Accelerator Physicist

StandardX; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private Health Cover

Life Assurance 4x salary

Cycle to Work Scheme

EMI Share Options

Résumé du poste

StandardX is developing the UK's first isotope refinery, a single proprietary platform that can be deployed anywhere and produce the full portfolio of critical isotopes at scale.

Join a world-class team of nuclear engineers and doctoral-level scientists to advance beam dynamics for a high-power FFA ring and its front end, while collaborating with engineers across disciplines. This on-site role in Greater London offers cutting-edge challenges and impact.

Qualifications

• PhD in Accelerator Physics or closely related field.
• Experience in accelerator physics modelling, design, simulation, commissioning, or operation.
• Demonstrated experience simulating transverse and longitudinal beam dynamics.
• Solid theoretical understanding of beam dynamics, lattice design and accelerator physics.
• Proactive, rigorous, and hands-on problem-solver with clear technical communication.

Responsabilités

• Support the development of the accelerator front end (IS, LEBT, RFQ and MEBT).
• Support the design and development of a high-power FFA ring.
• Perform beam dynamics simulations (space charge, nonlinear effects, tune behaviour, halo formation).
• Conduct error studies to define tolerances, error budgets and beam quality requirements.
• Collaborate with magnet engineers, RF specialists, and mechanical engineers for coherent system design.
• Participate in accelerator commissioning, including beam measurements and comparison with simulations.
• Help identify and solve beam-related challenges during commissioning and operation.
• Contribute ideas to push performance, safety and innovation further.
• Support machine learning projects to improve beam operation.

Connaissances

Beam dynamics modelling

Simulation experience

Communication

Problem solving

Python programming

Git version control

Formation

PhD in Accelerator Physics

Outils

Zgoubi

OPAL

MAD-X

TraceWin

Parmteq

RFQGen

Python

Git

Description du poste

About You

This is a role supporting the development of our particle accelerator, working alongside senior physicists and engineers on beam dynamics for a high-power FFA ring and its accelerator front end (IS, LEBT, RFQ and MEBT).

About You

This is a role supporting the development of our particle accelerator, working alongside senior physicists and engineers on beam dynamics for a high-power FFA ring and its accelerator front end (IS, LEBT, RFQ and MEBT).

About StandardX

There is infrastructure that defines eras. The steam engine made the industrial world possible. The internet created an economy. StandardX is building the next one.

Some of the most essential materials on Earth are also the rarest. Isotopes are the invisible backbone of modern life – curing cancer, keeping industrial systems resilient and fuelling the fusion reactors that will power the next century. Yet the infrastructure that produces them is ageing, fragmented and increasingly unable to keep up with demand.

We're a world-class team of nuclear engineers, deep tech operators and doctoral-level scientists building the UK's first isotope refinery: a single proprietary platform, deployable anywhere, producing the full portfolio of critical isotopes at scale – turning chronic scarcity into abundance.

Exceptional team. Massive problem. If you want to work on something that matters, really matters, this is it.

What You'll Do

• Support the development of the accelerator front end (IS, LEBT, RFQ and MEBT).
• Support the design and development of a high-power FFA ring.
• Perform beam dynamics simulations (space charge, nonlinear effects, tune behaviour, halo formation) appropriate to a non-scaling FFA lattice.
• Perform error studies to define tolerances, error budgets, and beam quality requirements.
• Collaborate with magnet engineers, RF specialists, and mechanical engineers to ensure coherent system design.
• Participate in accelerator commissioning, including beam measurements, analysis, and comparison with simulations.
• Help identify and solve beam-related challenges during commissioning and operation.
• Contribute ideas to push performance, safety, and innovation further.
• Support machine learning projects aimed at improving and facilitating beam operation.

Requirements

Must-haves

• PhD in Accelerator Physics or a closely related field.
• Experience in accelerator physics modelling, accelerator design, simulation, commissioning, or operation. A solid grounding in at least one is expected.
• Demonstrated experience simulating transverse and longitudinal beam dynamics.
• Solid theoretical understanding of transverse and longitudinal beam dynamics, lattice design, and accelerator physics more broadly.
• A problem-solving mindset: proactive, rigorous, and hands-on when needed.
• Clear communication of technical concepts, particularly focused on engineering simulation and modelling.

Good to Have

• Exposure to FFA or strong-focusing ring dynamics.
• Experience with Zgoubi and/or OPAL.
• Experience with other beam dynamics simulation codes (MAD-X, TraceWin, Parmteq, RFQGen, or similar).
• Exposure to front-end systems (ion sources, LEBT, RFQ, MEBT).
• Practical experience with accelerator operation or commissioning.
• Experience in Python programming and git.

Nice to Have

• Experience with diagnostic tools and AI-based data analysis for beam performance.

We know great candidates rarely match every point on a list like this.

Benefits

• Private Health Cover, with the option to add dependants.
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) at 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice pension, with 4% employer contribution.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• EMI Share Options.