Physics Laboratory Technician

Your tasks

• Design and manufacture (turning, milling, drilling) of simple production and testing tools, as well as experimental setups
• Planning, manufacturing, execution, and evaluation of process validation tests, e.g. soldering trials between superconductors and copper for current feed-in to the magnets
• Instrumentation of superconducting magnets with thermal, magnetic, and electrical sensors, including data acquisition and analysis
• Manufacture of coils from superconductors, under guidance

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland. At PSI, we conduct cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation, as well as the fundamentals of nature. Through basic and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for central questions from society, science, and the economy. The training of young people is a central concern of PSI. Therefore, about a quarter of our employees are postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or apprentices. In total, PSI employs 2300 staff.