ELECTRICAL ENGINEER R&D

Job description This role focuses on a project engineer for national and international R&D projects and consultancies, related to ship electric load balance optimisation and to on board power grid architecture modelling, simulation, performance assessment and grid management optimisation. Activities The new resource will be part of the Business Unit Electric Power generation and Distribution inside the Maritime Engineering & Research area, with a role mainly exposed to R&D projects and innovation activities as well as consultancies in the field of the maritime sector electrification. He/she will: Participate national and international R&D projects, focused on maritime electrification and power generation and distribution systems optimisation, both in the naval and in the merchant ship fields. Develop consultancies and projects related with the modelling, simulation, performance assessment and grid management optimisation of innovative marine power systems (MV/LV - AC/DC architectures, High frequency drives/generators, innovative converters). Support and participate to experimental measures on board ships to validate simulation models. Contribute to CETENA (and Fincantieri Group) activities of technical development, in the framework of funded projects, also interacting with international partners. Contribute to the growth of CETENA network of partners and stakeholders in the field of innovation for the maritime sector electrification. Issue reports related to research, innovation and consultancy projects. Contribute to the industrialization of the results of research projects. Contribute to the identification of new opportunities and to the preparation of new proposals in the framework of European, international, and national R&D programmes. Requirements Degree in Electrical Engineering (or degree in Naval Engineering with PhD on Electrical Engineering) with focus on electric grids, energy storage systems, smart grids, modelling, simulation and optimisation of power systems. Technical competences required: SW: use of DigSilent / PowerFactory and/or Matlab /Simulink; Excellent reporting skills both verbal and written; PhD in Electrical Engineering is a plus; Experience in electric experimental measures is a plus; Fluency in English and Italian. The candidate is expected to have: Strong relational skills, ability to work effectively in a team, attitude to networking; Determination, motivation, curiosity, creativity; Open-minded to innovation, learning and changing; Willingness to work in a professional and collaborative global research environment; Results orientated and customer focused, planning to achieve project objectives in due time.