Detector Researcher

**Description**:
**Who we are**

Marvel Fusion, founded in 2019 and based in Munich, is a technology pioneer in the field of safe, clean, and reliable power generation. With the aim of solving one of the biggest problems of humanity, we are developing a completely new type of fusion energy technology that dramatically increases the probability of fusion and builds on recent advances in laser and nanoscience.

**Why Marvel Fusion**

By joining us, you will be:

- Part of a highly purpose-driven team working on providing the world with clean, safe and abundant energy
- Working alongside world-leading scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of Fusion
- Part of a start-up where growth on a company and individual level is the default
- Contributing towards the transition to a world with clean and abundant energy

**The impact you will make**:
As a dedicated Detector Researcher, you will play a crucial role in advancing CR39 particle detection technology through hands-on laboratory work. Your primary focus will be improving the current data acquisition (DAQ) pipeline, involving direct, practical tasks such as fielding detectors during experiments, chemical post-processing of samples, operating laser confocal microscopy systems, and conducting detailed imaging and analysis. Working closely with a team of scientists and engineers, you will spend most of your time in local and external labs, performing experimental procedures, capturing microscopic images, and systematically documenting your findings. Your efforts will be centered on maintaining and optimizing existing detection methodologies, with an emphasis on hands-on experimentation and technical refinement. Through precise sample preparation, microscope-based analysis, and continuous improvement of detection protocols, you will contribute to developing more effective detection capabilities.

As the detection systems evolve, this role will increasingly transition towards more advanced digital methodologies, with future developments promising deeper engagement in software interface development and sophisticated data analysis protocols. Your foundational laboratory work will progressively expand into hardware and software development initiatives, positioning you to contribute to the next generation of detection technologies.

More specifically, you will:

- Maintain and optimize existing detector infrastructure, ensuring continuous operational excellence
- Work within internal and external labs to process and optically analyze the detectors, creating and processing raw experimental data
- Design and implement new detection methods, including both hardware and software solutions
- Develop and validate new analytical approaches to enhance detection capabilities
- Create and maintain software tools for microscope and other electromechanical system interfaces, data acquisition, and analysis
- Conduct independent research to optimize and improve system sensitivity, reliability, and to reduce analysis times
- Document technical specifications, methodologies, and experimental results
- Develop the transition from analog methodologies to digital systems
- Collaborate with team members to integrate new capabilities into existing workflows

**What you bring**:

- A Degree in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry or a related field, or equivalent breadth and depth of experience
- Experience with optical microscopy, image processing, and data analysis
- Obsession for details and a high tolerance for working on tasks that may appear tedious but are foundational to advancing the company’s mission
- Curiosity, growth mindset and openness to new ways of doing things
- Passion for exploring the unknown while pushing the limits of current systems
- Excellent communication skills and a structured working style
- A healthy amount of flexibility, adaptability and can-do attitude
- Fluent in English, possessing at least a B1 in German
- Willingness to travel multiple times per year to research facilities in Europe and the U.S.

**What sets you apart**
- Advanced programming skills with proficiency in multiple languages (C/C++, Python, CUDA, Mathematica, Matlab)
- Experience with TDD
- Experience in chemistry or related laboratory experience

**What we offer**:

- An opportunity to make a huge impact on the future of our planet by making clean, safe and abundant energy possible
- Flexible working, location
- and hours-wise
- A human-centred company culture with super nice and supportive colleagues
- A great sense of community through team events and fun in and outside the office
- A modern office with a lot of collaborative space close to Theresienwiese in Munich
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package

**About Marvel Fusion**:
Marvel Fusion, founded in 2019 and based in Munich, is a technology pioneer in the field of safe, clean, and reliable power generation. With the aim of solving one of the biggest problems of humanity, we are developing a completely new type of fusio