Target Development Engineer

at  Focused Energy

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Design and develop a high-pressure system, capable of providing two colliding micro water jets inside a vacuum that form a liquid leaf.
• Ensure the leaf can be operated stable and reliable for long periods of time.
• Select and integrate the appropriate sensors to monitor the fluid flow and the pressure.
• Develop an automated control and regulation system to track stable operation which adjust the flow parameters to compensate disturbances.
• Utilize a PID regulation or machine learning to improve performance.
• Participate in laser plasma experiments to accelerate ions at high repetition rates.
• Coordinate your work with other team members and use an existing prototype for testing.
• Integrate the target in a vacuum system with appropriate diagnostic systems.
• Optimize the existing design and build a more compact and usable target.
• Integrate the target into the first dedicated laser-driven ion, x-ray and neutron source and operate together with the other team members.
• Work together with the experimental team to ensure proper alignment with the laser.
• Analyze experimental data to improve the performance.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges regarding the hardware and software.
• Document your process and communicate with the team lead the results.

EDUCATION:

• Master or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Fluid dynamics or related field

EXPERIENCE:

• >4 years of experience with vacuum systems, microfluidic, high-pressure liquids, regulation systems and automatization or comparable
• > 4-10 Years at a company or as a postdoc in a related position.

STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF

• fluid dynamics
• Microfluidic
• System optimization
• Stability control and feedback loops

GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF

• Vacuum systems
• High pressure liquid systems,
• Sensors, instrumentation, and data analysis techniques
• Machine learning integration or self-regulating systems
• Beneficial:
• Experience with liquids in vacuum
• Experience with laser plasma particle acceleration

SOFT SKILLS

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Solution driven mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Be a team player.

• Design and develop a high-pressure system, capable of providing two colliding micro water jets inside a vacuum that form a liquid leaf.
• Ensure the leaf can be operated stable and reliable for long periods of time.
• Select and integrate the appropriate sensors to monitor the fluid flow and the pressure.
• Develop an automated control and regulation system to track stable operation which adjust the flow parameters to compensate disturbances.
• Utilize a PID regulation or machine learning to improve performance.
• Participate in laser plasma experiments to accelerate ions at high repetition rates.
• Coordinate your work with other team members and use an existing prototype for testing.
• Integrate the target in a vacuum system with appropriate diagnostic systems.
• Optimize the existing design and build a more compact and usable target.
• Integrate the target into the first dedicated laser-driven ion, x-ray and neutron source and operate together with the other team members.
• Work together with the experimental team to ensure proper alignment with the laser.
• Analyze experimental data to improve the performance.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges regarding the hardware and software.
• Document your process and communicate with the team lead the results