X-ray Scientist

Salfords, England, United Kingdom

11/27/2024

Overview

Rapiscan Detection is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low, medium, and high-energy X-ray technology or multiple X-ray technologies to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Overview Of Role

This is an opportunity for an experimental X-ray scientist to join the X-ray source development team as part of a larger Engineering team designing new technologies for X-ray and CT imaging in the security market. The role will primarily involve the design and prototyping of new and novel X-ray sources but will also have an opportunity for involvement in the design of imaging systems.

The role will suit an experimental physicist / scientist with some experience of X-ray or high power electron tube design.

Responsibilities

• To support the design and development of X-ray sources to improve image quality and threat detection capabilities in security screening systems.
• To report into the Senior X-ray Scientist and to provide design and experimental support for technology development.
• To actively contribute to the design of key tube subsystems such as electron guns, cathode technologies, anode design, high voltage insulators, etc.
• To carryout assembly and experimental validation of new tube developments.
• Analyse experimental data, interpret results and refine designs based upon findings.
• To work collaboratively within the wider Engineering team to support the development of new imaging technologies.
• To collaborate with the Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams to provide support for transferring proven technologies into production.
• To support the continual improvement of current production technologies and to support legacy systems.
• To develop interactions with other science and engineering teams globally to develop engagement on R&D projects.
• To prepare technical reports, documentation and presentation for internal and external stakeholders.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experienced in experimental radiation physics
• Experience in the fields of ultra-high vacuum is required. Experience of high voltage is advantageous.
• Strong experimental skills including the ability to design and conduct complex experiments.
• The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and to collaborate effectively within a developmental and manufacturing environment.
• An understanding of X-ray dosimetry and shielding would be advantageous.
• A PhD in experimental radiation physics or related topic is preferred.