Research Software Engineer for Scientific Experiments

PSI Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA); Villigen; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is hiring a Software Scientist / Research Software Engineer to develop, maintain and extend high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at the Swiss Light Source. The role requires strong Python software skills, EPICS experience and collaboration with scientists and international partners.

You will contribute to GUI improvements, tooling and open-source projects, and engage in cross-disciplinary teams while occasionally traveling to workshops

Qualifikationen

• PhD in natural sciences, computer science, engineering or mathematics, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven expertise in developing high-quality scientific software solutions in Python, with best practices.
• Experience with large-scale control systems, especially EPICS, and hardware integration.
• Willingness to travel to workshops and conferences as needed.
• Strong communication and team skills; fluency in English; German an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Develop, maintain and support high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at the SLS.
• Assist scientists before, during and after measurements with new functionalities.
• Bridge between scientists and specialists across disciplines in code development.
• Improve GUIs, tools and libraries, including upstream open-source projects.
• Collaborate with PSI and international partners.

Kenntnisse

Python

CI/CD

Testing

Documentation

Ausbildung

PhD in natural sciences, computer science, engineering or mathematics, or equivalent professional experience

Tools

EPICS

Hardware integration

Jobbeschreibung

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is hiring a Software Scientist / Research Software Engineer to develop, maintain and extend high-level measurement orchestration software for experiments at the Swiss Light Source. The role requires strong Python software skills, EPICS experience and collaboration with scientists and international partners.

You will contribute to GUI improvements, tooling and open-source projects, and engage in cross-disciplinary teams while occasionally traveling to workshops