Senior / Research Engineer I (Solar panel)

Established in 2010, the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) is a pan-university research institute that focuses on systems-level research for tropical megacities. It performs translational research that covers the energy value chain from generation to innovative end-use solutions, motivated by industrialisation and deployment. ERI@N has multiple Interdisciplinary Research Programmes which focus on translational Research, Development & Deployment which focus on specific area of the energy value chain, and a number of Living labs and Testbeds which facilitate large scale technology deployment enabling validation and demonstration of real-world applications.

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To deliver the NTU campus sustainability project with the industry collaborator, the project includes 2 main areas:

• Solar panel degradation analysis and identification of root cause of degradation in performance of PV panels.

• Improve performance of PV assets in terms of energy generation during operational cycle and rectify the underperforming assets.

Key Responsibilities:

The candidate scope of work includes 2 main areas of responsibilities, and the candidate is expected to work with research and industry collaborators to deliver the project.

Area A:

• Responsible for regeneration equipment-related activities. This includes equipment procurement, ownership, license, and maintenance.

• Execution and operation of regeneration activities and perform characterization and analysis for the project.

• Documentation of the results, reports and preparation of quality presentation materials.

Area B:

• Support journal/conference publications when required, meet relevant collaborators.

• Capable of making independent contributions and to meet project deliverables.

• Support researchers both within the team and industry collaborator for delivering the projects and to meet the project deadline.

• Provide training/supervision for the internship students and research/industry collaborators involved in this project.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related field is required a master's degree is preferred.

• 2 years or more of relevant working experience is advantageous.

• Industrial/lab experience in solar energy/industry is preferred.

• Material characterization experience would be counted as a plus.

• Team player with good communication & interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team as well as independently.

• Able to carry out and summarize literature research and study.

• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

• Able to communicate with other researchers (internal and external) and engineers effectively.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.