Mechanical Engineer

The European Spallation Source ERIC, ESS, is hiring motivated and inspired people to design, construct and operate the world’s most powerful neutron source. We seek ambitious, talented people in a range of fields who are excited about playing a part in the future of science in Europe. ESS is based in the university city Lund, Sweden and is a partnership of 13 European countries.

ESS is now looking for a Mechanical Engineer for the CSPEC instrument. The engineer will be a member of the Technical Projects Group, organised within the Neutron Scattering Systems (NSS) Division.

About the team
The NSS Division is responsible for managing the construction of the neutron beam instruments for the ESS. The Technical Projects Group, is responsible for managing the neutron beam instrument engineering effort, engineering integration, delivery of radiation shielding, delivery of electrical systems and infrastructure, as well as technical and design support to delivery projects such as choppers, detectors, sample environment and shutter systems. The ESS instruments are built in collaboration between ESS and its in-kind partners across Europe. The instrument CSPEC is a neutron time-of-flight instrument delivered through a collaboration between the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)  Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB) and ESS. On behalf of the IK Partner FRM II we are now looking for a person who can deliver high quality mechanical design, ie modelling,drawings and installation, for the CSPEC instrument. The CSPEC engineer will be working in close collaboration with an international team of engineers and scientists that is responsible for the delivery of the instrument.

Job description
The CSPEC engineer will be supporting the construction and installation of the instrument, mainly focusing on the technical realisation of the neutron transport system, its integration into the complete instrument and the infrastructure on-site in Lund. Responsibilities will also include to closely overview and follow up on manufacturing as well as to collaborate with, and lead, the installation team for the mounting and positioning of these specific systems on site.  Some travelling and occasional working abroad is to be expected. Your main areas of responsibilities as an CSPEC Instrument Engineer will include but not be limited to:


• Perform design of machine parts and components by means of CAD software.
• Generation and updates of conceptual, draft, detailed and manufacturing 2D drawings (and 3D models) in CATIA V6 & SOLIDWORK.
• Generate, maintain and update 2D drawings in CATIA environment and interact/archive them in the ESS in-house CAD management software tool .
• Generate 2D design from 3D input or from requirements input
• Generate 3D model from 2D input
• Perform mechanical calculations both manually and with FEA packages.
• Work independently and take responsibility for the design development until the installation fase.
• Document and present the work as appropriate
• When needed write technical specifications, perform market surveys and price enquiries to find appropriate suppliers.
• Participate in the system assembly and installation.

Qualifications
We believe that the successful candidate is a mechanical design engineer with mechanical engineering experience from design of components for vacuum, high precision alignment and special materials. Essential qualifications and experience:


• Higher Technical or University engineering degree in mechanical engineering or other equivalent engineering degree
• Knowledge of basic engineering in related disciplines (i.e. civil, > electrical etc.)
• Minimum 2 years of CAD mechanical design engineering experience (Catia V6 software preferred, others acceptable).
• Proven technical competency on 3D & 2D technical drawing
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and its application to production drawings
• Experience of working in an international environment
• Ability to learn new tasks and new systems quickly
• Be a positive team player and have the ability to provide good service to other stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, the company language at ESS is English

Desirable experience:


• Experience and knowledge of technical documentation and configuration management
• Mechanical design related to radiation shielding
• Relevant experience in designing mechanical apparatuses fulfilling specific needs for accelerator and detector environments
• Design in particular vacuum systems, accelerator systems and other related systems
• Neutron beam optics design

You are a flexible person who can adapt to different ways of working and to different design processes, and can meet deadlines even during stressful periods of work. It is important that you have an organized way of working and finds reporting and documenting progress a natural part of your work. You have a way of taking instructions and then work autonomously with the tasks assigned to you, but will consult others and communicate proactively with stakeholders at the same time.

Duration & Location
The position is a 2 year fixed term position, with workplace in Lund Sweden.

Start date
The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

Application & Contact
Please provide your curriculum vitae in English by clicking on “apply” and follow the instructions. Please note that we only accept applications via the ESS website.

For some roles, ESS health check-ups and security clearance are required, and will if so be applicable in the final part of the recruitment process.

The deadline for applications is 2022-04-17. Despite the application deadline, we are actively interviewing candidates as applications are received, therefore we recommend that applications be submitted as soon as possible.

 

For further information regarding the position, please contact the Recruiting Manager, Gabor Laszlo, Gabor.laszlo@ess.eu. For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Karin Vandenborre, karin.vandenborre@ess.eu.

For trade union information please contact Unionen / Conny Wendt at conny.wendt@ess.eu or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers / Johan Waldeck at johan.waldeck@ess.eu  

We look forward to receiving your application!