Detector Software Engineer

Big Science Sweden; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MAX IV's Scientific Data group in the Technical Division seeks a Detector Software Engineer to handle integration, commissioning and operations support of detectors and ongoing development of DAQ software for data analysis and visualization at beamline stations.

You will work closely with beamline scientists to understand detector requirements and deliver optimal detector performance for high data rates and large data volumes, contributing to the MAX IV edge-cloud software ecosystem and

Job description

You will join the Scientific Data group of the Technical Division, an international team responsible for data acquisition from state-of-the-art detector systems through to the development and support of software projects for data analysis and visualisation at the beamline experimental stations.

The detectors used for recording data at the beamlines are a crucial aspect of the MAX IV scientific infrastructure, demanding specialised and dedicated support. In this domain we are looking for a Detector Software Engineer to work on the integration, commissioning and operations support of the detectors plus the ongoing development and maintenance of the associated DAQ software.

The main role of the successful candidate will be to ensure the optimal operation of the commercially-supplied detectors, both position measuring and energy resolving, especially megapixel photon-counting detectors and sCMOS cameras. Here we deal with challenging high data rates and large data volumes using modern software frameworks and computing infrastructure, integrated into high performance and sustainable services. The successful candidate will work closely with the beamline scientists in order to understand their detector requirements and deliver the optimal detector performance for different experimental techniques, while also contributing to the overall software ecosystem for data acquisition within the MAX IV edge-cloud environment. There is also scope to seek out collaborations with other institutes who are engaged in detector research and development in order to bring custom solutions to the MAX IV beam lines where needed. We encourage participation in international conferences and workshops through articles and presentations.