Postdoc: High-Speed Optical Metrology for Hydrogen Tanks

TU Delft; Delft; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

TU Delft's Optical Metrology for Aerospace group invites a postdoc to lead full-field optical measurements for a full-scale hydrogen tank crash test. You will design high-speed stereo DIC setups, perform on-site and lab measurements, and process data into displacements and strains, feeding validation for crash simulations.

You will collaborate with partners in industry and academia, disseminate results in journals and conferences, and contribute to the digital thread linking design and

Qualifications

• PhD in optics, computer vision, experimental mechanics, aerospace engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with digital image correlation (DIC), ideally high-speed stereo.
• Experience correlating DIC data with finite element models for model validation.
• Experience with image processing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design the high-speed stereo imaging setup for DIC and marker tracking.
• Perform test measurements in TU Delft lab and during the drop test on site.
• Process image data into displacements, strains and motions of the test article.
• Link DIC results to finite element models used in crash simulations.

Skills

DIC (digital image correlation)

High-speed imaging

Data analysis

Education

PhD in optics

Tools

DIC software

FEA software

Job description

TU Delft's Optical Metrology for Aerospace group invites a postdoc to lead full-field optical measurements for a full-scale hydrogen tank crash test. You will design high-speed stereo DIC setups, perform on-site and lab measurements, and process data into displacements and strains, feeding validation for crash simulations.

You will collaborate with partners in industry and academia, disseminate results in journals and conferences, and contribute to the digital thread linking design and