Accelerator Physicist - Medical Beams
Physics World · Irvine, CA · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$140k–$160k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the job posting.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: The posting has "About The Role" with bullet-like sentences. We'll put that as
About the role
then- each bullet.
- Responsibilities: The "About The Role" content seems like responsibilities. Could also have separate Responsibilities section? The posting doesn't have a separate "Responsibilities" heading; but we can treat the "About The Role" as responsibilities. However the instruction says use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content for it. The posting has "About The Role" content; we can map that to either About the role or Responsibilities. Probably we should create both? But we must not create empty sections. The posting includes "About The Role" heading; we can use that as About the role section. It also includes responsibilities within that. There's no separate Responsibilities heading, but we could still include Responsibilities section with same content? That would duplicate. Better to follow the headings present: we have About The Role, About You, Required Experience, Some Travel Internationally Required, About Us, What You'll Get With Us, etc.
We need to map to the allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have content for About the role (the "About The Role" paragraph). We have Responsibilities? Could treat the bullet list under About The Role as responsibilities. But we already used About the role heading; maybe we should not duplicate. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must use all; we include only those with real content. So we can include About the role (with its content). For Responsibilities, we could also include if there is distinct responsibilities content separate from About the role. The posting includes "As a part of the TAE Beams group, the Accelerator Physicist will accept responsibilities to develop, commission, and operate components, subsystems, and complete particle accelerators for medical and industrial applications." That's a responsibility statement. Also the bullet list under About The Role are responsibilities. So we could have a Responsibilities section with those bullet points. But then About the role could be a brief summary? However the posting already has "About The Role" heading with details. To avoid duplication, maybe we treat About the role as a short summary (the first paragraph) and Responsibilities as the bullet list. Let's see: The "About The Role" section includes: "Working in close contact with engineering, conduct development of accelerators hardware: accelerating structures, injectors, beamlines, targets, and beam diagnostic tools Conduct necessary experiments, collect and interpret experimental results, and summarize the findings in reports Perform simulation of physical processes related to development of commercial accelerators: beam transport, heat transport, interaction of particles and radiation with matter, electromagnetic fields, nuclear processes and activation, pressure distribution and gas pumping, etc. Participate in integration and commission of the accelerators at customers' sites. Operate particle accelerators and optimize their performance. Assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of the accelerator systems, interacting with quality and service engineers. Support manufacturing and procurement of the accelerators components as a subject matter expert. Write detailed specifications, standard operating procedures, and installation and commissioning manuals to support the engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams." That is essentially a list of responsibilities. So we could put that under Responsibilities heading. Then About the role could be a brief summary: maybe the first paragraph before "About The Role": "As a part of the TAE Beams group, the Accelerator Physicist will accept responsibilities to develop, commission, and operate components, subsystems, and complete particle accelerators for medical and industrial applications." That could be About the role. But the instruction says do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. It doesn't forbid using About the role heading with a short paragraph. Thus we can have:
About the role
As a part of the TAE Beams group, the Accelerator Physicist will accept responsibilities to develop, commission, and operate components, subsystems, and complete particle accelerators for medical and industrial applications.
Responsibilities
- Working in close contact with engineering, conduct development of accelerators hardware: accelerating structures, injectors, beamlines, targets, and beam diagnostic tools
- Conduct necessary experiments, collect and interpret experimental results, and summarize the findings in reports
- Perform simulation of physical processes related to development of commercial accelerators: beam transport, heat transport, interaction of particles and radiation with matter, electromagnetic fields, nuclear processes and activation, pressure distribution and gas pumping, etc.
- Participate in integration and commission of the accelerators at customers' sites.
- Operate particle accelerators and optimize their performance.
- Assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of the accelerator systems, interacting with quality and service engineers.
- Support manufacturing and procurement of the accelerators components as a subject matter expert.
- Write detailed specifications, standard operating procedures, and installation and commissioning manuals to support the engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in designing and optimizing particle accelerator components and interfacing with engineering on fabrication of accelerator devices
- Industrial experience is a plus
- Familiarity with ISO quality systems is a plus
- PhD in Physics, concentrate on accelerator, nuclear or plasma physics or related disciplines
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements for medical systems is a plus
- Some travel internationally required
Skills
- Strong background in physics and technology of particle accelerators and related fields
- Hands‑on experience in design, troubleshooting, and safety of high voltage systems
- Practical knowledge in methods of experimental physics, data acquisition and signal processing
- Proven ability to use commercially available software for simulation of physical processes in particle accelerators
- Strong understanding of monitoring, shielding, and safety aspects of work with ionizing radiation
- Deep understanding of principles of quality management, familiarity with regulatory requirements for development of medical devices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to cooperate and communicate well with engineering, quality, manufacturing, procurement, and project management teams
- Strong technical knowledge and aptitude to quickly understand systems and technical concepts
- Proven decision‑making skills and ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision while maintaining a high level of efficiency
- Ability to thrive in a challenging, dynamic environment; must be flexible and quick to adapt to sudden changes and issues
- Outstanding analytical and troubleshooting skills; able to resolve conflict and drive issues to resolution
- Detail oriented and organized with a strong discipline of adhering to standards
Qualifications
- PhD in Physics, concentrate on accelerator, nuclear or plasma physics or related disciplines
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
- 401(k) with company