PhD in Mapping Stray Currents Across Complex EMI Systems

University of Twente; Enschede; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CAO-NU salary alignment

Holiday allowance 8%

End-of-year bonus 8.3%

Solid pension scheme

232 leave hours for full-time

Free sports facilities on campus

Parental leave

Twente Graduate School training

Job summary

University of Twente invites applications for a PhD project in EMC measurement and signal processing. You will design a synchronised multi-node sensing system to capture voltages, currents, electric and magnetic fields with DSP support.

You will correlate time-, frequency-, space-, and impedance-domain data to locate interference sources and pathways. The role focuses on practical measurement design, field work on farms, and close collaboration with the Radio Systems group in a vibrant,

Qualifications

• MSc in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Strong interest in EMC, measurement systems, signal processing, power electronics, or related areas.
• Experience in experimental research, designing and validating measurement setups.
• Experience with digital signal processing and time-domain data analysis.
• Programming skills in Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop a synchronised multi-node sensing system for time-domain measurements.
• Design and validate measurement setups and conduct experiments on farms when needed.
• Analyze measurements to correlate information across time, frequency, space and impedance.
• Identify interference sources and propagation paths; investigate mitigation strategies.

Skills

EMC knowledge

Measurement systems

Signal processing

Power electronics

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Dutch advantage

Education

MSc in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Job description

University of Twente invites applications for a PhD project in EMC measurement and signal processing. You will design a synchronised multi-node sensing system to capture voltages, currents, electric and magnetic fields with DSP support.

You will correlate time-, frequency-, space-, and impedance-domain data to locate interference sources and pathways. The role focuses on practical measurement design, field work on farms, and close collaboration with the Radio Systems group in a vibrant,