# LPA Design Engineer

**Company:** Station
**Location:** Hamburg, Germany
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

**LPA Design Engineer (m/f/d)**

  

**Hamburg, Germany | Full-time | Permanent**

  

**The Opportunity**

Our client is a specialist deep-tech business developing advanced laser-plasma accelerator technology for next-generation muon production and imaging.

They are looking for an **LPA Design Engineer** to lead the simulation, optimisation and physics-led design of a high-energy, high-charge laser-plasma accelerator.

This role combines accelerator physics, PIC simulation, numerical optimisation and machine learning, with a direct connection between computational research and experimental hardware.

  

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Design and optimise plasma density profiles to maximise high-energy muon production.
-   Develop and extend particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation workflows from reduced-dimensionality models to full 3D.
-   Build efficient optimisation loops, including multi-objective optimisation of muon yield and radiation dose.
-   Develop physics-informed surrogate models and digital twins of the accelerator.
-   Conduct tolerance, sensitivity and jitter studies to establish robust operating points.
-   Work with experimental teams to translate simulation results into practical accelerator designs.

  

**What They're Looking For**

-   Strong background in laser-plasma accelerator physics, including injection, dephasing, depletion and guiding.
-   Practical PIC simulation experience using FBPIC, WarpX or comparable codes.
-   Experience with Bayesian optimisation or other multi-objective optimisation methods.
-   Machine learning experience, particularly physics-informed surrogate modelling.
-   Strong Python programming and scientific computing skills.
-   Experience with HPC environments and large-scale simulation workflows.

  

**What's On Offer?**

-   Direct ownership of the accelerator's physics and working point.
-   Opportunity to see simulation work translated into real experimental hardware.
-   Access to high-performance computing and specialist GPU infrastructure.
-   Equity participation and competitive compensation.
-   Relocation and visa support where required.

  

**Interested?**

If you specialise in laser-plasma physics, PIC simulations, computational optimisation or physics-informed machine learning, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

  

Please apply to find out more.