Application Engineer (Phase Retrieval)

Ignite Next GmbH; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AIM Solutions in Eindhoven seeks an Application Engineer (Phase Retrieval) to turn raw measurements into reconstructed images. You will bridge the optics lab and software team, becoming the in-house expert on this workflow and its semiconductor applications.

You will run experiments, configure reconstructions in Python/JAX, and judge quality while collaborating with hardware engineers to improve the pipeline.

Qualifications

• About 3 years of hands-on experience in a technical role with imaging, optics, or data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Run the path from measurement to result: decide what to measure, run scans, configure reconstructions in our Python/JAX pipeline, and judge output quality.

Skills

Phase retrieval

Python

NumPy

SciPy

PyTorch

JAX

GPU computing

Machine learning

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

HDF5

Linux

Job description

# Application Engineer (Phase Retrieval)AIM SolutionsOnsite · Full-timePosted 30 Sept 2026Tech & EngineeringApply at AIM SolutionsType: Full-time | Level: Medior, about 3 years of relevant experience About us AIM Solutions is an early-stage deep-tech startup in Eindhoven building inspection and metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry. We are in active build phase, small, and growing. The role You turn raw measurements into reconstructed images and explain what the images tell us. You work between the optics lab and the software team, and you become our in-house expert on this workflow and upcoming applications of our machine for the semiconductor manufacturing market. You will: Run the path from measurement to result: decide what to measure, run scans on the lab setup, configure and run reconstructions in our Python/JAX pipeline, and judge the quality of the output Turn test cases from industry partners into measurement and reconstruction recipes, and automate them into a single-button-press workflow Analyze results rigorously and investigate when a reconstruction does not look right: artifacts, convergence, noise, alignment Drive the experiment loop with the optics and hardware engineers, and feed findings back into the algorithms and the tool design Your profile About 3 years of hands-on experience in a technical role (industry, PhD, or equivalent) with imaging, optics, or scientific data analysis Practical experience with phase retrieval or coherent imaging, for example ptychography, CDI, holography, or Fourier-optics-based reconstruction. You have run reconstructions and interpreted the results Strong Python, with NumPy and SciPy. You write reproducible analysis code and maintain a pipeline from data ingest to results An experimental mindset: you design clean numerical experiments and know what to change to improve a result You work well with optics and hardware engineers and turn vague questions into repeatable tests Full professional proficiency in English Bonus: Hands-on experience with computational imaging and iterative reconstructions PyTorch or JAX, GPU computing Numerical optimization (gradient-based methods) Machine learning on physics-based or scientific data HDF5 and large datasets, Linux We care more about rigor and learning speed than about a perfect match. If you are earlier in your career but have worked with reconstruction data, apply anyway. What we offer Ownership of the measurement-to-results workflow of a tool that does not exist anywhere else yet Small team, short feedback loops, real impact on the product Competitive salary for the Dutch marketApply at AIM SolutionsThis role is listed because AIM Solutions is part of the Ignite Next portfolio. Applications are handled by AIM Solutions directly — Ignite Next does not receive your application, screen candidates or act as a recruiter.