-GRAE
Field of work: Mechanical Engineering
What we offer
- A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 Swiss Francs (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
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.
Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.
