Postdoc: Real-Time EMT Transmission Backbone Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Real-time EMT expertise

Open access publications with DOIs

Summer school and RTDS training

Job summary

TU Delft's Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG) section invites applications for a Postdoc on EMT Transmission Backbone and Model Integration under the UTOPYS program. You will design and implement a scalable RTDS/RSCAD model of a large 380/220 kV transmission backbone and help define architecture, interfaces and validation workflows.

You will coordinate contributions across partners, publish open access models and datasets with DOIs, and contribute to courses and training.

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Solid background in power system dynamics and EMT simulation.
• Demonstrable experience with at least one power system simulation package (RSCAD/RTDS, PSCAD, EMTP, PowerFactory, Simulink/Simscape, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL, pandapower or PyPSA).
• Structured, well-documented working style so models can be picked up by others.
• Enthusiasm for team work on a shared product and for open science.
• Strong command of English (written and spoken).
• Experience coordinating technical work across teams or partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a scalable RTDS/RSCAD model of a large 380/220 kV transmission system.
• Define library architecture, interfaces, modelling standards and testing workflow.
• Act as technical lead for integration: plan sprints, review contributions, track results and issues.
• Create and maintain model conversion, scalability, documentation, version control and validation criteria.
• Publish models and datasets open access and present findings at journals and conferences.

Skills

Power systems EMT

Technical coordination

Open science

English language

Documentation

Team collaboration

Interface standards

Education

PhD in electrical engineering

Power systems or related field

Tools

RSCAD/RTDS

PSCAD

EMTP

PowerFactory

Simulink/Simscape

OPAL-RT

Typhoon HIL

pandapower

PyPSA

Job description

TU Delft's Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG) section invites applications for a Postdoc on EMT Transmission Backbone and Model Integration under the UTOPYS program. You will design and implement a scalable RTDS/RSCAD model of a large 380/220 kV transmission backbone and help define architecture, interfaces and validation workflows.

You will coordinate contributions across partners, publish open access models and datasets with DOIs, and contribute to courses and training.