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Laser Scientist
Science Technology
💰 Salary Not shared
📊 Market 4,500 EUR–7,000 EUR/mo (54,000 EUR–84,000 EUR/yr)
About the Company
Founded in 2019, Marvel Fusion is Europe's leading fusion energy company, uniting 120 scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs across our locations in Munich and Colorado . Backed by over 385 million in public and private funding, we're driven by a shared mission: to deliver clean, abundant energy to the world. By joining us, you will be: As a key contributor at the forefront of high-power laser fusion science, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of laser technology, driving innovations that redefine energy generation. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and leading experts worldwide, your work will directly influence cutting-edge fusion concepts. This is a hands-on opportunity to grow in a dynamic, multinational environment while making a lasting impact on sustainable energy.
Responsibilities
- ● Build, operate and stabilize the frequency-comb front end - set up, run, lock and maintain the comb source in the lab.
- ● Build, stabilize and characterize cavities - assemble, align, lock and optimize the reference and enhancement cavities.
- ● Carry out the hands-on lab work of the subsystem - alignment, troubleshooting, measurement and optimization, working independently.
- ● Work with the multidisciplinary team to integrate your subsystem with the amplification, synthesis and other advanced technologies into the overall system design.
- ● Utilize common laser diagnostic and nonlinear techniques to measure and analyze ultrafast pulses.
- ● Document experimental procedures, results, and design recommendations in a structured and traceable manner
- ● Contribute to the continuous improvement of the laser system, diagnostics and workflows.
- ● Contribute to laser-operation procedures and safety protocols and ensure compliance with safety standards.
- ● Master's degree or PhD in Physics, Optical Engineering, Laser Engineering, Photonics, or a related field.
- ● Experimental expertise across ultrafast-laser sources - diode-pumped solid-state, short-pulse and fiber lasers and amplifiers - and their diagnostics.
- ● Practical experience with optical alignment, laser operation, and laboratory troubleshooting.
- ● Hands-on experience in optical frequency combs and their stabilization
- ● Hands-on experience with high-finesse optical cavities - alignment, locking, mode-matching, and finesse/loss optimization
- ● Practical experience with locking electronics and feedback/servo loops
- ● Programming and data-analysis skills (e.g. Python) for measurement automation and analysis.
- ● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to technical challenges
- ● A hands-on, self-driven and collaborative working style - you enjoy digging into complex problems with attention to detail in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.
- ● Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Benefits
- ● Public Transport Subsidy
- ● Employee Incentive Program
- ● Phone Bill Reimbursement
- ● Wellpass or Complimentary Private Health Insurance
- ● Professional Learning & Development Budget
- ● Relocation Support
- ● Company Pension Plan
- ● 30 Days of Vacation plus additional half day on 24. & 31.Dec.
- ● Modern Office in the center of Munich
- ● Healthy office snacks
- ● Regular Team Events
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