Electronics / Reliability Engineer (BE-CEM-EPR-2025-15-GRAP) Full-time
Your responsibilities
Join our BE-CEM group and work on developing SAMbuCa, a high-performance Sensors Acquisition and Motion Control system designed to meet stringent quality and reliability standards. We are seeking an experienced Electronics/Reliability Engineer to ensure that electronic boards and the overall system meet performance and reliability expectations.
You will play a critical role throughout the system engineering design process, aligning with RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) standards. Responsibilities include defining reliability requirements during the initial design phase, performing detailed failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and conducting safety assessments of the complete system.
Specifically, you will:
Review and optimize electronic boards and systems to meet rigorous performance and durability demands.
Conduct thermal simulations using Ansys to address thermal challenges and ensure optimal operation under varied conditions.
Perform reliability simulations, failure prediction modeling, and environmental testing to validate designs.
Develop and analyze environmental and stress test requirements, defining test scope and coverage, and ensuring comprehensive testing to meet reliability objectives.
Conduct detailed data analysis and create clear reports to inform design improvements and ensure compliance with requirements.
Establish and implement reliability guidelines for pre-production and production phases.
Monitor system performance during operation and refine designs based on real-world data.
Your profile
Skills
Required:
Electronic Circuit Design and Analysis (Analog and Digital)
Environmental Testing and Analysis
Reliability Engineering
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Signal Processing and Data Acquisition
Thermal Management and Simulation
Reliability modeling (Isograph, FTA)
Project Management and Cross-functional Collaboration
Embedded Systems Design
Language:
Fluent in English; proficiency in French is an advantage.
Candidate should have a professional background in Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, with either:
a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience; or
a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
Note: Candidates who have previously held a CERN fellow or graduate contract are not eligible.
Contract duration: 24 months, with possible extension up to 36 months.
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Job reference: BE-CEM-EPR-2025-15-GRAP
Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering
What we offer
A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for self, spouse, and children) and membership of the CERN Pension Fund .
Additional benefits may include installation grants, family, child, and infant allowances, and travel expenses reimbursement.
30 days of paid leave per year .
On-the-job and formal training at CERN, including language courses for English and French.
About us
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers probe 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 collided at near light speed. This research provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. More information can be found at http://home.cern .
Join our quest for discovery and develop your skills by working on unique projects alongside world-class experts. Begin your CERN journey today!
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