Plasma Spectroscopy Diagnostician

The role

You will design and build spectroscopic diagnostics on the Alpha stellarator. You will manage the full product lifecycle from conception through to operation and maintenance.

What you will do

• Lead the design and build of spectroscopic diagnostics for the Alpha stellarator.
• Develop detailed diagnostic specifications for various spectroscopic systems.
• Work with the engineering team to establish robust implementation of diagnostics.
• Prepare and execute plans for design, procurement, building, testing, installation, commissioning, calibration, operation, and maintenance.
• Oversee, undertake, delegate, or subcontract packages of work to ensure successful completion.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in physics, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience using high resolution spectrometers.
• Worked on at least one spectroscopic 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 spectroscopic system 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 Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player, and the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). They are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.