Vacuum​/Thin film coating Technical Engineer

As a Technical Engineer in the surface coating and chemistry team at CERN, you will contribute to the production of thin films for CERN’s accelerator complex, operating Physical Vapor Deposition coating setups and performing quality control and validation of coatings.

• Operate Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating setups (sputtering): including assembly, vacuum pumping, bakeout, deposition processing, and disassembly.
• Measure the thickness and composition of thin films using an X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer.
• Perform validation and quality control of the performance of Non-Evaporable Getter coatings (NEG).
• Prepare technical documentation, including reports and procedures.
• Contribute to the design, procurement, and assembly of tooling for the coating setups.

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State (excluding Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals due to ceiling limits).
• By the Final date to receive applications, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field.
• Your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree; you must have a university degree and cannot hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Experience in the areas of vacuum technology and the use of vacuum instrumentation, including vacuum pumps.
• Experience in materials for vacuum.
• Basic knowledge in materials properties and characterisation.
• Practical experience in thin films coating is an advantage.
• Familiarity with surface treatments and their execution/preparation is an advantage.
• Your studies focused on Vacuum and Material Sciences.
• Ability to work in groups and actively participate in team activities.
• Ability to work independently and communicate progress, priorities and challenges in your work.
• Knowledge and use of Excel and Word;
  Labview is a plus.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

• Vacuum technology operation
• Vacuum Instrumentation
• Vacuum Pumps
• Materials for Vacuum
• Materials Properties
• Material Characterisation
• Thin Films Coating
• Surface Treatments
• Physical Vapor Deposition
• Quality Control
• Coating Validation
• Excel
• Word
• LabVIEW Programming

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