Industrial Control System Engineer; SY-EPC-CCS--GRAE

Full-time

Join us and contribute to the development and commissioning of industrial control systems for CERN's 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 CERN's 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.
• Experience in developing, testing, and commissioning Siemens S7-1500 PLC-based control systems.
• Knowledge of automation technologies, including industrial field buses and SCADA.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Knowledge of Git, Gitlab and CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with system testing and Hardware-In-The-Loop.

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

• Git, Gitlab, CI/CD.
• Industrial field buses (Profinet) and SCADA (WinCC OA).
• By the Final date to receive applications, 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 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.

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

Working hours:

40 hours per week

Job flexibility:
Hybrid

Job reference: SY-EPC-CCS--GRAE

Field of work:
Software Engineering and IT

Benchmark job: 200020 - Computing Engineer

• A monthly stipend between  Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERN’s 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.