Software Engineer

Verksamhetsbeskrivning
Introduction
Software Engineer in the Engineering Department (EN), Industrial Controls Engineering Group (ICE), SCADA Systems Section (SCD).

You will join:

The Engineering (EN) Department that provides engineering competencies, infrastructure systems, and technical coordination for the world's largest particle accelerator complex and its experimental facilities.
The Industrial Controls and Engineering (ICE) Group which develops solutions and provides support for large and medium scale industrial and laboratory control systems as well as promoting their use. The support covers the experiments, technical infrastructure systems, and accelerator systems.
The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems Section (SCD) that designs, implements and supports the framework of components provided to physicists and engineers inside and outside the Group for developing control systems. This framework of components is based on a SCADA tool and uses both off-the-shelf and custom developed front-end systems.

Arbetsuppgifter
Functions
As Software Engineer in the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems Section, you will:

Write, debug and test software for control systems. In particular:
develop extensions and new functionality of the CERN controls frameworks (JCOP and UNICOS) according to the needs agreed with the users;
develop end user applications, making use of the controls frameworks.
Make a major contribution to the redesign of our software in view of the next LHC operation cycle (LHC Long Shutdown 2, LS2).
As part of a small support team, take an active role in the support effort to CERN users of Industrial Control Systems, in particular for WinCC Open Architecture (OA) and the associated frameworks developed at CERN.
Keep abreast of the latest developments in modern software technologies, evaluate how they can be applied to industrial controls at CERN and make proposals on their potential integration to improve existing systems and services.
Take an active role in the lead, planning and management of the development of industrial control tools and applications in all of CERN domains (i.e. experiments, accelerators and technical infrastructure).

Utbildning/Erfarenhet
Qualification required
Master's degree in the field of computer science, electronics/telecommunications engineering, industrial automation or physics, or equivalent.

Experience and competencies
The experience required for this post is:

Demonstrated experience in computing related to industrial process control/supervision systems.
Demonstrated experience in software engineering practices (e.g. configuration management, user requirements. capture, testing and validation, etc.
Initial experience in technical supervision.

The technical competencies required for this post are:

Overall architectural design of large control systems / Design of control systems.
Design of ergonomic Human Machine Interface / Design of HMI for control systems.
Configuration, programming and use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Management and configuration of large control system: millions of i/o's.
Programming/Software development: for example C, C++, Java.
Use of Database software packages: such as Oracle.
Knowledge of fieldbuses, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and electronic modules in the controls domain is required

The behavioural competencies required for this post are:

Achieving results: delivering high quality work on time and fulfilling expectations.
Communicating effectively: utilising effective negotiation techniques to achieve long-term results acceptable to all parties involved; expressing opinions, ideas and suggestions with conviction and in a logical/structured manner; keeping to the point; demonstrating a pro-active approach to resolving differences; addressing issues of conflict constructively.
Managing self: working well autonomously; taking on activities and tasks without prompting.
Setting direction: coordinating activities and focusing team on goals and objectives; monitoring progress of team towards agreed goals and taking corrective action when needed.

The language competencies required are:

Spoken and written English: ability to draw-up technical specifications, write technical and scientific reports and to make oral presentations.
Ability to understand and speak French in professional contexts would be an advantage.

Eligibility conditions
Employing a diverse and international workforce is a CERN core value and central to our success. We welcome applications from all Member States (link is external) irrespective of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or personal situation.

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 14.06.2015.

By applying here, you allow CERN to consider your application for any position it considers relevant with respect to your profile. Please ensure you update your profile regularly with any relevant information and that you inform the recruitment service if you wish your file to be removed from the database.

Note on Employment Conditions
We offer a limited-duration contract for a period of 5 year(s). Limited-duration contracts shall terminate by default on their date of expiry. Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.

These functions require:

Participation in a regular stand-by duty, including nights, Sundays and public holidays.
Work in radiation areas.
Shift work, when required by the needs of the Organization.
Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

Application link http://jobs.web.cern.ch/job/11421