Ph3Overview /h3 pTeaching, research and practice - we connect /p pThe researcher will participate in a project under the NCCR Automation consortium, in collaboration with Principal Investigators from the bSchool of Engineering and Environment at FHNW /b and the bInstitute of Dynamic Systems and Control /b (Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering) ETHZ. The research project is dedicated to designing multi-objective controllers to optimize the efficiency, reliability and lifespan of electric vehicles. The researcher will address the challenge of defining reliability and lifespan models for electric vehicle components, including batteries, converters and capacitors. They will utilize various time and frequency domain control techniques to integrate these sustainability criteria into the design phase. They will also establish optimal, reconfigurable operating profiles for different driving conditions, highlighting the controller's adaptability. The researcher will be involved in national research projects within the NCCR framework, collaborating with other NCCR researchers at ETH, EPFL and EMPA. The initial contract will be for two years, with the option for renewal. /p h3Your tasks /h3 ul liComponent level: Develop physics- and data-driven models to estimate component damage and health under operating conditions, predict imminent failures and assess the reliability and lifetime of interconnected systems considering component interdependencies /li liFleet level: Formulate a multi-objective, multi-horizon optimization framework that integrates reliability and lifetime metrics alongside high-level system requirements to jointly optimize control, scheduling, and design decisions across interconnected system layers, yielding Pareto-optimal trade-offs between effectiveness and responsibility /li liWriting scientific papers /li liCollaborating with other researchers within the NCCR network /li /ul h3Your profile /h3 pCandidates are required to possess an engineeri...