Engineering Doctorate Traineeship in Product, Process and Equipment Design 09/2024

Kick off your career in the process industry (chemicals, energy, food, pharma) in Delft. As an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) trainee in Process and Equipment Design at the world-class institute TU Delft. Apply now!

Join a unique programme, where you can apply your technical knowledge to projects with major players in the process industry at a doctorate level.

Our Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programme in (Product-driven) Process and Equipment Design will train you to design fit-for-purpose, first-of-its-kind products, processes and equipment. In addition to deepening and broadening your knowledge, you will learn about multi-disciplinary problem-solving, project management and functioning in multicultural teams. You’ll also gain expertise in process development, conceptual design and engineering. In your first year, you’ll follow advanced courses in engineering and gamma disciplines and you’ll participate in a group design project. During your second year, you’ll execute an individual design project at, or in close collaboration with, a partner in the process industry. Here’s where your industrial and academic knowledge will truly be tested as you apply it in the real world. Our projects cover product, process and/or equipment design in the areas of oil & gas, energy, base & specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and the food industry.

You’ll be working in an inspiring international scientific ecosystem with fellow trainees from all over the world. If all goes well, this two-year position will lead to an Engineering Doctorate degree, focused on integrating several disciplines to innovatively design processes and process equipment. This expertise is in demand and you’ll enjoy great prospects for a professional future career in the Dutch and international industries.

Find out more about the programme at www.tudelft.nl/engd/ped

Fascinated by process design and development and the application of technology, you’re seeking a career in the process industry (chemicals, energy, food, pharma). Hungry for European work experience, you’re looking to study and work in an ambitious international team. Your English is excellent, of course, and you have an open, creative mind and a critical attitude.

You also have:
- A MSc Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or Physical Technology.
- Alternatively, a MSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Sustainable Energy Technology with a specialisation related to chemical engineering, such as industrial process equipment and energy systems.
- Or, a MSc degree in Applied Earth Sciences, with a specialisation in raw material processing or petroleum engineering.
- Another relevant qualification, within the discretion of the Selection Committee.

The successful candidate will receive a 1-year contract from the Delft University of Technology with a 1-year extension and a gross monthly salary of €2,618.- for 40 hours per week. Please note that this is a job position, therefore tuition fees are not applicable.

TU Delft’s benefits and other employment conditions follow the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. We offer a customisable compensation package, discounts for health insurance and sports memberships, and a monthly work cost contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. Find out more about working for TU Delft .

Delft University of Technology has a strong foundation. As the builder of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneer in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university that combines science, engineering and design. TU Delft stands for world-class education, research and innovation to meet challenges in the fields of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. Generations of Delft engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem solvers in business and social contexts. At TU Delft we embrace diversity and strive to be as inclusive as possible (see our code of conduct). Together we devise and develop solutions that have a positive impact on a global scale.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

With more than 1,000 employees, including 135 pioneering principal investigators, and approximately 3,400 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Our faculty focuses on key technologies, such as quantum and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology, and energy storage and conversion materials, providing solutions to key problems of the 21st century. To this end, we train students in broad Bachelor's and specialist Master's programs with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct pioneering fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers and science educators.

As part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Chemical Engineering department (www.cheme.tudelft.nl) conducts fundamental and applied research that focuses on chemical-technological innovations. In addition, the education department in the BSc and MSc programs Molecular Science &; Technology and Chemical Engineering and the EngD programs Chemical Engineering. The department consists of approximately 300 employees: professors, associate professors, postdocs, PhD candidates and students who are supported by technical and administrative staff.

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Please visit our website  for more information about the Faculty of Applied Sciences and our Department of Chemical Engineering . Please feel free to contact our Programme Coordinator PED Sabine Venema-Vanmechelen via [email protected]

Application deadline: 1 May 2024

Kick off your exciting career in the process industry (chemicals, energy, food, pharma) at TU Delft. Please submit your application in English, using our application form, including your:

• Cover letter explaining why you’re interested in a traineeship in (product-driven) process and equipment design or design in general, max one A4 page.
• Curriculum Vitae max two A4 pages.
• Copies of your master's and bachelor's diplomas.
• Master's and bachelor's degree transcripts including grades and a scale with the maximum, minimum and passing grades.
• Two reference letters from supervisors of (research) projects or (scientific) work. Please upload through the application form, or ask your referees to e-mail our interim Programme Coordinator at [email protected].
• Evidence of proficiency in the English language* if you are a non-native English speaker without an English-taught master’s degree.

* Good command of spoken and written English can be demonstrated by successfully passing one of the following tests (certificates not older than two years):
1. TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test) with an overall band score of 100 with scores of at least 21 for each section. TU Delft does not accept TOEFL MyBest scores; the scores must have been achieved in a single test;
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System, academic version) with an overall band score of at least 7.0 with scores of at least 6.5 for each section.

Native speakers will be exempted from the English test requirement, as well as, in principle, non-native applicants who have obtained an English-taught Master’s degree.
If during the selection process it is deemed that the English proficiency of the applicant with an English-taught Master’s degree does not meet the requirements, they may also be asked to do a test.

Your application will be evaluated by the EngD selection committee. If selected for an interview, you will be asked to prepare a presentation. A pre-employment screening may also be part of the selection procedure.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS won't be reviewed.