Part-time Control Development Engineer (Building Energy Systems)

Job summary

This position is for a part-time employee focused on the development and deployment of control strategies for building energy systems, working closely with real-world pilot cases. The role involves utilizing sensor data for control and prediction in an international research environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Control, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience in control system development and deployment is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Strong interest in control theory, building energy systems, and modeling.
• Excellent oral and written English skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the calibration and completion of data-driven grey-box models for pilot cases.
• Extend or complement grey-box models for controller development.
• Assist in the development of a Model Predictive Controller (MPC).
• Help deploy the MPC and manage data exchange mechanisms for control commands and measurements.
• Document and validate models, methods, and results for reproducibility and reliability.

Skills

• Independent working style with a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to carry tasks forward while being part of a team.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Tools

• Familiarity with control systems and modeling tools is beneficial.