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The Controls and Data Acquisition (DAQ) Section is currently staffed by 19 engineers. They design, develop, operate and support the Control Systems of the Accelerators, Beamlines, and Laboratories and the Data Acquisition systems required for the experiments. Also, the section is responsible for the Protection Systems for Personnel and Equipment. In relation with the ALBA II project, the Controls and DAQ Section will grow with additional 5 engineers. This job offer is to cover two of these new positions.
We are looking for two Controls Software Engineers eager to learn and take on new challenges while contributing to:
Develop Software for the Control System, Data Acquisition, and Data Processing of the ALBA Synchrotron’s Accelerators and Beamlines. Participate in the development of the generic software toolset, including the core libraries, hardware specific developments and control, including graphical components and integration of actuators, sensors and detectors.



Propose and implement innovation projects in the field of Controls software in order to ensure growth of the Section technical expertise. Be a contact person for internal customer units and external collaborations. Take part in Agile teams for software development projects. Provide operational support and maintenance for the services related to the Control Systems, particularly for Accelerators and Beamlines. And any other task or function of a similar nature, consistent with the category, in accordance with the responsibilities, professional level, and functional scope of the position, that may be reasonably assigned by Management when necessary for proper operation. The successful candidate will work in technical areas such as:
Software Interfaces; Network-based Distributed Control Systems (DCS) e.g. TANGO (mainly), EPICS Python based Controls and DAQ frameworks for Synchrotron’s Accelera

📌 2 Controls Software Engineers (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
🏢 ALBA Synchrotron
📍 Cerdanyola del Vallès