Software Engineer (m/w/d)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Hamburg

Remote

EUR 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Mobile work (up to 50%)

Health management and occupationalp**

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg is seeking an Embedded & Systems Software Developer for PETRA IV to design and implement software for high-speed camera control and data handling in a world-class research facility. The role involves collaborating with detector engineers and computing experts across multiple sites.

The candidate will work on interfaces between cameras and control systems, with emphasis on embedded and systems programming using Python and C++.

Qualifications

Master's degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent.
Experience with embedded and/or systems programming.
Experience with both Python and a lower-level language (preferably C++).
Good standard of English.

Responsibilities

Develop software for controlling and configuring a large camera system consisting of multiple units.
Develop a system for receiving detector data at high speed on a set of data acquisition PCs, in collaboration with experts in hardware acceleration.
Develop the interfaces between the X-ray camera and the facility's control and scientific computing systems.

Skills

Embedded programming

Systems programming

English communication

Team player

High performance computing

High-speed networking

Python

C++

Education

Master's degree in software engineering / computer science

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Embedded & Systems Software Developer for PETRA IV

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 the Role

The DESY Photon-Science Detector Group designs and builds innovative and state-of-the-art X-ray cameras for us in a variety of scientific experiments, in Hamburg and world wide. We are developing new high-speed cameras for an upcoming major upgrade to our X-ray facilities, PETRA IV, and improved software is required for camera control, data handling, and interfacing to users and the facility's systems. We are looking for a software developer to work on these tasks together with our experts in detector engineering and scientific computing.

Responsibilities

Developing software for controlling and configuring a large camera system consisting of multiple units
Developing a system for receiving detector data at high speed on a set of data acquisition PCs, in collaboration with experts in hardware acceleration
Developing the interfaces between the X-ray camera and the facility's control and scientific computing systems

Requirements

Master's degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent
Experience with embedded and/or systems programming
Experience with both Python and a lower-level language (preferably C++)
Good standard of English
Good team player, and the ability to work effectively with experts in other fields (firmware developers and detector engineers)
Experience with high performance computing
Experience with high-speed networking

Benefits

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.
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

Gender equality is an important aspect for us.

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