Firmware & FPGA Development Engineer (SY-BI-BPGRAP)

The SY-BI group in CERNs Accelerator Systems Department develops and operates the instruments used to observe particle beams and measure their key properties. These systems are essential to the reliable operation optimisation and future development of CERNs accelerator complex.

You will contribute to the development of next-generation beam-position monitoring systems for CERNs injector complex including the pre-accelerators and Antimatter Decelerator. You will work on innovative high-speed data-acquisition platforms combining fast digitisers with advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) technologies.

This role offers a hands-on opportunity to work at the intersection of digital electronics embedded systems real-time signal processing and accelerator physics. It is particularly suited to people with an interest in FPGA or HDL development high-speed electronics embedded software digital signal processing instrumentation or experimental physics.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop integrate and test FPGA gateware and embedded SoC firmware for a SoC device.
• Implement data acquisition and data processing logic and real-time digital signal-processing algorithms.
• Validate system performance in laboratory and accelerator environments.
• Perform data analysis in Python.
• Assist measurement campaigns in the accelerator complex.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers physicists and technicians from different teams across CERN.

Your profile:

• Experience in digital signal processing.
• Demonstrated experience with FPGA and SoC.
• Experience in Software programming (e.g. Python C).
• Demonstrated experience with Xilinx Zynq UltraScale MPSoC and/or RFSoC would be an advantage.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Knowledge of digital electronics.
• Knowledge of Python.
• Spoken and written English with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electronic Engineering (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Masters degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information :

Job closing date: 22.10.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Target start date: 01-March-2027

Job reference: SY-BI-BPGRAP

Field of work: Electronics Engineering

Benchmark job: 200050 - Electronics Engineer

Global Benefits

• A monthly net stipend of either 6372 or 7004 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERNs 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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