Assistant engineer in instrumentation and measurement (M/F)
Engineer @French National Centre for Scientific Research posted 2 days agoJob Description
General information
Job title: Assistant engineer in instrumentation and measurement (M/F)
Reference: UMR7178-REGSOM-226
Number of positions: 1
Work location: STRASBOURG
Publication date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Type of contract: IT on fixed-term contract
Contract duration: 24 months
Expected hiring date: September 1, 2025
Workload: Full
Remuneration: Between 2,280.13 and 2,411.31 euros gross monthly depending on experience
Desired level of education: BAC + 2
Desired experience: 1 to 4 years
BAP: C – Engineering Sciences and scientific instrumentation
Typical job: Assistant engineer in instrumentation and experimental techniques
Missions
The candidate (M/F) will be assigned to the Measurements & Acquisition Service (SMA) of the Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) and will contribute to the integration and testing of approximately 3,000 silicon detectors intended to equip the CMS experiment tracker. The latter will enter service in 2030 as part of the high-luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located at CERN, near Geneva.
As the detectors handled are particularly fragile components, their handling will be carried out in a controlled and adapted environment, and will require great rigor. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) (smock, hairnet, etc.) will be required to ensure the safety and cleanliness of operations. The recruited person will work daily within a team of 3 people and will be in regular contact with members of the SMA technical service and physicists from the CMS team. Comprehensive training in specific tools and procedures will be provided to enable the successful completion of this scientific and technical project, which is part of an international collaboration.
Activities
• Receive detectors, mechanical structures and various cables or consumables
• Carry out measurement campaigns to test the received detectors
• Carry out the precise assembly and integration of detectors on mechanical structures
• Carry out measurement campaigns to test and qualify the integrated structures
• Check measurement reports
• Record information in databases using dedicated software
• Update documentation and complete the necessary technical documents
• Guarantee the application of a quality approach and complete non-conformity or incident sheets if necessary
• Operate instruments and devices on the integration line
• Ensure the maintenance of devices by following dedicated procedures
SKILLS
Know-how:
• Follow a protocol rigorously
• Be able to use small precision tools
• Be comfortable using computer software
• Apply health and safety rules and instructions
• Apply quality assurance procedures
• Have a B1 level in English according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Soft
skills • Be meticulous and skillful (handling detectors) • Sense of commitment • Be rigorous, methodical and organized • Ability to work in a team • Respect for working hours Level of training: • BTS, BUT • Desired field of training: physical measurement, or in one of the specializations:
instrumentation , mechanical design, electronics, etc.
Work context
The IPHC is a research laboratory. Nearly 400 people work there, including around 150 engineers, technicians and administrators, divided into different specialties (mechanics, computer science, electronics, microelectronics, etc.).
The activity is carried out in the Measurements & Acquisition department (SMA) of the IPHC. The SMA team, composed of 6 engineers (M/F), is part of the Subatomic Research Department (DRS) of the Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien.
The position is placed in the context of the CMS collaboration, an international experiment based at CERN (Geneva) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and which brings together thousands of physicists, engineers and technicians. CMS is one of the two experiments that led to the discovery of the Higgs boson. The IPHC is heavily involved in this collaboration, with significant contributions both to the development and construction of the detector, but also to data analysis.
As part of the CMS detection system upgrade, IPHC is also heavily involved in the R&D and construction of a new tracker. This tracker will consist of tens of thousands of silicon sensors. These sensors are assembled in double layers and connected to electronic components to form modules, detection elements of approximately 10×10 cm2. These are produced in several centers around the world (Germany, United States, etc.) and will be received at IPHC. These modules will have to be assembled on carbon fiber mechanical structures and then wired. The integrated structures will have to be tested within dedicated devices before being sent to CERN for final installation in the tracker and then the complete structure of the CMS detector.
The candidate (M/F) will benefit from access to an administrative restaurant, partial coverage of transport tickets, a works council, the possibility of teleworking for part of the activities and training for adaptation to the workstation.
Constraints and risks
Occasional work with shift work.
