PhD in Mechatronics & Vehicle Dynamics - Onboard Rail Lab

Tampereen Yliopisto; Tampere; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational health care

Flexible work schedule

Modern teaching facilities

Sport and culture fund

Job summary

Tampere University invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher to study experimental methods for onboard wheel–rail friction estimation and control within the Machine Dynamics Group. You will pursue a doctoral degree at Tampere University, with a three-year fixed-term arrangement and a six-month trial period.

You will collaborate on methods development, test in the Full-Scale Wheel-Rail Lab in Tampere, and may participate in EU research exchanges as part of the RAILCLIMA project.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on vehicle dynamics and mechatronics.
• Experience with vehicle dynamics, mechatronics, and control systems.
• Strong skills in modelling, simulation, data analysis, and experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate experimental methods and advanced sensor instrumentation for onboard wheel–rail friction estimation.
• Investigate operational and environmental conditions for reliable friction estimation.
• Develop wheel slip detection using vehicle sensor signals and data.
• Design and implement hardware-in-the-loop platforms for wheel friction control.

Skills

Vehicle dynamics

Mechatronics

Automatic control

Signal processing

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

Tampere University invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher to study experimental methods for onboard wheel–rail friction estimation and control within the Machine Dynamics Group. You will pursue a doctoral degree at Tampere University, with a three-year fixed-term arrangement and a six-month trial period.

You will collaborate on methods development, test in the Full-Scale Wheel-Rail Lab in Tampere, and may participate in EU research exchanges as part of the RAILCLIMA project.