CareerPlan

Track Reconstruction Engineer (m/f/d)

HamburgFull-time2026-09-08 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop track reconstruction algorithms and simulation stacks to convert raw detector hits into tracks, momenta, and image-ready data for Active Muon Imaging systems.

Role type

Senior IC track reconstruction engineer (particle physics)

Builds

Scalable event reconstruction framework, track fitting algorithms, detector alignment/calibration procedures, and particle transport simulation stack

Domain

Particle physics / Active Muon Imaging / Aerospace & Energy

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Track fitting algorithm development, Scattering physics and momentum estimation, Noise and signal separation, Detector alignment and calibration, Simulation and data format development, Software engineering in C++ and Python

Preferred skills

Experience with Geant4, Kalman filters, Hough transforms

Technologies

C++, Python, Geant4

Responsibilities

Develop track reconstruction algorithms for cosmics and low-flux Active Muon Imaging; Suppress detector noise to ensure signal-only reconstruction; Fit tracks under scattering and estimate momentum per track; Build robust detector alignment and calibration procedures; Build in-house AMI simulation stack for particle propagation; Design and implement scalable event reconstruction framework

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC