Electron Beam Welding Technician (EN-MME-FW-2021-92-LD)

Introduction

You will join the Engineering Department  (EN), which pushes forward the limits of technology so that physicists can carry out their research. Within the Mechanical & Material Engineering Group  (MME) of the EN department, you will join the Forming & Welding Section (FW) that provides expertise and support in the field of metal forming and assembly technologies. This Section undertakes the fabrication of prototypes or small series using a wide range of in-house technologies and realizes various development studies.

As an Electron Beam Welding Technician, you will have the opportunity to get involved in the whole lifecycle of mechanical fabrication of components for CERN's particle accelerators. Join a highly qualified team of technicians and engineers in electron beam and laser processes.

Are you passionate by quality fabrication? Are you skilled in combining mechanics, assembly, creativity, and rigour? This is an opportunity for you: you will be part of a multidisciplinary team fabricating the large variety of materials and components used at CERN, in the framework of a wide range of research and development projects. CERN, take part!

Functions

• Perform a wide variety of welding operations on different state-of-the art electron beam welding machines for the fabrication of highly technical prototypes and components for accelerators and its experimental facilities;
• Develop welding parameters and tooling to assemble components for demanding applications (e.g. pressure vessels, ultrahigh vacuum, radiofrequency, cryogenics) with a wide range of base materials (e.g. stainless steel, copper and aluminium alloys, niobium, titanium) and thicknesses (from few tenths of millimetre up to centimetres);
• Prepare and manage your own work duly taking into account quality, pricing and scheduling requirements;
• Collaborate closely with the design offices and other engineering resources; give advice to users on electron beam welding technology;
• Contribute to multidisciplinary projects in close co-operation with the other Engineering facilities CERN-wide;
• Ensure the traceability and documentation by producing technical reports and presentations;
• Work in close collaboration with the laser welding team. On the longer term, you are willing to acquire the know-how to operate the laser welding and cutting machines in order to reinforce the service flexibility.