Electronics Engineer: RF interlocks (SY-RF-CS-2024-169-GRAP)

Your responsibilities

In the future High-Luminosity LHC, crab cavities will be used to optimize the particle beam collisions in order to deliver the maximum luminosity to the experiments. Protecting the LHC machine from beam-induced damage due to a failure of the crab system will depend on close monitoring of the crab cavities' RF phase and amplitude with respect to the particle beam and the main LHC RF system. A rapid reaction time, within a few hundred microseconds, is required to activate the beam dump in case of anomaly. The new QUEST graduate will work with the RF and Machine Protection teams to specify, design, build and qualify the electronics for this critical protection system.

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Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Design, simulation and construction of analog-digital electronic circuits and systems
• Design and simulation of control loops and feedback systems
• Testing and measurement of digital and analog electronic circuits
• Expertise in instrumentation and measurement techniques
• Knowledge of programming techniques and languages: Python, C
• Knowledge in design and simulation of FPGA-based electronics (e.g. VHDL)
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electronic 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: 16th of November, 2024 at 23:59 (midnight) CET.

Job reference: SY-RF-CS-2024-169-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-January-2025

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.
• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 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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