Jobs for progress

Work on what Europe needs more of.

Hand-picked roles at labs, agencies, start-ups and builders driving progress: more abundant energy, housing, health, mobility and knowledge, and better lives for more people.

This week’s picks

Week of 2 November · 13 hand-picked roles · 4,440 roles from 192 organisations in total

Energy★ PickSenior Computational Physicist, Stellarator OptimizationShapes the magnets of the first stellarator meant to deliver power to a grid.Proxima FusionMunich, GermanyEnergy★ PickLead Electrical Power Systems Engineer, OffshoreConnects wave-energy buoys to the electricity grid.CorPower OceanHägersten, SwedenConstruction & Housing★ PickArchitect, Detailed DesignPlans timber apartment buildings that are made in a factory and assembled on site.GROPYUSBerlin, GermanyAI, Quantum & Semiconductors★ PickGeotechnical EngineerStudies the rock for the tunnel of the next large particle collider.CERNGeneva, SwitzerlandState Capacity★ PickPrincipal EngineerBuilds the software that lets German citizens deal with the federal state online.DigitalService des BundesBerlin, GermanyState Capacity★ PickEconomist, Industrial and Innovation PolicyWorks out how public money can speed up building factories, grids and labs.Dezernat ZukunftBerlin, GermanySpace★ PickAIT Mechanical Engineer, Lunar LanderAssembles and tests a European spacecraft built to land on the Moon.The Exploration CompanyBordeaux, FranceAI, Quantum & Semiconductors★ PickExperimental AMO PhysicistBuilds quantum computers from single atoms held in laser light.planqcGarching b. München, GermanyHealth & Biotech★ PickPrincipal AI Research ScientistDesigns drug candidates with physics-based models and generative AI.AqemiaParis, FranceFrontier Defence★ PickComputer Radar Software Engineer, Drone SystemsWrites radar software that lets drones find and stop hostile drones.Alpine EagleKarlsruhe, GermanyRobotics★ PickBlade Repair EngineerDevelops robots that repair wind-turbine blades on the tower.AeronesRiga, LatviaMaterials & Nanotechnology★ PickAnalog Transceiver Design EngineerDesigns graphene photonic chips that move data with far less energy.Black SemiconductorAachen, GermanyMedia & Ideas★ PickEditor, Science and Research PolicyReports on the decisions that decide which research gets funded.Table.MediaBerlin, Germany

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