Engineer electrical engineering, energy technology, physics or similar (f/m/x)

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Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 11,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

For our Institute of Networked Energy Systems in Oldenburg we are looking for a

Engineer electrical engineering, energy technology, physics or similar (f/m/x)

Development of a smart grid laboratory environment for the laboratory development and validation of novel control and energy management methods

What to expect:

Would you like to work in an interactive, co-operative and international team? Are you interested in the new and further development of renewable energy technologies, in particular the development of innovative control and energy management methods? Then the Institute of Networked Energy Systems is an attractive employer for you. Our primary research objective is the development of concepts and technologies that ensure a stable energy system based on weather-dependent and decentralised power generation from renewable energies.

The Institute of Networked Energy Systems employs around 185 people at its Oldenburg and Stuttgart sites and deals with system technology and system analysis issues relating to the intelligent and efficient coupling of the electricity, heating, industry and transport sectors.

The team in the Energy System Technology department focuses on the interaction between system-relevant energy technologies within decentralised networked structures. In the distribution grid in particular, we are striving for new architectures for the energy systems of the future that ensure robust grid operation even under the influence of fluctuating feeders.

In the DESYS project, the DLR institutes VE, MI and SP are pooling their expertise in the areas of operation and design of networked energy systems (VE), resilience of maritime infrastructures (MI) and development of software methods (SP). This enables requirements, concepts and technical solutions for future functional system operation to be developed at various levels of climate-neutral electricity systems and the feasibility of a climate-neutral and resilient overall energy system to be analysed on the basis of high-quality input data, system and market modelling and using evaluation techniques based on various transformation scenarios.

As part of the DESYS:

• Design a smart grid laboratory environment to emulate intelligent building energy, neighbourhood and distribution grids and implement a grid control system to control the laboratory environment.
• Are you entrusted with the development of simulative energy system and grid models and integrate these into the laboratory environment using real-time computing systems?
• Do you integrate real grid components, such as PV systems or charging stations, into the laboratory environment using the hardware-in-the-loop concept?
• Develop new control and energy management approaches in cooperation with the project partners and validate them in the laboratory.
• Publish your findings in scientific publications and at conferences.

What we expect from you:

• You have a university degree (diploma/master's degree from a university/university of applied sciences) in natural sciences (information technology, electrical engineering, automation technology, computer engineering, physics) or a comparable field.
• You have a basic understanding of electrical power supply technology and already have practical experience in conducting experiments in a laboratory environment.
• You have experience in modelling and simulation with Matlab/Simulink and ideally SimScape.
• Ideally, you have knowledge in the field of grid control and grid control technology and the underlying technologies (e.g. OPC-UA, IEC60870-104).
• Experience in the field of real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop concepts would be desirable.

What we offer:

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

Further information:

Starting date: 01.10.2024

Duration of contract: up to 2 years 

Type of employment: Full-time (part-time possible)

Vacancy-ID: 96506

Contact: 

Holger Behrends Institut für Vernetzte Energiesysteme 

Tel.: 0441 999 06 416

Do not overlook the inclusion of Academic Europe in your application.

DLR - Helmholtz / Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

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Deadline: 2024-09-15
Location: Germany, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen
Categories: automation technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy technology, Engineer, Engineering, Information Technology, Natural Science, Physics,

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