Engineer / Physicist
Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)
Date de publication :
30 septembre 2024Taux d'activité :
100%Type de contrat :
Durée indéterminée- Lieu de travail :Villigen PSI
The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore, about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether, PSI employs 2300 people.
The Accelerator Feedbacks and Measurement Systems Group is responsible for fast measurement and beam feedback systems at the different electron and proton accelerators at PSI, using the latest AMD/Xilinx MultiProcessing System-on-Chip (MPSoC) and RF System-on-Chip (RFSoC) technologies. For our challenging tasks, we are looking for an
Your tasks
- Development of mixed-signal electronics, FPGA/MPSoC firmware and real-time embedded software for fast measurement and beam feedback systems at PSI particle accelerators
- Development of high-level software applications and graphical user interfaces for automated test, calibration and operation of the systems
- Participation in the commissioning, daily operation, maintenance and upgrades of existing and new systems
- Advanced performance studies of measurement and fast feedback systems at the PSI particle accelerators
Your profile
- You are an engineer or physicist with several years of experience in the development of fast mixed-signal electronics hardware, FPGA firmware (in VHDL/Verilog) and embedded software (in C/C++)
- Experience in RF technology, particle accelerator technology and theory, Python and large-scale control systems is beneficial
- You enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and technicians
- You have very good oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of German is beneficial
We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
For further information, please contact Dr Boris Keil, phone +41 56 310 51 78.
Please submit your application online by 30 October 2024 (index no. 8231-00).
Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Melanie Rapisarda-Bellwald, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland