Embedded Electronics Engineer
myScienceNouvelle opportunite : Embedded Electronics Engineer chez myScience (Geneva).
CERN recherche un Ingénieur en électronique embarquée à Genève. Rejoignez une équipe innovante au cœur de la recherche scientifique.
Tâches
- Développer des systèmes d'acquisition de données haute précision.
- Optimiser la synchronisation à microseconde dans des infrastructures distribuées.
- Collaborer avec des équipes pour intégrer des systèmes embarqués.
Compétences
- Diplôme de master et 2 à 6 ans d'expérience exigés.
- Compétences en C/C++ pour développement embarqué.
- Connaissance des architectures de microcontrôleurs, notamment Cortex-M.
Embedded Electronics Engineer
CERN
Workplace
Geneva
- Lake Geneva region - Switzerland
Category
Innovation | Computer Science
Position
Engineer / Technician
Published
20 May 2026
Closing Date
21 June 2026
Geneva, Switzerland TE-MPE-IQ-2026-89-GRAP Ideal start date: 01/09/2026
Before 21/06/2026 at 23:59 (Geneva Time)
What you’ll do
You will drive the evolution of high-precision, Ethernet-enabled data acquisition (EDAQ) systems using modern Cortex-M microcontrollers, ensuring sub-microsecond synchronisation accuracy across distributed infrastructures.
Your role will span from maintaining and advancing our firmware codebase to deploying operational solutions for HL-LHC and testbenches, while pioneering R&D in Gbit Ethernet, wireless technologies, and ultra-precise timing protocols.
Your responsibilities
- Develop and maintain firmware for high-precision, Ethernet-enabled embedded systems based on Cortex-M microcontrollers.
- Implement and optimise features for real-time data acquisition and sub-microsecond synchronisation across distributed infrastructures.
- Deploy, test, and troubleshoot embedded solutions in operational environments, including testbenches and large-scale systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate embedded systems with broader data acquisition and control infrastructures.
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Your profile
- Solid understanding of embedded systems and microcontroller architectures, particularly Cortex-M.
- Strong experience with firmware development in C/C++ for embedded platforms.
- Exposure to Ethernet communication protocols and real-time data acquisition concepts.
- Exposure in hardware-software integration, including debugging and testing embedded systems.
Your skills
- C/C++ for embedded systems development.
- Knowledge of microcontroller architectures, especially Cortex-M and RISC-V (e.g., MI-V).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Basic electronics and PCB design skills (e.g., Altium).
Ideal start date:
01/09/2026
Contract duration (in months):
24
Job flexibility:
Fully Onsite
Employment conditions
- A valid driving licence.
- Work in Radiation Areas.
- Interventions in underground installations.
Global Benefits
at CERN
- A monthly net stipend between 6372-7004 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
- Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
- A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
- Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
- On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
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ready
Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria
- You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
- 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.
- Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.
You will need these documents to complete your application
- Your CV (English or French)
- A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don’t yet have your paper diploma)
- Any document you consider relevant to your application
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, supporting R&D, and managing technical facilities to advance CERN’s technological capabilities.
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