TECHNICIAN IN PHYSICS (DETECTOR CONSTRUCTION) (2 POSTS)

University-of-Liverpool; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Liverpool in Liverpool invites applications for a Technician in Physics (Detector Construction). Based in Liverpool, you will join the team manufacturing and testing components for the ITk detector upgrade project within the Department of Physics, working in cleanroom environments to ensure high-quality results.

You will assist in precision mechanical assembly of carbon fibre structures, follow engineering drawings and tolerances, and use metrology tools to verify geometry.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleanroom environments and handling delicate components.
• Ability to work from formal engineering drawings and tolerancing.
• Good communication skills and ability to instruct others.
• Reliably follow written instructions and enter data into databases.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the precision mechanical assembly of carbon fibre structures.
• Carry out the gluing of components to form modules.
• Use computer controlled metrology equipment for quality control.
• Monitor yields, machine problems and consumable usage; report accordingly.
• Attend technical meetings as the project progresses.

Skills

Cleanroom work

Mechanical assembly

Geometrical quality control

Reading drawings

Tools

Metrology equipment

Job description

TECHNICIAN IN PHYSICS(DETECTOR CONSTRUCTION) (2 POSTS)

Physics

117893

02-Nov-2026 23:30

Hours of work: Full-time - 35 hours per week

Tenure: Fixed term until 31 December 2027

The Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool is one of the worldwide construction sites for the upgrade of the Inner Tracker (ITk) for the high-luminosity upgrade of the ATLAS experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The ITk upgrade is a new detector for measuring the momentum and origin of charged particles emanating from the proton-proton collisions in the centre of the experiment.

You will be based in the Liverpool Semi-conductor Detector Centre cleanroom and/or Advanced Material Laboratory complex within the Department of Physics at Liverpool. You will join a team of 15 physicists and engineers working together on the manufacture and quality-control testing of mechanical and electrical elements for the endcap pixel tracker and the barrel strip tracker. You will participate in the precision mechanical assembly of the carbon fibre structures and gluing of components to form modules. You are required to follow written instructions reliably and to enter data into the construction database. You will have to use computer controlled metrology equipment for geometrical quality control of manufactured components. You will have to monitor and report yields, machine problems and the usage of consumables. You will be expected to attend technical meetings at Liverpool and occasionally off-site as the project proceeds.

This role requires the highest standard of cleanroom working and mechanical assembly disciplines to be applied. You will be required to work from formal engineering drawings and specifications including tolerancing. Good sensory and physical co-ordination is essential given the small scale and delicate nature of the detectors. Past experience of working in a clean room environment, working with carbon fibre and geometrical quality control are highly-desirable. You will have good communication skills and the ability to instruct others (e.g. students) in the production procedures.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.