Converter Controls Architecture Engineer (SY-EPC-CCEGRAE)

Study converter digital control architectures for the next generation particle accelerator (the Future Circular Collider FCC) creating a model and a parameterised scenario building tool to compare architectures.

Your results will be used to select the most suitable control philosophy for power converters for the FCC optimising dependability versus capital investment (CAPEX) and ongoing operational costs (OPEX)

Your responsibilities

Key Tasks:

• Work with power converter experts build a picture for the total number and types of converters in the FCC.
• Work with todays operations information derive the reliability metrics for the converter control systems.
• Build a parameterised model deriving CAPEX OPEX and dependability.
• Use the model to expand upon architectures and to extract scenarios.
• Work with others across the organisation to create an exhaustive model of the FCC control system and major equipment elements.

Your profile

Experience:

• Basic understanding of dependability: Methods to quantify availability perform sensitivity analysis and identify weaknesses.
• Experience in programming: e.g. Python for building the tool.
• Familiarity with analysis & statistics: Carry out sensitivity analyses and interpret parameter spaces.

Skills:

• Writing test reports;
• Presenting results;
• Working as part of a team;
• Knowledge of Python;
• 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 Electronic/Systems/Electrical Engineer (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelors or Masters 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: 12.12.2025 at 23:59 CET.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-March-2026

Job reference: SY-EPC-CCEGRAE

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERNs 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 worlds 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 .

Diversity has been an integral part of CERNs mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time