Research engineer in experimental development

We are seeking an research engineer in experimental development for the AVENUES research unit, GU department.

Missions:

• Ensure the design, operation and development of complex and specialized experimental devices

• Take charge of the management of the STELLA and PLER technological platforms

• Take charge of the development and carrying out of the necessary experiments

• Contribute to the assembly of research projects and industrial collaborations

Main activities:

• Study scientific needs, propose suitable measurement, characterization or observation techniques and methods

• Analyze metrological constraints and design or develop the experimentation and measurement chain

• Negotiate functional specifications and draft technical specifications

• Organize monitoring of the implementation, validate and qualify the device or method at its various stages

• Manage the implementation of measurements, interpret and validate them

• Train and inform on the principles and implementation of experimental devices and ensure operational safety

• Manage all human, technical and financial resources allocated to the experiments

• Structure a technological watch

• Present, disseminate and promote achievements

• Advise in his/her field of expertise

• Validate the structure of consortia in the case of international projects

scientific context / project summary:

The structural evolution of smart grids is characterized by decentralization and an increasing digitalization of the infrastructure for control, piloting and management. This transformation concerns in particular the integration of renewable energies and storage, the development of electric mobility and therefore smart charging. The research work focuses on microgrids and aims to develop knowledge and know-how to provide sustainable, sustainable, accessible and user-centered electrical energy, as well as efficient solutions for buildings and electromobility. The intelligent control is based on the interaction between discrete and continuous control algorithms for a search for optimal solutions for the energy management of the microgrid. The main energy sources that are taken into study (characterization, modeling, control, experimental, etc.) are: photovoltaic, electrochemical and electrostatic storage, wind turbine and public network. Due to the intermittency of production and consumption, the scientific and methodological lock taken into account is how to manage the energy of a microgrid to deal with uncertainties, system variability while maximizing the production of renewable energy and satisfying demand. This operational management of intermittency results in the optimization of power flows in real time and the control of uncertainties. This involves taking into account a significant flow of data, potentially incomplete, and uncertainties of system evolution over time. The concrete applications targeted are positive energy buildings, infrastructure for recharging EVs, and the combination of the two applications on the scale of a campus or a district. Two technological platforms enable the validation of the concepts and control algorithms developed by the laboratory: PLER - experimental platform for the production of renewable electricity centered on a micro-network integrated into the building, and STELLA - EV charging infrastructure.

Additional information:

Keywords: energy management, photovoltaic, wind, storage, micro-grids, electromobility

Type of recruitment and expected recruitment date

Position open to category A research engineers, by statutory means (transfer, secondment) or contractual means (fixed-term contract for up to three years, with a view to becoming a permanent contract) - to be filled at the beginning of April 2025.

Gross monthly salary

According to status or contract, depending on experience

For civil servants, RIFSEEP: IGR - Group 2

Working hours

37 hours and 30 minutes / week - 50 days of vacation, including RTT, per academic year

the ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience, desirable in an academic research laboratory or in R&D in an industryField

Application deadline

27/02/2025

Skills

• Combine a set of elements from different technological fields

• Manage a project

• Use software specific to the field

• Supervise / Lead a team

• Lead a meeting

• Conduct a negotiation

• Apply quality assurance procedures

• Apply health and safety rules

• Manage a budget

• Apply public procurement regulations

• Ensure monitoring

• Conceptualization capacity

• Critical thinking

• Organizational skills

Diploma

Doctorate or engineering degree

Field: Electrical engineering – electrical networks and micro-networks