Head of Research Unit - Instrumentation and Testing

Head of Research Unit - Instrumentation and Testing

SAL - Silicon Austria Labs

Graz, Austria

Your future responsibilities

We are looking for a highly talented Research Unit Leader who will lead and drive the highest quality, industrial-grade research in power electronics devices.

Leadership responsibilities

• Continue to develop the unit of 10 researchers focused on control platforms for power electronic converter systems for a wide range of sectors and applications;
• Provide vision for long-term research opportunities in power electronics;
• Establish and manage research projects with a wide range of industrial and academic partners;
• Shaping the department's research programme and project portfolio with supervisors and peers;
• Effectively delegate research issues to the right combination of SAL scientists and researchers for best team performance;
• Plan and control the research unit's budget and resources;
• Provide overall leadership for the research unit to deliver high quality research outputs, innovation and economic impact.

Technology

• Development of hardware and software for power electronic systems. Focus on microcontroller and FPGA-based control platforms for typically complex converter systems with demanding requirements (in terms of dynamics, synchronised paralleling, fail-safe solutions);
• Model-based design of firmware and software for both FPGA and microcontroller control platforms;
• Development of control architectures and modulation strategies for dynamic and efficient converter systems;
• Vision of how future power electronics systems and their control units can benefit from other scientific domains (e.g. artificial intelligence, sensor technology, numerical techniques...).

Your profile

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Control Engineering or related fields with a specialisation in power electronics;
• At least 8 years of practical experience in power electronics. Experience in an academic environment is an advantage;
• Expertise in power electronics with a focus on control engineering;
• Strong scientific track record as evidenced by publications, invited talks, etc.;
• Project management skills;
• Experience in the Austrian and European funding landscape preferred;
• Active industrial and academic network preferred;
• Contacts within the international power electronics industrial network are a plus;
• Autonomous, well organised and enjoy working in a dynamic and multicultural team;
• Innovative and keen to find solutions to applied research challenges;
• Leadership qualities, ability to inspire, develop and motivate young scientists and researchers to perform at their best;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

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