Position

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Instrumentation Engineer – IFAE – Reference: IFAE2026/24_ATHENA_Engineer

About IFAE
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Its main objective is to carry out research and contribute to the development of high‑energy physics from theoretical, experimental, and technological perspectives.

About ATHENA and ARRAKIHS (IFAE)
The group is active in two major European space and technology initiatives. Within the ATHENA CHIPS JU EU project, we lead the characterisation of novel Very‑Long‑Wave Infrared (VLWIR) detectors, contributing to next‑generation sensing technologies. In parallel, as part of the ARRAKIHS ESA mission, we are responsible for the characterisation and calibration of Near‑Infrared (NIR) H2RG detector arrays, ensuring the scientific performance and readiness of the mission’s focal plane instrumentation.





Responsibilities
The successful candidate will develop, design, and maintain cryogenic and readout setups for characterising the H2RG engineering and flight‑model detectors for the ARRAKIHS ESA mission and VLWIR detectors for the ATHENA EU CHIPS JU project. The person may also contribute to the development and commissioning of setups for other projects at IFAE.

Required Skills and Evaluation Criteria

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- Assembly, integration, and verification of astronomical or scientific optical instrumentation
- Optical and opto‑mechanical design, simulation, alignment, integration, and analysis
- Readout electronics standard systems (ARC, ESO‑NGC, H2RG readout system, etc.)
- Design, simulation, and integration of mechanisms in cryo‑vacuum conditions
- Vacuum and cryogenics systems
- Digital imaging processing algorithms, image noise, and statistics
- Design, simulation, and implementation of control syst

📌 Remote Cryogenic Detector Instrumentation Engineer (Sardañola del Vallés)
🏢 IFAE
📍 Sardañola del Vallés