CareerPlan

Detector Software Engineer

Lund, SwedenFull-time2026-07-13 → 2026-11-10
Based in Sweden

Core

Integrating, operating, and supporting scientific detector systems and Data Acquisition (DAQ) software for synchrotron radiation experiments.

Role type

Detector Software Engineer

Builds

Robust software solutions for scientific applications and DAQ systems for MAX IV synchrotron experiments.

Domain

Physics / Synchrotron Radiation / Scientific Instrumentation

Required skills

High-level programming (Python, C++, or Rust), Linux environment proficiency, detector system integration, Data Acquisition (DAQ) system development, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), vendor collaboration, technical documentation

Preferred skills

PhD in relevant field, experience with commercial X-ray detector systems, synchrotron application detector development, high-performance/distributed data processing, HDF5 data analysis, CI/CD, containerization (Kubernetes), FPGA development (HLS/OpenCL), Timepix3 ASIC knowledge

Technologies

Python, C++, Rust, Linux, HDF5, Kubernetes, FPGA, Vivado, OpenCL, Timepix3