Focused Energy
Lead Mechanical Engineer(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Darmstadt
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Designing vacuum systems for experimental setups and large-scale infrastructure. Expertise in pump technologies and leak detection required. Incentive compensation and equity offered.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- Proven experience in laboratory/experimental and industrial vacuum systems
- Strong understanding of vacuum physics
- Expertise in pump technologies, sealing methods, and vacuum system design
- Hands-on experience with leak detection and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with chemical/particulate vacuum cleanliness testing
- Experience building and commissioning vacuum systems
- Ability to read/produce engineering drawings
- Experience collaborating with suppliers and managing technical specifications
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Understanding of vacuum systems interfaces with control systems
- Experience with high-energy physics, fusion, semiconductor, or laser systems
- Knowledge of large/complex distributed vacuum systems
- Familiarity with cleanroom environments and UHV/XHV systems
- Strong engineering ownership and accountability
- Ability to work at detail and system level
- Pragmatic, hands-on problem solver
- Comfortable working in fast-moving, evolving environment
Tasks
- Design vacuum systems for small experimental setups
- Specify vacuum systems for medium-scale systems
- Design vacuum systems for large-scale infrastructure
- Define vacuum system requirements
- Perform conductance calculations
- Calculate outgassing rates
- Determine pump sizing
- Analyze transient pump-down behavior
- Select and specify pumps
- Choose valves, gauges, seals, and feedthroughs
- Select vacuum-compatible materials
- Choose surface treatments
- Interface with vendors
- Evaluate technical proposals
- Support procurement of long-lead equipment
- Integrate vacuum systems into laser systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into beam transport systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into target injection and tracking systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into diagnostic equipment
- Integrate vacuum systems into facility infrastructure
- Collaborate with controls engineers on pump sequencing
- Collaborate on interlocks and safety systems
- Collaborate on monitoring and automation
- Support assembly of vacuum systems
- Support installation of vacuum systems
- Support commissioning of vacuum systems
- Develop leak testing procedures
- Conduct pump-down testing
- Validate system performance
- Troubleshoot system issues
- Develop operating procedures
- Create maintenance plans
- Enhance system reliability
- Improve system uptime
- Enhance overall performance
- Support scaling from prototype to facility-level deployment
Work Experience
- 3 - 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- vacuum systems
- pump technologies
- sealing methods
- CAD tools
- control systems
- PLC
- cRIO
- high-energy physics
- fusion
- semiconductor
- laser systems
- cleanroom environments
- UHV/XHV systems
Benefits
Bonuses & Incentives
- Incentive compensation
Competitive Pay
- Equity
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Designing vacuum systems for experimental setups and large-scale infrastructure. Expertise in pump technologies and leak detection required. Incentive compensation and equity offered.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- Proven experience in laboratory/experimental and industrial vacuum systems
- Strong understanding of vacuum physics
- Expertise in pump technologies, sealing methods, and vacuum system design
- Hands-on experience with leak detection and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with chemical/particulate vacuum cleanliness testing
- Experience building and commissioning vacuum systems
- Ability to read/produce engineering drawings
- Experience collaborating with suppliers and managing technical specifications
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Understanding of vacuum systems interfaces with control systems
- Experience with high-energy physics, fusion, semiconductor, or laser systems
- Knowledge of large/complex distributed vacuum systems
- Familiarity with cleanroom environments and UHV/XHV systems
- Strong engineering ownership and accountability
- Ability to work at detail and system level
- Pragmatic, hands-on problem solver
- Comfortable working in fast-moving, evolving environment
Tasks
- Design vacuum systems for small experimental setups
- Specify vacuum systems for medium-scale systems
- Design vacuum systems for large-scale infrastructure
- Define vacuum system requirements
- Perform conductance calculations
- Calculate outgassing rates
- Determine pump sizing
- Analyze transient pump-down behavior
- Select and specify pumps
- Choose valves, gauges, seals, and feedthroughs
- Select vacuum-compatible materials
- Choose surface treatments
- Interface with vendors
- Evaluate technical proposals
- Support procurement of long-lead equipment
- Integrate vacuum systems into laser systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into beam transport systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into target injection and tracking systems
- Integrate vacuum systems into diagnostic equipment
- Integrate vacuum systems into facility infrastructure
- Collaborate with controls engineers on pump sequencing
- Collaborate on interlocks and safety systems
- Collaborate on monitoring and automation
- Support assembly of vacuum systems
- Support installation of vacuum systems
- Support commissioning of vacuum systems
- Develop leak testing procedures
- Conduct pump-down testing
- Validate system performance
- Troubleshoot system issues
- Develop operating procedures
- Create maintenance plans
- Enhance system reliability
- Improve system uptime
- Enhance overall performance
- Support scaling from prototype to facility-level deployment
Work Experience
- 3 - 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- vacuum systems
- pump technologies
- sealing methods
- CAD tools
- control systems
- PLC
- cRIO
- high-energy physics
- fusion
- semiconductor
- laser systems
- cleanroom environments
- UHV/XHV systems
Benefits
Bonuses & Incentives
- Incentive compensation
Competitive Pay
- Equity
Find the original job posting in its most current version here. Nejo automatically captured this job from the website of Focused Energy and processed the information on Nejo with the help of AI for you. Despite careful analysis, some information may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please always verify all details in the original posting! Content and copyrights of the original posting belong to the advertising company.
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About the Company
Focused Energy
Industry
EnergyAutomation
Description
Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup aiming to generate unlimited clean energy to meet future global demand.
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