Postdoctoral Appointee – Vehicle Technology Assessment

About the role

The Vehicle Technology Assessment (VTA) Group within the Vehicle and Mobility Systems department at Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral appointee to assess vehicle technologies. This role involves performing vehicle modelling and simulation of advanced powertrains to quantify the impacts of new component technologies, control algorithms, and powertrain architectures, focusing on advanced technologies applicable to light duty, medium duty, and heavy-duty vehicles, including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell powertrains.

Responsibilities

• Assist on projects to benchmark next generation vehicle systems, identify opportunities for improvement, and analyze their impacts at individual, regional, and national levels.
• Develop new ideas into projects under the supervision of more experienced researchers.
• Engage in close collaboration with industrial and academic partners, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Communicate results through well-designed presentations, publish journal articles and reports, and present results at conferences, workshops, and project meetings.

Requirements

• Recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD (typically completed within the last 0-5 years).
• At least 2 years of experience with electrified powertrain system modeling and simulation.
• Demonstrated accomplishments in vehicle energy consumption assessment.
• Proficiency in simulation tools used in analyzing vehicle energy consumption.
• Passion for and experience in data-driven modeling and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to perform vehicle modelling and simulation as well as techno-economic analysis and writing scientific publications.
• Familiarity with a wide range of tools and techniques relevant for vehicle modelling and simulation analysis, with expertise in Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, and preferably Autonomie.
• Well-developed problem-solving, systems thinking, quantitative, and critical thinking skills; intellectual curiosity.
• Able to structure and formulate solutions to complex problems.
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with the ability to work independently and in close collaboration with team members.
• Skilled written and verbal communicator, including the ability to present complex information so that it is understandable to a broad audience.
• Strong computer skills relevant for data manipulation and analysis including experience with creating and using complex models in Simulink & scripting in Matlab, Python, R.

Qualifications

• Technical experience in vehicle (on road, offroad, rail or marine) modelling, systems analysis, techno-economic analysis of vehicle systems.
• Prior experience in carrying out simulations to support research and development in the above topics is desirable.

Skills

• Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, Autonomie.

Benefits

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Pay

The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00. Please note that the pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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