PhD Engineer or Industrial PhD Candidate - IoT and Energy Harvesting Specialist
Core
Design and validate self-powered IoT devices for electrical grid monitoring using energy harvesting and power electronics.
Role type
Senior IC R&D Engineer (IoT & Energy Harvesting)
Builds
Self-powered IoT sensors, AC/DC converters, and fault detection models for smart grids
Domain
Energy, Electrical Engineering, IoT
Required skills
Power electronics, Energy harvesting, Embedded systems, PCB design, Microcontroller programming, AC/DC converter design, Fault detection modeling, Hardware validation, Technical documentation, Circuit design
Preferred skills
Magneto-piezoelectric energy harvesting, Low-power electronics, Fault detection algorithms, Texas Instruments SoC, Wireless protocols (LoRa, SigFox, BLE), Simulation tools (COMSOL, SPICE, MATLAB), Laboratory equipment operation
Technologies
Texas Instruments SoC, LoRa, SigFox, I2C, SPI, UART, BLE, NB-IoT, LTE-M, COMSOL, SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, Python
Responsibilities
Design and model AC/DC converters for magneto-piezoelectric energy harvesting systems; Develop and test fault detection models using self-powered IoT sensors; Program and test microcontrollers for low-power operation; Execute laboratory and field validation tests for energy harvesting systems; Collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams on hardware integration; Contribute to scientific publications and R&D funding program documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
