Electronics Engineer - ATLAS ITk Pixel Outer Barrel

About the role

CERN is hiring an Electronics Engineer for the ATLAS experiment, which is building a new silicon tracking detector called the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk). The CERN team focuses on the Pixel Outer Barrel. The post is fully onsite in Geneva, 40 hours per week, with a 24-month contract (extendable up to 36 months) starting on 1 February 2027. It involves work in radiation areas and night shifts, Sundays and official holidays when needed.

Key responsibilities

• Type-1 power and data reception activities
• User support for T1UT, custom test equipment
• Quality control testing of custom cable assemblies for the detector, focusing on type-1 data
• Testing and supervision of type-1 environmental cables, including commissioning after installation
• Electronics testing and development support
• Software development support

Required profile

• Nationality of a CERN Member or Associate Member State
• Maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Electronics Engineering (or a related field)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree; applicants without a university degree or with a PhD are not eligible
• No previous CERN fellow or graduate contract
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French

Required skills

• PCB design, production and debugging
• Microcontroller programming
• Soldering and handling of electrical equipment
• Writing technical reports, user documentation and manuals
• PCB design software, preferably Altium or KiCad
• C/C++ and Python
• Multimeter, oscilloscope and VNA operation

What we offer

• A monthly net stipend of 5,266 or 5,793 Swiss Francs depending on degree
• 30 days of paid leave plus 2 weeks annual closure
• CERN health insurance coverage and pension fund membership
• Family, child and infant allowances and a relocation package
• On-the-job and formal training, including language classes