Vacuum Technician

Lunds universitet was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. Here, there are approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.

Your team

The vacuum team is responsible for providing support to all of MAX IV and its users. The work includes, among other things, design and simulation of vacuum systems, procurement and installation of vacuum systems for the accelerator and beamlines, commissioning and maintenance of vacuum systems, as well as troubleshooting and monitoring vacuum performance for both the accelerator and the beamlines.

The team consists of engineers and technicians with long experience in vacuum systems for particle accelerators.

Tasks and responsibilities

As a member of the vacuum team, your main task is to provide the support within vacuum technology needed for MAX IV's accelerators and beamlines:

Install and test vacuum equipment for accelerators and beamlines according to applicable standards and the needs of the operation. Perform vacuum-related services such as cleaning components for vacuum use, pumping down, leak testing, bakeout, and similar tasks. Troubleshoot and resolve problems in the vacuum systems together with other members of the vacuum team. Conduct regular checks and monitoring of the vacuum systems in accelerators and beamlines. Maintain and repair vacuum components. Be responsible for ensuring that the stock of vacuum equipment for accelerators and beamlines is kept organized and ensuring access to spare parts when needed. Order equipment and components for stock and beamlines in collaboration with other members of the vacuum team. Actively participate in new projects and development initiatives. Provide proactive support to the beamlines to identify and meet future vacuum needs. Contribute to the planning and implementation of activities during the facility's shutdowns. Be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facility's vacuum cleaning equipment. Participate in the training of MAX IV's employees in the use and maintenance of vacuum equipment. Create, update, and maintain technical documentation as well as produce technical reports.

Qualifications

Technical education in mechanics, electronics, vacuum technology, or another relevant field. Experience with technical equipment or laboratory equipment. Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written. You are proactive, flexible, result-oriented, and communicative. You have good collaborative skills, a service-oriented approach, and work in a structured and quality-conscious manner.

Meritous

At least two years of experience working in vacuum technology, preferably ultra-high vacuum (UHV). Experience from research facilities, preferably synchrotron light facilities. Interest in the use and development of software tools for monitoring vacuum equipment.

What we offer

When you become part of our MAX IV team, you step into a world of groundbreaking research. We make the invisible visible by supporting researchers from all over the world and contributing to scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development and respect for a healthy balance between work and leisure.

Would you like to work in a challenging and supporting environment? Then join us and take the opportunity to make a real difference!

For the main advertisement in English: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:961646/

Probationary employment may be applied.

MAX IV is a national research laboratory with Lunds universitet as the host university. MAX IV provides state-of-the-art equipment for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. With its 16 beamlines, MAX IV receives up to 2,000 national and international researchers annually, who conduct groundbreaking experiments in materials and life sciences using brilliant X-ray light.

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