Help shape the future of sustainable energy by working hands-on with cutting-edge power electronics in an international research environment.
Job description
As a Laboratory Technician in Power Electronics, you will support innovative research projects that contribute to the global energy transition. You will work closely with researchers and students on cutting-edge applications such as:
- Energy hubs and smart grids
- Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure
- All-electric aircraft and ships
- Energy storage and grid integration
- Renewable energy systems (wind and solar)
You will help design, build, and test power electronics systems and advise on the use of components such as SiC and GaN semiconductor switches, measurement equipment, and specialized software.
In this role, you will get the chance to work with new technologies to:
- Build and maintain power electronics setups and prototypes
- Support laboratory experiments and research projects
- Advise staff and students on equipment and safety
- Supervise practical sessions in Electronic Power Conversion and Electrical Drives
- Work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
Job requirements
You have:
- A higher professional education (HBO) degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field
- Experience with power electronics design and converter construction (preferred)
- A solid understanding of electrical power conversion principles and instrumentation
- Familiarity with international standards, testing procedures, and equipment maintenance
- Knowledge of protection systems for transformers and substations
- Experience with grounding, earthing, and electrical safety (LV and MV is a plus)
You are:
- Independent, motivated, and eager to learn
- A collaborative team player
- Comfortable working in a research and education environment
- Communicative and supportive towards students and colleagues
If you are eager to learn and have a solid understanding of power electronics, but don’t meet all the requirements yet, we still welcome your application.
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
Challenge. Change. Impact!
Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.
Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.
About the DCE&S Group
The research in the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy is inspired by the technical, scientific, and societal challenges originating from the transition towards a more sustainable society and focuses on four areas:
The Electrical Sustainable Energy Department provides expertise in each of these areas throughout the entire energy system chain, from electricity generation through transmission, distribution, conversion and use.
The department's research spread from fundamental material research, through devices, components, and microgrids towards a system of systems. In the ESP Lab, we combine crucial elements from the electricity grid, such as high-voltage facilities, wind and solar energy, energy storage and distribution networks, into one functioning whole. In this way, the ESP Lab contributes to accelerating the energy transition towards a sustainable energy system.
The DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S) group focuses on research and education in fellowing area's;
- DC systems and microgrids
- Energy storage and power electronics
- Electrification of mobility
- High-voltage technologies
- Renewable energy integration
The group works on applications such as DC distribution networks, electric vehicle charging systems, and the design of future transmission grids.
By joining this team, you will contribute to research that supports a more sustainable and resilient energy system.
The DCE&S group is responsible for research and education in the fields of DC systems, energy storage, electronic power conversion (power electronics), electromechanics for electric mobility, and—more recently—electrochemical conversion. DC systems is a multidisciplinary research field focused on the electronic power conversion of electrical energy for various applications.
Current activities within the group include applications such as Direct Current distribution grids and microgrids, electrification of mobility (e.g., charging of electric vehicles), renewable energy generation (such as wind and solar power), as well as sustainable production of chemicals and fuels through large-scale conversion of renewable electricity into molecular bonds.
Conditions of employment
- Duration of contract is 1 year, with prospect of another year. Temporary
- A job of 40 hours per week.
- A salary based on Scale 10 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3546 - €5538 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
- An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
- The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
- Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
- Flexible working week.
- Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
- Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
- Partially paid parental leave
- Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.
Additional information
If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Professor Pavol Bauer, via p.bauer@tudelft.nl. For questions related to the selection procedure, please contact.Sharmila Rattansingh, Management Assistant, at email: s.rattansingh@tudelft.nl.
Application procedure
Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 1 March 2026 via the application button and upload the following documents:
- A detailed CV
- Motivational letter
- A list of completed power electronics demonstrators (if applicable)
You can address your application to Professor Pavol Bauer.
Please note:
- You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
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