Your Job:

• System design and implementation for an in-house X-ray beamline for long-term operando investigation of chemical hydrogen storage reactors
  
• Modeling and simulation of the beamline to analyze and optimize system behavior before physical implementation
  
• Development of algorithmus and control software for full automation of long-term and high-troughput operando experiments
  
• Implementation, operation, and optimization of SPS- and PLC-based control systems for experimental equipment and beamline instrumention
  
• Integration of hardware and software interfaces (motors, detectors, sensors, sample environments) into a unified control system
  
• Testing, troubleshooting, and ensuring reliability of automated beamline operations under extended deployment conditions
  
• Design and implementation of data acquisition workflows to ensure reliable storage, transfer, and handling of large experimental datasets in real time
  
• Development of online analysis and monitoring tools to provide rapid feedback during experiments, enabling automated decision-making and system optimization
  
• Close collaboration with synchrotron groups and in-house scientists for design, commissioning, and operation of experiments
  
• Collaboration with the INW-1 machine learning team on data handling, online analysis, design of experiments (DoE), and data categorization to enable efficient and automated evaluation of operando experiments
  
• Collaboration with other groups, in particular at INW and Forschungszentrum Jülich
  
• Participation in extended visits to synchrotron facilities (DESY, ESRF, or similar large-scale research facilities)
  
• Support in establishing the institute`s research infrastructure and laboratory operations

Your Profile:

• Bachelor or Master`s degree in physics, electrical engineering, control systems engineering, mechatronics, or a related discipline
  
• A doctoral degree would be considered an advantage, but candidates with strong practical experience are equally encouraged to apply
  
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience with SPS/PLC systems, automation, and control engineering
  
• Experience in control and instrumentation of large-scale facilities, ideally synchrotron/FEL/neutron instrumentation or comparable complex systems
  
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (e.g., OPC UA, Modbus, Profibus, EtherCAT)
  
• Experience with programming and scripting languages (ideally Python, C/C++, or similar) for system integration and automation
  
• Knowledge of data acquisition and experimental control frameworks (EPICS, Tango, or similar)
  
• Fluent in written and spoken English
  
• Very independent and self-motivated way of working but also excellent teamwork skills
  
• High motivation to take on responsibility, ensure system reliability, and develop own research ideas
  
• Willingness for regular business trips and extended stays at partner facilities

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• FAIR REMUNERATION: Depending on your existing qualifications and the tasks assigned to you, you will be classified in pay grade 10-11 or 13 of the TVöD-Bund (Collective Agreement for the Public Service). All information on the TVöD-Bund collective agreement can be found on the BMI website: https://go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed. The monthly salaries in euros can be found here: https://go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed.entgelt
  
• ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Benefit from attractive additional services such as a company pension scheme with employer contribution. In addition to your basic salary, you will receive an annual bonus and capital-forming benefits
  
• PERSPECTIVE: After a two-year fixed-term contract, our goal is to hire you on a permanent basis. Let`s use this time to find out how well we fit together
  
• ANNUAL LEAVE: You will receive 30 days of annual leave plus additional days off (e.g. between Christmas and New Year`s Day)
  
• WORK-LIFE-BALANCE: Optimal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly company policy. Flexible working arrangements (including remote working) are generally possible upon agreement and in line with upcoming tasks and (on-site) appointments
  
• FLEXIBILITY: Flexible working time models, including options close to full-time, allow you to tailor your working hours to suit your individual needs. For more information, visit: https://go.fzj.de/near-full-time
  
• KNOWLEDGE & FURTHER TRAINING: Your development is important to us – we provide targeted and individual support
  
• SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES: Our International Advisory Service makes it easier for international employees to get started
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

Place of employment: Brainergy Park Jülich

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

Further information on diversity and equal opportunities: https://go.fzj.de/equality