ATLAS Detector Cooling Engineer

As part of the ATLAS Detector Cooling team, you will contribute to the qualification, integration, and commissioning of the 2PACL CO₂ cooling system supporting future detector upgrades. You will be involved in thermal testing, instrumentation and DAQ development, data analysis, and the installation and commissioning of cooling infrastructure, gaining unique experience in the deployment of complex systems for a world-leading scientific experiment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the testing and validation of detector structures and 2PACL CO₂ cooling system components, including comparison of experimental results with simulation models.
• Participate in the design, construction, and operation of thermal test setups, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
• Analyse and interpret test data to assess system performance and support detector integration activities.
• Collaborate with detector teams by providing technical feedback and supporting detector integration and commissioning work.
• Contribute to the installation, commissioning, and performance validation of the 2PACL cooling system, including cooling distribution lines and vacuum infrastructure.

Requirements

• Initial experience in thermal-fluid systems, cooling technologies, or heat transfer gained through academic, research, or engineering projects.
• Experience with simulation or modelling of thermal and fluid systems.
• Experience using CAD software for 2D and/or 3D mechanical design (e.g. CATIA V5 or similar tools).
• Hands-on experience with instrumentation, laboratory testing, or data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
• Experience analysing and interpreting experimental or simulation data.
• Your studies focused on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Refrigeration (or a related field).
• Good understanding of thermodynamics and heat transfer principles, ideally including exposure to two-phase cooling systems.
• Knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermal-fluid system behaviour.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Familiarity with instrumentation, sensor integration, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
• Understanding of SCADA systems and industrial control environments.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Skills

• Cooling Technologies
• Heat Transfer
• Thermal and fluid simulation
• CATIA V5
• Instrumentation techniques
• Laboratory Testing
• Thermal systems
• CAD Design
• Data Acquisition Systems
• Experimental Data Analysis
• Simulation data analysis
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electromechanical Engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Two-phase Cooling Systems
• Electrical Schematic Interpretation
• Technical drawing interpretation
• Sensor Integration
• SCADA Systems
• Industrial Control Systems
• Fluid Dynamics

Languages

English, French