GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung operates a unique large-scale accelerator for ions. Researchers from around the world use this facility for experiments which help them make fascinating discoveries concerning the building blocks of matter and the evolution of the universe. In addition, they continually develop novel applications in medicine and technology. In the coming years the new international accelerator facility FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), one of the largest research projects worldwide, will be built at GSI.

The department “Control Systems” (ACO) presently employs about 60 hardware and software developers and is responsible for the design and implementation the control system of the existing and future FAIR accelerator facilities.

We are now inviting qualified candidates to apply for the following position:

Software-Developer (Java) (all genders)
Computer Science (Master) or compatible qualification
Posting ID: 24.117-6210

You'll join a team of software developers tasked with design and maintenance of the control software for the accelerator complex. Your focus will be on developing crucial control system components for the future FAIR facility (www.fair-center.eu). Your responsibilities will include requirements engineering, conceptualization, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.

You will be part of a team that primarily focuses on the development and optimization of central systems for operating and monitoring the accelerator, as well as the communication middleware of the control system.

Your task will be the development and maintenance of the existing Archiving System. This system plays a critical role in supporting our internal customers from operations, machine physics and research by collecting high-frequency data from hundreds of sources within the accelerator facility and presenting it in a user-friendly manner.

As a member of a collaborative team, you'll contribute your ideas to shaping the overall concept of our control system services. With your independent work style, you'll also serve as a point of contact for internal customers and colleagues.

Your passion for software development, conceptualization, and designing applications for particle accelerators makes you well-suited to tackle the challenges posed by this field.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions especially our archiving system using Java programming language
• Solve difficult issues, including performance or concurrency issues, and proposing solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features and functionalities
• Perform unit testing and integration testing to ensure software reliability and robustness
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in existing software solutions
• Participate in on-call support for critical production systems

What you should bring:

• Strong knowledge and multiple years of experience in Java Software Development and the Java ecosystem
• Proficient in algorithms and data structures
• Experience in modern software development, frameworks and deployment techniques like Spring Boot, RESTful Interfaces, Kubernetes etc.
• Interest and first experience in developing scalable multi-node applications handling big amounts of data
• Knowledge and experience in Python is a bonus
• Excellent team skills, focus on a common goal as main focus
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities, ability to understand business requirements of our internal customers, explain own ideas and concepts
• Independent work-style, ownership of products and with a strong commitment to providing exceptional customer service
• Strong writing and communication skills in German and English

We offer you a versatile, varied and challenging job in an above-average well-equipped workplace with interesting and diverse tasks. Teamwork and the willingness to undergo further training are essential for us. GSI also offers various options for balancing family and career, mobile working, company health management services, company social counseling services, personal training and qualification opportunities, a job ticket, supplementary pension benefits, additional company leisure time and a company sports club "Schnelle Ionen".

This position is permanent. Salary is equivalent to that for public employees as specified in the collective agreement for public employees (TVöD Bund).

GSI supports the vocational development of women. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply for the position.

Handicapped persons will be preferentially considered when equally qualified.

Further information about FAIR and GSI is available at www.gsi.de and www.fair-center.eu.

If you find this position interesting and challenging and would like to work in an exceptional, international, strongly technical environment, please send your full application documents, including the desired salary, with information of your earliest possible starting date and the Posting-ID 24.117-6210 above to the following address by 20.09.2024 at the latest

via the online portal on our job site:

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GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH

Abteilung Personal

Planckstrasse 1

64291 Darmstadt

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