Industrial Control System Engineer

Design, develop and commission large, distributed control systems based on Siemens S7-1500 PLCs and the CERN's UNICOS framework. Development of Matlab Simulink models for Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) testing. Development of test scripts in Python. Contribute to our CI/CD and automated testing framework. Supervise students.

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• Experience in developing, testing, and commissioning Siemens S7-1500 PLC-based control systems.

• Knowledge of automation technologies, including industrial fieldbuses and SCADA.

• Experience with Python programming.

• Knowledge of Git, Gitlab and CI/CD practices.

• Familiarity with system testing and Hardware-In-The-Loop.

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.

• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Electrical or Automation Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.

• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.

• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.