Muon Tomography Engineer

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.