Application Engineer
Our client is a technology-driven company specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced solid-state detection systems for industrial inspection applications. Operating at the intersection of microelectronics, high-energy physics instrumentation, data processing, and applied machine learning, the organization develops proprietary solutions that significantly enhance inspection performance in demanding industrial environments. Its technologies are deployed globally across sectors requiring high-precision material identification, quality control, and non-destructive testing. By combining photon-counting detection architectures with advanced signal processing and deep learning algorithms, the company delivers next-generation inspection capabilities to system integrators and industrial end users.
Mission
The Applications Engineer will act as the technical reference for industrial X-ray inspection applications, ensuring optimal integration, validation, and adoption of advanced photon-counting detector systems. The role directly contributes to product success by translating customer application requirements into validated system performance, supporting innovation, and enabling new inspection methodologies through close collaboration with product, technology, and commercial teams.
Responsibilities
Application Validation and Testing
- Lead experimental trials and structured testing programs for new detector hardware and data processing platforms.
- Design, execute, and document statistically robust performance evaluations of inspection systems.
- Analyze system behavior under real-world industrial operating conditions.
- Work closely with detector design, firmware, software, and deep learning teams to assess and improve system performance.
- Develop and validate optimization methods using conventional calibration techniques and advanced machine learning approaches.
- Identify and promote new industrial applications enabled by photon-counting X-ray technology.
- Act as the primary technical interface for customers during system integration projects.
- Deliver technical product demonstrations, application training, and pre-sales support.
- Support customers in adapting inspection solutions to their specific use cases.
- Produce high-quality technical documentation, including application notes, imaging studies, specifications, operating procedures, and user manuals.
- Coordinate and manage certification and compliance processes for new products in accordance with applicable X-ray regulations and standards.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Applied Sciences, or a closely related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in an Application Engineering role within an industrial or technology-driven environment.
- Proven ability to design rigorous testing methodologies and produce statistically sound technical reports.
- Strong systems-level understanding, with the ability to analyze interactions between hardware, software, and operational parameters.
- Solid knowledge of health, safety, and regulatory compliance requirements related to X-ray systems.
- Experience working within Quality Management Systems and formal certification frameworks.
- Knowledge of multi-spectral X-ray techniques and material decomposition methods.
- Familiarity with X-ray image processing, computed tomography, or multi-projection reconstruction techniques.
- Practical experience in data analysis and automation using Python or similar programming languages.