Posted on Tuesday 19 Jul 2011
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate with Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd (Williams Technology Centre, Qatar)
Fixed Term (27 months) - Full Time
Overview
The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield is respected internationally for its many important contributions in the field of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, and is also home to the UK’s EPSRC National Centre for III-V Technologies. The Department currently has 30 academic staff including 11 professors and a number of other teaching, research and support staff. We have a student community of approximately 500 students comprising of undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research students. The Department's teaching is underpinned by world-leading research, and facilitated by world-class facilities which are available to undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. Our laboratories are used for; the development of high performance motors and drive electronics; next-generation communication and radar systems and the design and systems incorporation of novel integrated circuits. The Department is organised into three research areas: Communications; Electrical Machines and Drives and Semiconductor Materials and Devices. Further details on each of the research areas can be accessed via the Departmental web link (http://www.shef.ac.uk/eee/).
The post is based is a collaboration between the Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group at the University of Sheffield, and Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd. Williams Grand rix Engineering Ltd through their Technology Centre in Qatar, are currently expanding the application of their magnetically loaded lectromechanical flywheel storage systems which have been developed for the Formula 1 Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to aid the stabilisation of power systems. The successful applicant will work very closely with engineers from Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd in developing an engineering design tool that incorporates high-fidelity computer models of both flywheel storage and power systems in order to analyse dynamic erformance and develop robust control strategies. The post provides an ideal opportunity to undertake high-quality research and development within an industrial context and the pplicant will be expected to attend international conferences and publish articles in learned society journals as ameans of disseminating the outputs of this research.
The Associate will be required to spend periods of time at the Williams Technology Centre, Qatar
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop Matlab/Simulink models of the rotor dynamics, electrical machine and associated power electronics.
- Integrate the developed models into Power System modelling enabling the dynamics of the energy storage flywheels and the power systems to be analysed and their interactions to be studied.
- Develop robust control strategies.
- Achieve of a full understanding of the performance and validation of a flywheel storage system connected to grid.
- Maintain a systematic record of research outcomes.
- Plan own research schedule and workload to ensure that the overall project milestones and objectives are met.
- Plan and prepare several months in advance for patents, publications and conference presentations.
- If given a particular hypothesis to examine, plan for own contribution up to 3 months ahead, incorporating issues such as the availability of resources, deadlines, project milestones and overall research aims.
- Continuously monitor and check results. The unpredictability of research means that daily planning needs to accommodate new developments.
- Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post
Applicants should provide evidence in their applications that they meet the following criteria. We will use a range of selection methods to measure candidates’ abilities in these areas including reviewing your on-line application, seeking references, inviting shortlisted candidates to interview and other forms of assessment action relevant to the post.
Criteria Essential Desirable
Qualifications and experience
1. A first degree in an electrical engineering discipline (or equivalent experience) - Essential
2. A PhD or working towards a PhD (or equivalent experience) in design and analysis of electrical machines/electromagnetic devices and/or power electronics - Desirable
3. Strong scientific background in electrical engineering, in particular electrical machines/electromagnetic devices, power
electronics or power systems - Essential
4. Experience in power generation systems - Desirable
Communication skills
5. Experience of working as part of/or leading a research team - Essential
6. Ability to converse effectively and interact well within a group - Essential
7. Ability to present information effectively at meetings and conferences - Essential
Personal effectiveness
8. Ability to plan own workload in accordance with the overall project objectives and work independently - Essential
9. Ability to write technical reports for publication in journals - Essential
Terms and conditions of employment will be those for the University of Sheffield Grade 7 staff (salary for this grade: £28,251 to £30,000), with the exception of hours of work and annual leave entitlement will be in line with those of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd
Closing Date 8th August 2011
Informal enquiries:
For all on-line application system queries and support, contact: e-Recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk .
For informal enquiries about this job and department, contact: Dr Kais Atallah on k.atallah@sheffield.ac.uk or 0114 222 5812
Credit: Williams F1 (www.williamsf1.com)
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