Engineer for Crystal Collimators (SY-STI-TCD-2024-156-GRAP)

at  CERN

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As a Precision Engineer specializing in crystal collimators & benders, you will be responsible for the design, fabrication, testing, and maintenance of high-precision devices used in beam collimation systems. Crystal collimators rely on ultra-high precision mechanical components ("crystal benders"), assembled with crystal strips, inside a vessel that keeps the device under ultra-high vacuum.
Your role will include working closely with cross-functional teams composed by physicists, materials scientists, and other engineers to develop innovative solutions that meet the stringent requirements of particle accelerator systems.

Specifically, you will:

• Define and analyze complex numerical models to study the behaviour of crystal collimators & benders;
• Drive the design and assess the performance of the produced parts under different conditions, including operation and their stability when exposed to thermal loads;
• Prototype and test the devices, including procurement, qualification and assembly of the devices;
• Perform numerical simulations of the prototypes;
• Follow-up on the devices during testing and operation with particle beams, analyze the performance and compare it with numerical models;
• Write documentations and procedures, including testing procedures, specifications and other technical or scientific documentation.