Institution

ALBA is the Spanish synchrotron light source, a large research infrastructure operating thirteen beamlines, complementary facilities, and an Electron Microscopy Center, this last in partnership with other institutions. Currently constructing multiple more beamlines, expanding the Electron Microscopy Center, and integrating advanced data analytics, it sums up a wide range of infrastructures geared toward finding solutions to societal challenges.

Institution

ALBA is the Spanish synchrotron light source, a large research infrastructure operating thirteen beamlines, complementary facilities, and an Electron Microscopy Center, this last in partnership with other institutions. Currently constructing multiple more beamlines, expanding the Electron Microscopy Center, and integrating advanced data analytics, it sums up a wide range of infrastructures geared toward finding solutions to societal challenges. Located in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain), it is funded by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación) and the Catalan Government (Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Recerca i Universitats). The synchrotron light produced by 3 GeV electrons is used by thousands of researchers to analyse and understand the properties and functionality of matter, spanning a wide variety of fields, such as catalytic research, health, energy production/storage, environmental research, communication technologies, or cultural heritage. Our highly motivated staff works in a multidisciplinary work environment with an atmosphere formed by lived diversity, inclusion and respect for our colleagues. One of the goals of our gender equality plan is to reach parity within the Consortium’s different divisions and offices,



and several actions have been taken to encourage applications from women mostly in scientific, engineer and technical job positions. Located close to Barcelona in a natural park and well connected by car and public transportation, with excellent connectivity to the world and an employer who understands the importance of life-work balance. Facing an upgrade to ALBA II, a 4th generation facility, which will increase dramatically brightness and coherent flux, ALBA is in a phase of growth and dynamics. Being a part of the ALBA team will promote your career and will give you the opportunities to explore new territories. For more information, you can take a look on our history watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHMqiH4qBAo

Tasks

Please view the following video for a detailed explanation of the positions’ functions and selection process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQrpu32UhC8 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 Accelerators and Beamlines
- Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), either for desktop environment in PyQt and pyqtgraph or for web environment in JavaScript and React
- DevOps: automated testing, packaging and CI/CD, Configuration Management, logging and monitoring
- Linux System administ

📌 2 Controls Software Engineers (Sardañola del Vallés)
🏢 ALBA Synchrotron
📍 Sardañola del Vallés