Mechanical Technician for LHCb ECAL (EP-LBD-2025-274-GRAE)

You will become part of an international team working on the Upgrade of the ECAL sub-detector of the LHCb experiment.

Your responsibilities

• Mechanical assembly of modules made of lead or tungsten absorber and polystyrene fibres;
• Participation in the dismantling and reassembly of the LHCb ECAL in the coming years;
• Design and machining of precision pieces and tooling;
• Mechanical support for test beam campaigns.

More information here.

Your profile

• Experience with traditional and CNC machining;
• Knowledge of CAD software, ideally CATIA;
• Assembly of complex mechanical structures.

Skills:

• Gluing technologies;
• 3D printing;
• Quality Control testing;
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

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 Mechanics (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree are not eligible.