Scientist - Optics Technology

vor 2 Wochen

Hamburg, Deutschland Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Vollzeit

Unlimited | Starting date: earliest possible | ID: FSMA019/2025 | Deadline: 26.06.2025 | Full-time/Part-time | Remote work possible

DESY, with more than 2900 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

**About your role**:

- Developing concepts and providing scientific guidance to engineers and technicians for the collaborative development, procurement and supervision of X-ray optics for the photon beam transports of PETRA III and the future beamlines at PETRA IV
- Developing and providing quality assurance (metrology) for mirror and crystal X-ray optics
- Developing and expanding competences in design and fabrication of crystal optics at the DESY crystal laboratory
- Design and evaluation of several key components (e.g. high-heat filter units and X-ray beam position monitors) and specifying replacement units for PETRA IV
- Documenting and publishing of scientific results

**Good reasons to join**:
Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

Unlimited

**About you**:

- PhD in physics, material science or related disciplines
- Experience with high-quality X-ray optics (e.g. Laue or Bragg monochromators or X-ray mirror systems)
- Knowledge of metrology techniques for X-ray optics
- Experiences with modern X-ray optics simulations and ray-tracing codes
- Good technical understanding (e.g. high-heat load effects or clamping strains on mirror or crystal optics, vibrational sources)
- Experience in working with engineers and technicians
- Basic knowledge in Project management
- Practical knowledge of programming and scripting languages
- Excellent knowledge of the English and significant knowledge of the German language

You can find further information here:
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung
Notkestraße 85
22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392

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