PhD R&D Engineer - Energy and Electricity

If you want to be part of the new decade on energy revolution, at Smart Energy LAB you will have the opportunity to have a real impact by creating new products and services that will contribute to energy transition, focusing on the 3Ds (Decarbonization, Decentralization and Digitalization).

Smart Energy LAB is a Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) held by EDP Comercial, Accenture, Instituto Superior Técnico, Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon, University of Coimbra, INESCTEC and INESC ID.

Smart Energy Lab has a unique combination of science, technology and industry in the energy sector, focused on creating new products and services for the downstream of the energy value chain.

“We are a green dream factory that will make tomorrow possible, improving life for everyone with new energy solutions through smart collaboration.”

In order to shape the future, we are looking for a PhD R&D Engineer:

As a PhD R&D Engineer you will have both a role in project development and business development:

• Participate in R&D and Features Acceleration product and services development on the energy new downstream (electrification, e-mobility, distributed resources, smart homes, flexibility, IoT)
• Participate in business development analyzing the market, technology trends for energy new downstream (electrification, e-mobility, distributed resources, smart homes, flexibility, IoT)
• Contribute to specification, design, prototype, and manufacturing (e.g. electric vehicle charging points, home batteries, inverters, local controllers, gateways, load monitoring hardware)
• Conducting analysis of state of the art on relevant topics on energy new downstream
• Perform analysis and applied research to discover new business and projects opportunities
• Support the customer centric user team in product discovery activities
• Conduct specific studies and presentations to support the business and product development
• Support the preparation of applications for projects financing (european and national funds) and business proposals

What we are looking for:

• Up to date on innovation trends in the energy sector
• Passionate for energy transition
• High problem-solving capabilities
• Good writing and oral communication skills
• Good combination of technical and business knowledge
• Easiness to work with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in dynamic and ambiguous projects