Data Analytics Process Simulation LHC (TE-CRG-OP-2024-43-GRAE)

Job Description

The LHC cryogenic system is a large and complex set of industrial processes that runs continuously all over the year. The operators in charge of operating and monitoring these processes must be perfectly trained on these unique systems to ensure a reliable and safe operation. Moreover, the operation team needs to be assisted by complex computing tools to identify malfunctioning equipment and not-optimized processes to prevent any potential failures or to anticipate critical maintenance activities.

You will be integrated in the cryogenics operation team to:

• Maintain and improve the existing cryogenic process simulator that is used to train the operators safely, and assist a team of operators during their training sessions;
• Update and extend the data analytics tools that are used to perform thermodynamic calculations & simulations (e.g. on beam induced heat load to cryogenics) or to identify potential issues on the running installations;
• Participate in the cryogenic operation activities (in field interventions and advanced learning of cryogenic processes controls).

More information here: https://home.cern/science/engineering/cryogenics-low-temperatures-high-performance

Who we are looking for

Skills and/or knowledge

• Python, Git, CI/CD tools, machine learning, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, process simulation, advanced process controls, PLC.
• Fluent in French, the ability to work in English would be an advantage.

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 computing or applied physics (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 a university degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date:14 April at 23h59 CEST

Job reference: TE-CRG-OP-2024-43-GRAE

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

Target start date: 01-June-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5119 and 5631 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.