Real-time simulation and hardware implementation engineer for HVDC and digital substation applications

Il y a 2 mois


Genk, Belgique KU Leuven Temps plein
Electrical engineer with expertise in programming embedded hardware applications (CPU, DSP, FPGA), with a keen interest in power systems and the energy transition.Available to work in person in Belgium, main work location Genk.PhD in relevant topic (Electrical Engineering or similar).Excellent academic record, proven ability to write high quality publications.Ability to lead research projects and tasks, and contribute towards the research roadmap and future proposal writing.Expert-level knowledge and experience in real-time simulation for power systems and HVDC grids, and/or expert-level knowledge and experience in industrially focused embedded hardware (CPU, DSP, and/or FPGA).Knowledge of power systems.Fluent in English. Experience with power systems, HVDC, and/or digital substations.Experience with communications protocols (e.g. within a control system or for substation applications).Experience in EMT simulation tools (e.g. PSCAD) for transient power system studies.

KU Leuven seeks a postdoctoral researcher to work within high impact research and development projects relating to the control and protection of HVDC grids and digital substations. The role is suited to applicants with a background in embedded hardware applications, more specifically the programming of CPU, DSP and FPGA applications and/or with a background in real-time power system simulation. Applicants should have a keen interest in contributing to power systems research with high relevance to the energy transition. According to your experience and interests you would be designing and analysing real-time simulation studies with control-hardware-in-the-loop, acting as an expert in using both the real-time simulation platforms of RTDS and OPAL-RT, and/or specifying, analysing and testing control and protection hardware solutions in the laboratory. This position offers the chance to lead tasks within a dynamic team of researchers, with the opportunity to contribute to ongoing research projects as well as the direction of future research (e.g. proposal writing). Your skills will be used in a range of exciting projects, such as working towards HVDC protection relays, HVDC converter controls, automation in digital substations, and more generally in the functional testing of power system controls in a simulated power system. 

The position is initially offered as a 1 year contract, after which there are several optionsfor continuation based on performance, including the possibility for long-term opportunities.

KU Leuven boasts a rich tradition of education and research that dates back six centuries. The university’s basic research orientation has always been and will remain fundamental research. At the same time, the university remains vigilantly open to contemporary cultural, economic and industrial realities, as well as to the community’s needs and expectations. KU Leuven is currently by far the largest university in Belgium in terms of research funding and expenditure (EUR 455.1 million in 2015). KU Leuven conducts fundamental and applied research in all academic disciplines with a clear international orientation. In the Times Higher Education ranking KU Leuven is ranked as the 12th European university, while in the Reuters Top 100 of the World’s most innovative institutions, KU Leuven is listed as the first European university. The ELECTA research group of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) of KU Leuven performs research on aspects of generation, transmission, distribution and rational use of electrical energy. Topics covered are smart grids, reliable power systems with high penetration of renewable energy sources, HVDC and LVDC, energy markets, integration of renewable energy sources on transmission and distribution. Seven professors lead the group. They manage the research assisted by a teams of senior researchers, post-doctoral researchers and about 50 PhD students. EnergyVille is an association of the Flemish research institutes KU Leuven, VITO, imec and UHasselt in the field of sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems. EnergyVille brings research, development, training and industrial innovation together under one name, in close cooperation with local, regional and international partners. EnergyVille strives to become one of the top five European institutes in innovative energy research. For that reason, the center was embedded in big national and international networks from the start.Employment based at KU Leuven/EnergyVille with range of benefits (e.g. hospitalisation insurance,…). 1 year initial contract with expectation for continuation following good performance (possibility of long term).Opportunity to work in state-of-the-art research laboratories with an enthusiastic team and contribute to the application of high impact research as well as industrial projects.The role should start in 2024. 



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