DECTRIS is a young and growing Swiss High-Tech Enterprise. Thanks to our revolutionary HPC detectors and our highly qualified employees, we have become the world’s technology leader in scientific X-ray detection by driving cutting edge research. Since the beginning as spin-off in 2006, we have grown into a professional company with more than 100 employees from around the world, engaged in research, development, production, marketing and sales – always keeping the start-up mentality, scientific spirit, and Swissness in our mindset. Located in Baden-Dättwil, we continue to work on the development and delivery of the best detectors for research, laboratory, industry, and the medical market, pushing applications to new limits. If you would like to be a part of this endeavour, we are looking forward to expanding our team with you as

Field System Engineer (100%)

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

As an expert on all DECTRIS detector systems you will

• analyze, troubleshoot, and debug hardware and software issues


• commission detectors at synchrotrons worldwide


• repair detectors in our lab and at the customer’s research facility


• train our customers and partners and provide integration support


• develop and optimise our lab for diagnostics, repairs, and trainings


• collaborate closely with our US team, product engineers, developers, application scientists, and sales team

Your Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in electrical engineering, natural sciences, or a degree in a comparable discipline


• Experience with instrumentation and lab equipment


• Linux, scripting, and programming skills


• Interest in worldwide travelling (up to 20%) and collaboration with customers


• Fluent in English and good command of German


• You are a customer oriented team player who solves problems with logical-analytical thinking


• You share our passion for science, technology, and communication

We Offer

• A friendly company culture with a passionate team


• A successful and growing high tech company in an international, scientific environment: more than half of the world's protein structures have been discovered with our detectors!


• A competitive salary and good benefits


• A top-notch laboratory and workshop


• A modern office with A/C, gym, underground parking for cars and bicycles, company cars and e-bikes to borrow, in-house catering, free snacks and coffee


• Support for professional training as well as our non-German speakers' German studies


• Generous team events

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Your manager

Sascha Grimm, Head of Support & Commissioning

Team Support & Commissioning

As an engineer in the Support & Commissioning team, you are the technical expert on our detector systems, the interface to our users, and the face of DECTRIS. Are you an active problem solver who loves providing innovative solutions? Can you find workarounds when necessary, and do you enjoy teaching technology? If yes, this job will offer challenges from software and hardware to physics, an exciting work environment in labs, synchrotrons and fusion reactors, as well as insights into a broad field of applications ranging from crystallography to industrial imaging, electron microscopy, and many more.

Join a young and motivated team, become an expert on DECTRIS products and technology, bring in your skills to enrich the team, and work with our customers to enable new scientific discoveries.

DECTRIS Ltd. · Taefernweg 1 · 5405 Baden-Daettwil            www.dectris.com · Phone: +41 56 500 21 00 · jobs@dectris.com