CERN, Geneva

Are you passionate about your job as an Electronics Technical Engineer? Would you like to participate in the development, manufacturing and testing of electronic equipment for the LHC’s quench protection systems? CERN, take part!

Functions:

• Design and develop custom-made, highly reliable electronics used in safety-critical protection applications for the accelerator superconducting magnet circuits.
• Participate in the commissioning, operation and maintenance of the hardware components of the protection system for the superconducting magnet circuits of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The European Patent Office (EPO), The Hague/Munich

Are you an engineer or a scientist interested in joining an international team of highly qualified staff? Do you want to see the latest inventions?

Then this professional opportunity is the right one for you!

We are currently seeking engineers and scientists, with a Master's degree in engineering, physics, chemistry or natural sciences, to work as European Patent Examiners.

Your main responsibilities

• Carrying out patent examination from the search to the post-grant stage, and solving complex technical and legal problems in the process
• Taking a broad perspective to identify solutions whilst ensuring the uniform and effective application of the EPC (European Patent Convention) and other legal texts
• Creating and maintaining classification systems to ensure efficient and effective searching