Beamline Control Software Scientist (Python)

PSI Paul Scherrer Institut; Villigen; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Interdisciplinary collaboration

On-the-job training

Work-life balance support

Zusammenfassung

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen, Switzerland, invites applications for a Software Scientist / Research Software Engineer in the Science IT Infrastructure and Services department. You will develop, maintain and support high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) and support time-critical experiments with scientists.

You will translate needs across disciplines, contribute to GUI/tool improvements and upstream open-source projects, and

Qualifikationen

• PhD or equivalent in natural sciences, CS, engineering or mathematics.
• Proven experience developing scientific software in Python with best practices (version control, CI/CD, testing, documentation).
• Experience with large-scale control systems, especially EPICS and hardware integration.
• Willingness to travel to workshops/conferences and flexibility in working hours.

Aufgaben

• Develop, maintain and support high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at SLS (BEC, Beamline Control).
• Assist scientists before, during and after measurements in using and extending functionalities.
• Bridge gaps between scientists and specialists across disciplines.
• Contribute expertise to projects by improving GUIs, tools and libraries, including upstream open-source projects.
• Collaborate with scientists and colleagues at PSI and with national/international institutions.

Kenntnisse

Python

CI/CD

Version control

Testing

Documentation

EPICS

Hardware integration

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

PhD or equivalent

Tools

EPICS

Git

Python

Jobbeschreibung

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen, Switzerland, invites applications for a Software Scientist / Research Software Engineer in the Science IT Infrastructure and Services department. You will develop, maintain and support high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) and support time-critical experiments with scientists.

You will translate needs across disciplines, contribute to GUI/tool improvements and upstream open-source projects, and