R&D scientist/physicist for developing X-ray instruments

Published: 2024-11-06

Department
R&D
Nils Foss Allé 1
3400 Hillerød

Contact
Toke Lund-Hansen
+45 22269085

Country
Denmark

FOSS Analytical A/S is looking for a talented and highly skilled physicist with a strong background in X-ray technology to be central in the development of our future X-ray solutions for food analysis.
This is an exciting opportunity, as you will have a significant influence on FOSS’ future innovation opportunities. In a global world with a growing population, there is an ever-increasing demand for safer food and less food waste. Our solutions provide accurate measurements and analytics insights to optimize food production from raw materials to finished products, and ultimately a better global usage of limited resources.

Help us define the future of X-ray instruments in the food industry
Your responsibility will be to develop and implement the measurement technology of current and future X-ray instruments - taking the technology from the lab environment to full-scale production. The responsibility includes the technical overview of the complete system from the raw measurement to the result and the interfaces to the rest of the instrument. A key to succeeding is the ability to plan, coordinate and communicate results to the project members and stakeholders.

Your tasks will span experimental work, measurements, simulations, and design. This is done in close collaboration with an experienced X-ray scientist, data scientists, mechanical and electrical engineers, software developers and other departments outside R&D.

We offer a motivating job in an international, dynamic, and innovative organization. We are market leaders within our field and very proud of the results we deliver. Innovation is the foundation for FOSS´ success and we therefore have a strong focus on R&D. We have a flat organizational structure giving you high influence in the job and on our solutions and focus on your career development. The daily work takes place in an innovative and cross-disciplinary environment offering exciting tasks and the possibility to learn new things every day. Your daily work will be at the FOSS Innovation Center in Hillerød, Denmark.

You will be become part of X-ray and LIBS teams in the Technology department of R&D. The team is responsible for innovation, development, and support of the measuring systems of FOSS’ product based on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, X-ray, and computer vision technology. Together, the teams in Technology hold a high level of experience and competence within optics, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology. We strive to deliver solutions performing to the edge the technology with world leading relation between performance, cost, footprint, and reliability. We are open-minded to new ideas and have an informal working culture.

A scientist who wants to deliver solutions to end customers
You have a M.Sc. degree in physics or similar and most likely a Ph.D. You have proven results and hands-on experience developing X-ray based systems or experimental setups. In addition, you have interest in and experience with some of the following topics:

• Designing, specifying, and modeling X-ray systems and component such as sources and detectors
• Planning and executing experiments to validate designs and new ideas in laboratory set-ups and early prototypes including data analysis in e.g. Python or MatLab
• Instrument development and participation in cross-functional development projects
• Making dose calculations for X-ray safety and knowledge of safety standards

As a person you are structured and self-driven and enjoy being part of a strong team. You are curious about new problems and thrive on solving difficult tasks. Your record of accomplishments shows an ability to understand complex systems and to work systematically with trouble-shooting incl. designing and performing experiments. Further, you are open-minded and want to succeed as a team and help your colleagues.

Interested?
If you're looking for an exciting role that allows you to use your scientific background to make a real impact on our business and our customers' success, we encourage you to apply today using the link below. If you have any questions, you can contact Technology Program Director Toke Lund-Hansen (+45 22269085 or [email protected]). FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse culture. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo and age in your application

FOSS
Today, more than 8 billion people around the world are dependent on nutritional food. Tons of food being produced in a million different ways and under varying conditions, creating challenges all the way from field to fork. One of them, obviously, being the effects it has on climate change.

FOSS helps the world’s 100 biggest food companies and more than 40,000 others around the world navigate exactly that with intelligent, data-driven and innovative analytical solutions. We are making sustainability a better business and we’re doing so as global market leader in our field – improving food quality, minimizing food waste, ensuring food safety, and securing fair payment.

Join a pioneering and innovative company in the food and agriculture industry. A company on a mission, with offices all around the world and 1,700 talented colleagues from more than 32 different countries.