Software Systems Engineer / Senior Software Systems Engineer
Job Description
About the Role
We currently have opportunities for Software Systems Engineers/ Senior Software Systems Engineers to join our Beamline Controls Group. The successful engineers will work in a research-focused environment alongside world leading scientists and professional engineers to address technically challenging problems as we deliver new beamlines for Diamond-II.
The accelerators and photon beamlines are controlled through a distributed, heterogeneous computing environment, using embedded systems for direct control of the instrumentation, together with Linux workstations for the operator interfaces. These systems make extensive use of open-source software, including the EPICS Distributed Control System tool kit. The distributed control systems comprise a wide range of technical domains such as motion control, instrumentation, robotics, and automation, as well as data acquisition.
You will contribute to the development and support of distributed c...
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- Location Didcot, England
- Job Type Full time / Permanent
- Category Computer Occupations
- Posted Date January 28, 2026
- Application Deadline March 09, 2026