Controls and Automation Engineer
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
Full-time
Other-General
Location
genf, genf, Switzerland
Posted
July 07, 2026
Job Description
Join the Cooling and Ventilation developers team within CERN’s Engineering Department (EN), where you will contribute to the development, commissioning, and maintenance of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and automation solutions essential to the operation of CERN’s accelerators, detectors, and infrastructure.
Your responsibilities
- Gather control system requirements and compile all relevant technical documentation.
- Design automation solutions and control systems for Industrial ventilation and cooling plants.
- Develop and implement PLC applications for IC Systeme.
- Define and execute tests of IC Systeme on simulators.
Your profile
- Proven experience in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming.
- Good knowledge of PLC development based on the IEC 61131 standard.
- Initial experience in Python programming or other high-level programming languages.
- Ability to read and w...