Electro-Mechanical Technician, equipment

Datum: 13 september, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: CERN

Do you enjoy building, assembling and bringing machines to life?

Join CERN and contribute to the development of advanced electro-mechanical equipment used in a unique high-technology environment. Working alongside experienced engineers and technicians, you will take part in the design, assembly, wiring, testing and commissioning of specialised machines, gaining hands-on experience across electrical, mechanical and control systems.

We will provide all the training you need. What matters most is your curiosity, practical mindset, and eagerness to learn.

• Learn how to inspect and test advanced materials, carrying out quality checks and measurements to ensure they meet specifications.
• Support laboratory testing activities and help evaluate how materials behave under different mechanical conditions.
• Gain hands-on experience in creating electrical diagrams, wiring equipment, programming PLCs, and commissioning electro-mechanical machines.
• Participate in the assembly, testing and operation of specialised machinery used in a cutting-edge engineering environment.
• Work with experienced engineers and technicians to integrate new materials into innovative cables and coils for future technologies.

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot and Croatian nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the Final date to receive applications, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a technical or administrative field and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree. You can’t hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.