(Senior) Research Software Engineer for Adaptive Laser Architecture Control | (Senior) Research Software Engineer für Adaptive Laser Architecture Control (w/m/d)

Job Summary

This role involves leading the software development for the ALADIN project at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research. You will be responsible for building 'COALA', a modular software framework designed to coordinate real-time diagnostics, actuators, and feedback control for high-energy laser systems. Day-to-day, you will translate scientific workflows into technical requirements, define software architectures, and implement communication layers and service orchestration. You will also integrate these systems with established control frameworks like TANGO or EPICS and validate them on a physical testbed. This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy 'greenfield' development and want to work at the intersection of high-performance laser physics and advanced software engineering. The role offers significant design freedom, flexible working conditions with up to three days of remote work per week, and the chance to contribute to international fusion energy research in a highly stimulating scientific environment.