Industrial Controls Technician

The Electrical Controls Technician will support installation, engineering, cabling, configuration, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical control and monitoring systems for CERN's electrical distribution network. The role involves working with industrial controls equipment and SCADA systems to supervise CERN's electrical power network.

Responsibilities

• Installation and commissioning of industrial controls equipment (WAGO remote I/O stations, switches, timeservers, protocol gateways..) and of electrical equipment integrated in the control and supervision system.
• Configuration of SCADA and data acquisition systems.
• Preparation of technical files for patch-panel cabling and remote I/O station wiring.
• Supervision of contractor personnel for work-site cabling and installation activities.

Requirements

• 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 a technical or administrative field.
• Your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree.
• You cannot hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge in installation and commissioning of industrial controls equipment.
• Configuration of SCADA and data acquisition systems.
• Execution and supervision of signal cabling, functional testing.
• Troubleshooting of controls hardware faults.
• Practical knowledge of industrial communication protocols, setting and troubleshooting (e.g. Modbus TCP/IP, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC-61850).
• Coordination of contractors for work-site and data engineering activities.
• Practical knowledge of basic electrical wiring, reading electrical schematics and using multimeters.
• Your studies focused on Electrical / Industrial Engineering.
• Knowledge of installation, engineering and testing of SCADA and acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of serial or Ethernet based fieldbus troubleshooting.
• Basic knowledge in programming of PLC systems.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
• A valid driving licence.
• Interventions in underground installations.

Skills

• Installation of industrial controls
• Commissioning of industrial controls
• SCADA configuration
• Data Acquisition Systems
• Signal cabling
• Functional Testing
• Controls hardware troubleshooting
• Industrial communication protocols
• Modbus TCP/IP
• IEC 60870-5-104
• IEC-61850
• Contractor Coordination
• Electrical Wiring
• Electrical schematics reading
• Use of multimeters
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Fieldbus troubleshooting
• PLC Programming
• Underground installation interventions
• Driving License

Languages

English, French