Postdoc: Real-Time EMT HV Components & Protection Modelling

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension

Job summary

Delft University of Technology is recruiting for a two-year postdoc position in EMT modelling of high-voltage components and protection within UTOPYS. You will develop, validate and integrate detailed EMT models into the national real-time simulator and contribute to open-access datasets.

The role emphasizes deep model fidelity, rigorous validation, and collaboration with TU Delft staff, PhD students and partner institutes to advance the HV transmission backbone and system-level experiments.

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering, power systems or closely related field.
• Solid background in power system dynamics and EMT simulation.
• Experience with multiple power system simulation packages (RSCAD/RTDS, PSCAD, EMTP, PowerFactory, Simulink/Simscape, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL, pandapower or PyPSA).
• Structured and well-documented workflow so models are reusable by others.
• Enthusiasm for teamwork and open science, with good English communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate detailed EMT models of high-voltage components in relevant simulation tools.
• Model substations, protection and measurement systems to reproduce faults and outages realistically.
• Validate models and integrate them into the UTOPYS backbone with standard interfaces.
• Document models for reuse and extension; publish models and datasets open access.

Skills

Power system dynamics

EMT simulation

Team collaboration

Open science

English proficiency

Education

PhD in electrical engineering

Tools

RSCAD/RTDS

PSCAD

EMTP

PowerFactory

Simulink/Simscape

OPAL-RT

Typhoon HIL

pandapower/PyPSA

Job description

Delft University of Technology is recruiting for a two-year postdoc position in EMT modelling of high-voltage components and protection within UTOPYS. You will develop, validate and integrate detailed EMT models into the national real-time simulator and contribute to open-access datasets.

The role emphasizes deep model fidelity, rigorous validation, and collaboration with TU Delft staff, PhD students and partner institutes to advance the HV transmission backbone and system-level experiments.