Developer for the CMS Level-1 Trigger

Contribute to the development and implementation of algorithms for the CMS Level-1 trigger system upgrade in preparation for the High-Luminosity LHC phase. This role involves firmware development, physics performance evaluation, hardware testing, and team supervision within the CMS collaboration at CERN.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of algorithms for the CMS Level-1 (L1) trigger.
• Integrate and maintain contributions from other developers to support collaborative project development.
• Evaluate the physics performance of the algorithms and contribute to the development of monitoring systems.
• Participate in the hardware testing and installation of the upgraded trigger system.
• Collaborate closely with members of the CMS L1 trigger groups at CERN.
• Present project progress and results at collaboration meetings, workshops, and international conferences.
• This role includes team supervision responsibilities.

Requirements

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State, excluding Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals due to Associate Membership Agreement limits.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation.
• You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Experience in FPGA firmware development using HDL and High-Level Synthesis (HLS) tools.
• Experience in data analysis, preferably in the field of high-energy physics.
• Practical experience in developing and applying machine learning solutions to real-world problems.
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and quality assurance techniques and tools.
• Familiarity with trigger or data acquisition systems and their associated hardware, such as high-speed optical links, would be an advantage.
• Your studies focused on Physics.
• Proficiency in software development using C++, Python, and Git is required.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques, including ROOT and machine learning frameworks, is required.
• Experience with Vivado Design Suite, Vivado/Vitis High-Level Synthesis (HLS), GitLab, and continuous integration workflows is an advantage.
• Strong collaborative skills and effective communication are essential.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Skills

• FPGA development
• HDL programming
• High-Level Synthesis
• Data Analysis
• Continuous Integration
• Quality Assurance Techniques
• Trigger Systems
• Data Acquisition Systems
• High-speed Optical Links
• Machine Learning Application
• Physics knowledge
• C/C++ Programming
• Python Programming
• Git Versioning
• ROOT data analysis tool
• Machine Learning Frameworks
• Vivado High-Level Synthesis
• Vitis High-Level Synthesis
• GitLab
• Continuous integration workflows
• Vivado

Languages

English, French