Application Engineer (Phase Retrieval)

AIM Solutions; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AIM Solutions in Eindhoven is seeking a data-minded engineer to own the end-to-end pipeline from raw measurements to reconstructed images, and to grow into an in-house expert on the workflow. You will configure and run the reconstruction, translate customer requirements into automated measurement recipes, and collaborate with optics and hardware teams to iterate experiments.

The role emphasizes rigorous data analysis, a hands-on mindset, and full proficiency in Python and scientific computing to

Qualifications

• Background in phase retrieval and coherent optics with experience on coherent measurement data.
• Strong Python programming and building reproducible data pipelines.
• Systematic, experimental mindset with ability to design clean numerical experiments.
• Experience with scientific Python stack (NumPy, SciPy) and ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end pipeline from data acquisition to reconstructed image.
• Translate industry test cases into measurement recipes and automated workflows.
• Analyze data rigorously and conduct deeper investigations when results need explanations.
• Drive experiment iteration with optics and hardware teams.

Skills

Phase retrieval

Coherent optics

Python pipelines

NumPy/SciPy

PyTorch or JAX

English proficiency

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

PyTorch

JAX

Linux

Job description

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 will own the path from a raw measurement to a reconstructed image, and the analysis that follows it. We want a data-minded engineer who can take this workflow end to end and grow into our in-house expert on it.

Concretely, you will:

• Own the end-to-end pipeline from data acquisition to reconstructed image: decide what to measure, configure and run the reconstruction pipeline, and turn raw datasets into results

• Translate industry test cases and customer requirements into measurement and process recipes, combining them into an automated, single-button-press execution workflow

• Analyze data rigorously and carry out deeper investigations when results need explaining

• Drive the experiment iteration loops with the optics and hardware teams

Your profile

• Background in phase retrieval and coherent optics: ptychography, coherent diffractive imaging, holography, or Fourier-optics-based imaging. You have worked with coherent measurement data before

• Rigorous, hands-on data analysis combined with strong Python and software engineering. You build and maintain a full pipeline from data ingest to analysis, with reproducible recipes

• A systematic, experimental mindset: you design clean numerical experiments and know what to change to improve a result

• Comfortable with scientific Python and array frameworks (NumPy, SciPy, and ideally PyTorch or JAX)

• Comfortable collaborating with optics, hardware, and industry advisors; capable of translating engineering questions and field problems into clear, repeatable test cases

• Technical curiosity; we will teach you our computational imaging methods and the metrology domain

• Full professional proficiency in English

Bonus experience in any of these:

• [Strongest bonus] Hands-on ptychography experience. Note: broader computational imaging (e.g., tomography) is valuable but not a substitute for coherent-optics experience in this role

• Machine learning, especially applied to physics-based or scientific data

• Numerical optimization (gradient-based methods)

• Data visualization and analysis

• GPU-accelerated computing (CUDA, JAX, PyTorch)

• Scientific data formats and large-dataset handling (HDF5)

• Linux development environments

We are open on seniority and background. If you analyze data rigorously, build solid pipelines, and learn fast, we want to talk and find a scope for the role to fit you.

What we offer

• Full ownership of the measurement-to-results pipeline of a tool that does not exist anywhere else yet

• Small team, short feedback loops, an open environment to have real impact

• Competitive salary for the Dutch market