Researcher in Reduced Order Modelling for Power Electronics (EPSRC RTVP Project)

We are seeking a motivated and capable Researcher to provide support for the delivery of a research project funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) entitled “Real-time Virtual Prototypes for the Power Electronics Supply Chain”. The programme will focus on research in real-time mechanical behaviour models of power electronics components enabled by methods for Model Order Reduction (MOR), implementation of respective numerical techniques, and model validation. The project will be undertaken in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and supported by several industrial partners including Dynex Semiconductors and Advanced Electrical Machines.

The researcher role is full-time for a fixed term of 18 months. The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

The role holder will work within the Computational Mechanics and Reliability Group (CMRG) at the University of Greenwich, as part of an experienced research team, to deliver the project. The post is located at the Greenwich Campus, in the historic Old Royal Naval College on the banks of the river Thames in London.

We are interested to receive applications from candidates with inter-disciplinary knowledge and experience in modelling and simulation, in the following areas: (1) computational mechanics, (2) thermo-mechanical modelling using Finite Element (FE) method and FE simulation software (e.g. ANSYS), (3) Model Order Reduction (MOR) methods for mechanical simulation (4) numerical algorithms and models, and scientific computing programming (e.g. in MATLAB), and (5) modelling of material degradation and wear-out, reliability prediction models. Familiarity with failure modes of electronic components is beneficial. The ethos of the post is directed towards applied research and collaborative working.

Main duties will be to undertake research into computationally efficient approaches and techniques, based on MOR methods, for modelling the thermomechanical-induced damage evolution and reliability/wear-out models of power electronic components, accounting for the non-linear material behaviour of their internal structures and predicting their time to failure under application-tailored operational loads. To complement the modelling work and to validate developed models, the role holder will have excellent support from the team and state-of-the-art experimental facilities at the University of Nottingham.

Candidates should have PhD or equivalent research experience (for example detailed and explicit timeline for very near-term completion of PhD) in the relevant subject area.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Prof Stoyan Stoyanov via email s.stoyanov@gre.ac.uk.

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