Postdoctoral Appointee - Hydrodynamic Energy Systems Laboratory Experiments, Onsite

About the role

We are seeking a hardworking and dedicated Postdoctoral Appointee in the Hydrodynamic Energy Systems department. You will work both independently and with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists working on projects that focus on wave energy converter (WEC) control and WEC co-design, current energy converter (CEC) technologies, and other projects related to hydrodynamic energy systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other departments regarding energy conversion technologies.
• Conduct experiments to evaluate new technologies.
• Perform simulations, optimizations, and/or hardware tests and document results.
• Contribute to manuscripts for publication.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, or other relevant STEM field.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or Simulink.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting ability in debugging real hardware (sensors, power electronics, data-acquisition issues, etc.) or related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications Desired

• Demonstrated experience in hands-on design, building, ownership, or commissioning of a real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), digital-twin style experiments or related experience.
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink skills for real-time code generation, data analysis, and model validation or related skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, as evidenced by publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals and/or presentation(s) at scientific conferences.
• Background that aligns with our multidisciplinary needs in electromechanical Power Takeoff (PTO) units and structural component testing (electrical, mechanical, civil/structural engineering, physics, applied math, or similar).
• Experience running high-force test rigs (hydraulic actuation, servo drives, high-frequency data logging).
• Familiarity with hydrodynamic energy systems, offshore systems or related technologies.
• Demonstrated initiative, for example, through independently developed research questions, novel model development, and/or addressing new engineering or scientific challenges.
• Demonstrated interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Evidence of coupling experiments with system-level modeling/validation or evidence in a dissertation, project or publication.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is $98,500.

Schedule

This position is located in Albuquerque, NM, and the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.