Postdoc: Hydrodynamic Energy Systems – Real‑Time Experiments

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 88,650 - 108,350; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a Postdoctoral Appointee in the Hydrodynamic Energy Systems department to work on wave energy converter (WEC) control, WEC co-design, current energy converter technologies, and related hydrodynamic energy systems.

The role involves independent and collaborative research, simulations, experiments, and manuscript contributions, with an onsite work requirement and a salary of $98,500 per year.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, or other relevant STEM field.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or Simulink.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other departments regarding energy conversion technologies.
• Conduct experiments to evaluate new technologies.
• Perform simulations, optimizations, and/or hardware tests and document results.
• Contribute to manuscripts for publication.

Skills

Troubleshooting hardware

DOE clearance eligibility

Education

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a Postdoctoral Appointee in the Hydrodynamic Energy Systems department to work on wave energy converter (WEC) control, WEC co-design, current energy converter technologies, and related hydrodynamic energy systems.

The role involves independent and collaborative research, simulations, experiments, and manuscript contributions, with an onsite work requirement and a salary of $98,500 per year.