We are looking for an Electrochemical Energy Storage Engineer to join our Akkodis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.

Tasks to be performed:

• Provide expert technical support and consultancy to ESA projects, programmes and general studies in the field of electrochemical energy storage throughout all project phases, including:
  • Participating in feasibility studies, project reviews and evaluations of procurement proposals;
  • Identifying critical development problems and assisting ESA in their resolution.
• Provide expert technical support and consultancy to ESA TOs and TRs for the implementation and execution of R&D programmes and activities in the field of electrochemical energy storage, including:
  • Contributing to the definition of technology development requirements and work plans for the Agency's technology programmes;
  • Supporting the TO and TRs in defining, initiating and advising on the management of R&D activities covering both long- and short-term needs;
  • Supporting the TO and TRs in R&D activity reviews and meetings and reporting on the R&D activity development, progress and planning;
  • Supporting the TO nd TRs in updating the electrochemical energy storage technical dossier, roadmap and harmonisation with European industries, laboratories and national agencies; fostering new application areas for multidisciplinary activities, placing emphasis on innovative concepts, cutting-edge technologies and system architectures.
• Support the Area of Competence in hands on activities, including specific tasks as modelling, correlation of in-orbit performances of the battery.
• Support the Energy Storage Areas of Competence in maintaining and improving the coordination and knowledge management in the field of electrochemical energy storage via the following tasks:
  • Participating to weekly Team meetings;
  • Contributing to the dissemination of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency;
  • Introducing any lesson learnt, important information and results from R&D developments, Project support and hands-on activities in common repository and in any other ad hoc directories that will be specified;
  • Supporting the monitoring of applicable scientific and technological trends and maintaining state-of-the-art expertise.
• Support the definition, review, tailoring and implementation of European standards in the electrochemical energy storage domain.

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Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!

About ESA-ESTEC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries.

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESA's largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europe's space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.

The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.
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To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required:

• A master's degree in chemistry, electro-chemistry or physics, or electrical engineering, or mechanical or aerospace engineers is required.
• General background and specific experience in the field of::
  • Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage
  • Energy Storage System Engineering
  • Power and energy budget assessment
  • Cell and battery modelling simulation
  • In-flight data analyses and health assessment
  • Energy storage system laboratory testing
  • Space systems electrical energy and power engineering
  • Fuel cell and electrolyser technologies
  • Supercapacitors technologies
  • Electronics for energy storage systems
• Energy storage safety
• Understanding of related technologies, R&D trends and the industrial landscape
• Project support experience in a relevant domain
• Spacecraft systems knowledge
• Experience in the preparation of procurement activities for technology development and innovation (Statements of Work, proposal evaluation, etc.)
• Experience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation in reviews

Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospace@akkodisgroup.com as soon as possible
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