Automation and Controls Engineer

Are you an Automation and Controls Engineer with exceptional problem‑solving skills, and a desire to shape the direction of industrial control systems at CERN? Many of the critical industrial control systems at CERN are developed in-house using the UNICOS‑CPC framework. This framework allows efficient and standardized PLC‑based control system development and is used from applications ranging from the LHC cryogenics (the largest cryogenic system in the world) to novel cooling systems for particle detectors.

As an Automation and Controls Engineer, you will play a key role in the further development of this framework, as well as meeting future challenges in industrial controls.

You will join:

• The Beams Department (BE ), responsible for the beam generation, acceleration, diagnostics, controls, and performance optimization for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its injector accelerators.
• The Industrial Control Systems Group (ICS ), responsible for providing technology, frameworks, engineering, and CERN‑wide support for systems and projects in all domains where standard industrial control solutions can be used.
• The Automatic Control and Safety Section (ACS), responsible for providing expertise in advanced controls, process simulation and functional safety, and support for PLC and automation technologies.

The primary responsibilities of this position include the development, maintenance and support of CERN’s UNICOS‑CPC framework, as well as providing CERN‑wide support for Siemens automation equipment. Furthermore, you will play a key role in evaluating emerging technologies and determining future directions for industrial controls at CERN.