About the company
As part of the ATLAS Detector Cooling team, you will contribute to the qualification, integration, and commissioning of the 2PACL CO₂ cooling system supporting future detector upgrades.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the testing and validation of detector structures and 2PACL CO₂ cooling system components, including comparison of experimental results with simulation models.
- Participate in the design, construction, and operation of thermal test setups, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
- Analyse and interpret test data to assess system performance and support detector integration activities.
- Collaborate with detector teams by providing technical feedback and supporting detector integration and commissioning work.
- Contribute to the installation, commissioning, and performance validation of the 2PACL cooling system, including cooling distribution lines and vacuum infrastructure.
Requirements
- Initial experience in thermal-fluid systems, cooling technologies, or heat transfer.
- Experience with simulation or modelling of thermal and fluid systems.
- Experience using CAD software for 2D and/or 3D mechanical design (e.g. CATIA V5 or similar tools).
- Hands-on experience with instrumentation, laboratory testing, or data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
- Experience analysing and interpreting experimental or simulation data.
- Good understanding of thermodynamics and heat transfer principles, ideally including exposure to two-phase cooling systems.
- Knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermal-fluid system behaviour.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
- Familiarity with instrumentation, sensor integration, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
- Understanding of SCADA systems and industrial control environments.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
Conditions
- Monthly net stipend of either 5266 or 5793 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
- Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme, and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child and infant monthly allowances.
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
- Working hours: 40 hours per week.
- Job flexibility: Fully Onsite.
- Target start date: 01-January-2027.