Sr Scientist - Neutral Beams

About the role

The next fusion machine in TAE – Da Vinci, requires a powerful NB injecting system. It has two types of the neutral beams – low energy NB (tens of keV, 5 MW per beamline), based on positive ions source and high energy NB (1 MeV, 5 MW), based on negative ions source. You will participate in development of the long pulse plasma sources (CW), extracting and accelerating systems, beamline components; conduct experiments with the plasma source and beam characterization; do plasma generation and beam transport simulation.

Key accountabilities

• Conduct low temperature plasma experiments, do simulations of the plasma generation
• Develop/study/optimize ion beam optics
• Development of the new NB for the future plasma machine: simulations – beam formation, transport; beam parameters experimental characterization, design NB systems together with the engineering team, carry out experiments to test NB subsystems.
• Development of the beamline systems – vacuum systems, beam dumps, neutralizers, etc.
• Development diagnostics for the high-power NB (Secondary electron emission detectors, calorimeters, optical diagnostics, etc.)

About You

• Have worked with the following: Plasma sources, Neutral beam injectors.
• Experience in designing and operating plasma/beam diagnostics
• Ion/electron accelerators, beam transport
• Operation of high voltage equipment (>10 kV)
• Numerical simulation of the plasma generators, ion/electron beam formation, beam transport, mechanical/thermal tensions
• High vacuum systems, UHV
• Negative ions sources
• Excellent analytical and data analysis skills
• Experience in ion beams operation/development/design
• Preferred hands-on negative ions beam operation

Preferred

• Experience with various Programming Languages/Scripts/Macros as well as systems such as Python, Matlab or IDL is also useful.

Education

Phd Required: preferred in physics, plasma physics, engineering or related field

Hybrid

About Us Imagination, skill, and will #Hybrid We are a diverse team of over 500 engineers, scientists, professionals, Maxwell Prize winners, and big thinkers from more than 40 countries with a track record of delivering on the innovative ways science can lead humanity into a brighter era.

At TAE Technologies

• We consider a wide range of factors when making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and job-related knowledge, training; licenses and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
• The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements depending on the position offered.