In a EU financed project ILDAS, TU/e is responsible for the development of sensors for the magnetic field caused by lightning current through an airplane body. TU/e is engaged to provide a working prototype, which has to conform the environmental requirements, for instance concerning electromagnetic compatibility. In a later development, in part done elsewhere, the sensor should be made airborne, and preferentially self-contained in energy and data storage.
The ultimate goal of the project is to determine the lightning point of impact and the current waveshape from the response of several sensors mounted on a commercial airliner. The project is carried out by 10 European partners -among these major airline companies- and is managed by the Dutch aerospace laboratory NLR.

Doctorate
We look for an electronic engineer, or electrical engineer or physicist with sufficient knowledge of electronics, preferably PhD or of equivalent experience.

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering concerns the research and education of the Electrical Engineering discipline. Electrical Engineering covers the application of electrical phenomena with respect to energy transfer, telecommunication, and calculation and processing of information and the technology involved. Both hardware, in the form of electronic circuits and accessories, and software, in the form of system software for electro-technical application, are the subject of study. Existing and new electrical components and systems are analyzed, designed and realized. In addition, the maintenance of these systems is the subject of research, as is the relevance for society of electrical engineering and informatics.

Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 2 years
Maximum hours per week: 40

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr. A.P.J. van Deursen
Telephone number: 040-2444434
E-mail address:

Femke Verheggen
Telephone number: 040-2444796
E-mail address:

 
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You can apply for this job before 30-03-2006 by sending your application to:

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number V36292.