Muon Tomography Engineer

Posted 4 days 5 hours ago by Station

£65,000 - £80,000 Annual
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Hamburg, Germany
Job Description

Muon Tomography Engineer (m/f/d)

Hamburg, Germany | Full-time | Permanent

The Opportunity

Our client is developing next-generation muon imaging technology for advanced industrial inspection and non-destructive testing.
They are looking for a Muon Tomography Engineer to develop the algorithms that transform raw particle tracking data into accurate 3D density reconstructions.
This is a specialist computational physics role combining tomography, numerical optimisation, statistical modelling and scientific software development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement muon scattering tomography and density reconstruction algorithms.
  • Improve conventional POCA and ASR methods through likelihood-based optimisation.
  • Develop adaptive and multi-resolution reconstruction grids to improve speed and memory efficiency.
  • Incorporate muon energy bandwidth into per-track uncertainty modelling.
  • Explore fusion of optical imaging and object geometry into reconstruction algorithms.
  • Develop statistical methods to resolve particle pile-up and hit ambiguities at high muon flux.
  • Convert research algorithms into robust, standalone production software.

What they are looking for

  • Practical experience implementing POCA, ASR or comparable scattering-tomography algorithms.
  • Strong numerical methods and computational modelling background.
  • Experience with likelihood optimisation and uncertainty modelling.
  • Knowledge of multi-modal data fusion and geometric constraints.
  • Experience solving particle pile-up or hit ambiguity problems in tracking detectors.
  • Strong scientific programming skills, particularly Python and/or C++.
  • Ability to take research code through to production-ready software.

What's On Offer?

  • Direct ownership of core muon tomography and reconstruction technology.
  • Opportunity to develop algorithms used in real-world industrial inspection.
  • Access to experimental particle tracking data and specialist research infrastructure.
  • Equity participation and competitive salary.
  • Relocation and visa support where required.

Interested?

If you have a background in muon tomography, particle tracking, computational imaging or advanced reconstruction algorithms, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply for a confidential discussion.