Industrial Control System Engineer (SY-EPC-CCSGRAE)

Join us and contribute to the development and commissioning of industrial control systems for CERNs largest power installations. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge automation technologies and modern software engineering tools.

Your responsibilities:

• Design develop and commission large distributed control systems based on Siemens S7-1500 PLCs and the CERNs UNICOS framework.
• Development of Matlab Simulink models for Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) testing.
• Development of test scripts in Python.
• Contribute to our CI/CD and automated testing framework.
• Supervise students.

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Your profile:

• Experience in developing testing and commissioning Siemens S7-1500 PLC-based control systems.
• Knowledge of automation technologies including industrial fieldbuses and SCADA.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Knowledge of Git Gitlab and CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with system testing and Hardware-In-The-Loop.

Skills:

• Siemens S7-1500 PLCs and TIA Portal.
• Python.
• Matlab Simulink.
• Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) testing.
• Strong communication skills.
• Spoken and written English with a commitment to learn French.

Skills that would be an advantage:

• Git Gitlab CI/CD.
• Industrial fieldbuses (Profinet) and SCADA (WinCC OA).

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 Electrical or Automation Engineering (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: 18.06.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-October-2026

Job reference: SY-EPC-CCSGRAE

Field of work: Software Engineering and IT

Benchmark job: 200020 - Computing Engineer

Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERNs comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself your spouse and children) and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Family child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
• A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
• On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time