Are you passionate about electronics design and development? Are you skilled in fast digital electronic design? Do you have experience with FPGA? Are you motivated to improve the performances of the RF systems of the CERN accelerators? If you are eager to acquire new skills and willing to take an active part in a team of professionals facing design challenges, this is an opportunity for you. Take part!

Introduction

Fast Digital and RF Electronics Designer in the Beams department (BE), Radio Frequency group (RF).

You will join the Radiofrequency group, part of the Beams department (BE-RF; https://espace.cern.ch/be-dep/RF/default.aspx(link is external)), responsible for the RF Acceleration and Transverse Damping Systems for CERN accelerators. Our team operates the RF systems of existing accelerators and participates to the design of future accelerators and upgrades of existing machines.

Functions

As a Fast Digital and RF Electronics Designer in the RF Feedbacks and Beam Control section (FB) you will design electronic modules for the control and acceleration of the proton and ion beams in the CERN accelerator complex. These modules contain High Performance Field Programmable Gate s (FPGA) for fast Signal Processing (implementing the field regulation and beam control algorithms), for data logging and interfacing with the control system. This digital part is preceded by an RF front-end demodulation stage (bringing the RF signals - 100 to 1000 MHz range - to an IF signal that can be sampled), and followed by DAC and a modulation stage generating an RF signal for the power amplifier. You will then integrate your design in the RF system, and commission it on the machine. You will also help with the operation of existing RF electronics.

In particular, you will:

.Design mixed signals electronic modules containing a large digital processing part and an RF front-end interface.

.Develop firmware to implement signal processing in FPGAs.

.Develop software scripts with Matlab or Python for hardware test and setting-up.

.Test prototypes first on a test set-up, then in the machine environment with beam and produce test reports.

.Coordinate the series production, collaborating closely with colleagues in order to integrate these circuits into the overall system.

.Produce and manage the associated technical documentation.

.Participate in the operation, upgrade and maintenance of the beam control system of existing machines including the participation in an on call service and interventions during weekends, nights and public holidays. With the years this RF operation function will take more of your time.

Qualification required

Bachelor's degree in the field of electronics engineering, or equivalent*.

*Please note that preference will be given to candidates with the above-mentioned qualifications. In principle consideration will not be given to applications from people with higher qualifications.

Experience and competencies

The experience required for this post is:

.Relevant experience in electronics design and development.

.Relevant experience with field programming logic devices (FPGA).

The technical competencies required for this post are:

.Design of digital signal conditioning and processing electronics.

.Design of electronics based on field programmable logic-based devices (FPGA).

.Design of analog signal conditioning and processing electronics.

The following technical competencies will be considered as an advantage:

.Design of high frequency electronics.

.Experience with printed circuit layout.

.Basic knowledge of Controls Theory.

.Experience with software scripting languages such as Matlab or Python.

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Stunden pro Woche:
This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 23.02.2016.

Angestelltenname: CERN

Arbeitgeber-Adresse: ROUTE DE MEYRIN 385, 1217 MEYRIN

Form von Kontakt:
Alexandre Lagopoulos Tel: +41 22 767 87 21, e-post: alexandre.lagopoulos (at) cern.ch

Arbeitgeber Telefonnummer: +41227678721

Stellenkurzbeschreibung: Techniker im Bereich Elektronik

Land: Schweiz

Vertragslaufzeit: Unbefristet

Vertragstyp: Vollzeit

Erforderliche Ausbildung: Keine Angabe

Erfahrung: siehe Beschreibung

Quelle des Stellenangebots:
Arbetsförmedlingen, Öffentliche Arbeitsverwaltungen, Schweden

Fahrerlaubnis: Nein

Wie Sie sich bewerben: Weitere Angaben (siehe Beschreibung)