Postdoc: Real-Time EMT HV Grid Component Modelling

Delft University of Technology via AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance discount

Education opportunities

Pension ABP

Job summary

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is seeking two postdocs to develop and validate detailed EMT models for high‑voltage components within the UTOPYS library. You will work with the ESP Lab RTDS cluster, contributing to a national research infrastructure and ensuring models integrate with the transmission backbone.

We look for a PhD in electrical engineering or related field, strong EMT experience, and expertise with multiple simulation tools.

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering, power systems or a closely related field, obtained or close to completion.
• Solid background in power system dynamics and electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation.
• Demonstrable experience with at least one power system simulation package (e.g. RSCAD/RTDS, PSCAD, EMTP, PowerFactory, Simulink/Simscape, OPAL‑RT, Typhoon HIL, pandapower or PyPSA).
• Structured and well‑documented way of working: models must be picked up, understood and extended by others.
• Enthusiasm for working as part of a team on a shared product, and for open science.
• A good command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate detailed EMT models of high‑voltage components in RSCAD/RTDS, for example lines and cables, transformers, breakers, reactive‑power devices, HVDC and MTDC terminals and offshore connections, including their controls.
• Model substations, protection and measurement systems, so that faults, islanding and cascading outages can be reproduced realistically.
• Validate each model independently and integrate it into the UTOPYS transmission backbone as a higher‑fidelity drop‑in replacement, using its standard interfaces.
• Parameterise and document your models so that others can reuse and extend them.
• Publish your models, datasets and methods open access, and present th em in journals and at conferences.

Skills

Power system dynamics

EMT simulation

English communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in electrical engineering or closely related field

Tools

RSCAD/RTDS

PSCAD

EMTP

PowerFactory

Simulink/Simscape

OPAL-RT

Typhoon HIL

pandapower/PyPSA

Job description

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is seeking two postdocs to develop and validate detailed EMT models for high‑voltage components within the UTOPYS library. You will work with the ESP Lab RTDS cluster, contributing to a national research infrastructure and ensuring models integrate with the transmission backbone.

We look for a PhD in electrical engineering or related field, strong EMT experience, and expertise with multiple simulation tools.