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Working in an international environment for the world’s brightest X-ray source

The European XFEL will make available X-rays of unique quality for studies in physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials research and others. Located in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, it will comprise a superconducting electron accelerator, magnet structures for the generation of the X-ray radiation, photon beamlines, and scientific instruments for a wide range of experimental techniques. Construction of the European XFEL is underway, its commissioning is scheduled for 2015.

The European XFEL GmbH now hires

The European XFEL GmbH is a non-profit company of limited liability under German law. This company was founded on 28 September 2009 with DESY (Hamburg, Germany) as the then only and today main shareholder. The list of present shareholders you will find here.

Application

If you are interested in one of the open positions, please apply online on the concerning job page. For an unsolicited application please click here.

Scientific staff

Title Duration Deadline Reference
Instrument Scientist (f/m) initially 3 years 02 June 2013 S-077
Software Developer C++ (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 07 June 2013 S-078

Engineering/technical staff

Title Duration Deadline Reference
Laser Engineer or Physicist (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 14 June 2013 E-071
Electrical or Computer Science Engineer for FPGA developments (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 31 May 2013 E-067
Mechanical Technician (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 31 May 2013 T-019
IT Technician for embedded systems (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 31 May 2013 T-018
Radiation Protection Officer (f/m) permanent 31 May 2013 E-066
Master Student Detector Development (f/m) 1 year 30 June 2013 X-022
Instrument Engineer (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 26 May 2013 E-064
Electronics Engineer (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 30 June 2013 E-072
Software Manager Engineer (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 07 June 2013 E-069
Engineer/Technician (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 15 June 2013 E-070
Software and hardware support engineer (f/m) initially limited to 3 years 30 June 2013 E-068

Administrative staff

Title Duration Deadline Reference
Internship Human Resources (f/m) 3 months 14 July 2013 X-025
Finance Assistant (f/m) limited to 6 months 30 June 2013 A-062