Junior Accelerator Physicist - Digital Twin & Simulations

xLight Inc.; United States; Híbrido; USD 105.000 - 145.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

100% Company-funded health insurance

Company funded Life Insurance

Disability insurance

401k contribution with matches

Flexible Paid Time-Off

Company Holidays

Two-weeks Winter Break

Flexible Hybrid Work Model

Descripción de la vacante

xLight Inc. in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a junior Accelerator Physicist to join the startup team developing a new free-electron laser light source for industry.

You will work with researchers and engineers on accelerator system design, hardware specs, and commissioning planning, including digital twin development. The role emphasizes fast-paced collaboration, modeling of accelerator components, and building virtual accelerator tools.

Formación

• PhD in Physics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience with particle accelerators or other large-scale machines.
• Strong understanding of particle accelerator design, theory, simulations, and commissioning.

Responsabilidades

• Develop high-fidelity models of accelerator and beamline components.
• Build and validate virtual accelerator models with realistic behavior.
• Perform large-scale particle beam simulations and virtual commissioning studies.
• Translate results into engineering specifications and design decisions.
• Develop physics-based optimization, ML, and computational tools.
• Grow into ownership of the accelerator digital twin interfaces.

Conocimientos

Python

Beam dynamics

Simulation codes

Team collaboration

Educación

PhD in Physics or related field

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

xLight Inc. in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a junior Accelerator Physicist to join the startup team developing a new free-electron laser light source for industry.

You will work with researchers and engineers on accelerator system design, hardware specs, and commissioning planning, including digital twin development. The role emphasizes fast-paced collaboration, modeling of accelerator components, and building virtual accelerator tools.