Mandate
The Engineering Department (EN) provides CERN with the Engineering Competences, Infrastructure Systems and Technical Coordination required for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and dismantling phases of the CERN accelerator complex and its experimental facilities.
The activity of the Engineering Department is in the following fields: Operation, maintenance and consolidation of infrastructure systems for cooling, ventilation, transport, handling, electricity, access and alarms, design and installation of infrastructure systems for the new facilities, mechanical engineering and materials expertise for the design, the prototyping, the manufacturing and the assembly of accelerator and detector components, technical coordination for the technical stops and the shutdowns in the accelerators and experiments as well as support for day-to-day running.
EN Department Safety Office
Safety is the non-negotiable foundation across all activities
EN Groups
Ensuring the safety of the people and facilities & keeping access and hazards under control on all CERN sites
Fitting machines in space and time in a safe and coordinated way
Keeping it cool, keeping it running
Providing the electrical infrastructure, power distribution and cabling services
that enable CERN’s scientific mission
Innovating Engineering Applications for Tomorrow’s Discoveries
Through integrated expertise and state-of-the-art equipment, we turn formidable ideas into reality
ENabling the ENgineering Department
The Logistics Backbone of CERN coordinating thousands
of complex transport operations across CERN’s surface
and underground complex
PEOPLE
Welcome to our
new colleagues
who have recently
joined the EN
Department
INNOVATION
Links to
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Job Opportunities in CERN’s EN Department