Internship / Master Thesis: Automated Design Workflow for Spacecraft Valve Actuators
Core
Develop a coupled structural and electromagnetic FEM design workflow for solenoid actuators using FEniCSx/DOLFINx to optimize electromagnetic performance and mechanical pressure loads.
Role type
Research intern / Master thesis student (computational mechanics & software engineering)
Builds
Internal design software and simulation architecture for electromagnetic actuators
Domain
Aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, electromagnetic design
Required skills
FEniCSx / DOLFINx, finite element method (FEM), coupled structural-electromagnetic simulation, software development, numerical validation
Preferred skills
Experimental validation, 3D solver implementation, deltaVision tools familiarity
Technologies
FEniCSx, DOLFINx, Python (implied by FEniCSx), FEM solvers
Responsibilities
Develop 2D axisymmetric and 3D solvers for coupled electromagnetic and structural optimization, validate solvers numerically against benchmark cases and existing tools, optionally validate results experimentally
Seniority
Intern / Master thesis level
