Laser Diagnostician

The role

You will design and build laser diagnostics on the Alpha stellarator. This includes managing the full product lifecycle from conception through maintenance.

What you will do

• Lead the design and build of the Thomson Scattering (TS) diagnostic.
• Lead the design and build of the plasma density diagnostic using a laser based two colour or dispersion interferometer.
• Develop a detailed diagnostic specification.
• Work with the engineering team on Alpha to establish diagnostic implementation.
• Prepare and execute plans for design, procurement, building, testing, installation, commissioning, calibration, operation and maintenance.
• Oversee and undertake, delegate, or subcontract packages of work.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in physics, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience using class IV lasers: high energy (Joule level) pulsed lasers and/or high power CW infra-red single longitudinal mode lasers.
• Worked on at least one laser based diagnostic instrument on a large infrastructure machine (accelerator, telescope, laser or fusion device).
• Strong knowledge of geometric optics and light propagation in optical systems.
• Working knowledge of Python software development and modern tool chains (uv, git etc.).

Nice to have

• Experience of designing and building a Thomson scattering system and or an interferometer for a plasma device
• Experience using optical design software for ray-tracing

Before you apply

• Recruiter Interview (30-60 min)
• Technical Screening (30 min)
• Technical Panel (3x60 min)

About the company

Proxima Fusion is a fusion company and the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). They are developing hardware and infrastructure to deliver a commercial stellarator fusion power plant.