The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a partnership of 13 European countries with the mission to design, construct and operate the world’s most powerful neutron source.

Working with us means being part of a challenging and exciting work environment, working at a stunning, brand new workplace filled with innovative minds and brilliant people from across the globe.

We are now looking to appoint a summer worker for the Automation Section in the ICS division. 

The Automation Section team is responsible for the development and integration of PLC-based Control Systems in the entire ESS facility. 

About the work

As summer worker your main areas of work will be to investigate the functionality of the following Siemens Tools: Test Suite Advanced, VCI and Openness, along with the ICS Automation Engineers. The main goal is to help creating some PLC unit test code, using the before mentioned tools and write the relative user documentation. The work should be accomplished with the support of the assigned supervisor.

About you

A suitable background for this work would be:

  • Very good knowledge of C#, Python, Git
  • Good knowledge of the Python.NET package
  • Good knowledge of Windows OS
  • Good written and oral communications skills in English

The following is meriting background:

  • Good knowledge of the Structured Text Language (IEC-61131)
  • Very good knowledge of Linux OS
  • Good knowledge of pytest and Python template modules (e.g. jinja2)

We attach great importance to personality and attitude, so we're looking for a real team player: Someone who is sociable, has excellent communication skills and who likes to collaborate with different people. (behavioral competencies) 

Duration & Location
The position is a summer work position of a total of 8 weeks, which is divided in two sessions as follows:

  • The first 6-week session should be focused on learning and working thoroughly on the assigned tasks
  • The second 2-week session should be focused on the wrap up of the work done and to prepare the relative documentation and the presentation to the ICS Automation Section meeting.

Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. 

Start date
There are two possible starting dates:

The first proposed start date is the 2024-06-03, with a break between the two work sessions due to the summer holidays. The first sessions would end on the 2024-07-12, and the second session would start on 2024-08-19, for the remaining two weeks.  

The second proposed start date is the 2024-08-19, with no break between the two sessions.

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 at ESS health check-ups and security clearance are required, and thus this might be applicable in the final parts of the recruitment process. The applicant is expected to be fit to perform the applicable tasks of this recruitment. 

The deadline for applications is 2024-05-10.

For further information regarding the position, please contact the Hiring manager Alfio Rizzo - Section Leader Automation, alfio.rizzo[at]ess.eu

We look forward to receiving your application soon!

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