Internship or Graduation Thermal Battery Model
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Job Location:
Gorinchem - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.
Aboutus
The Research Development & Innovation department of Damen helps the company to become the most sustainable and digitally connected shipyard in the world. We give support to the business in the development of an innovative product portfolio and offer pro-active advice with the aim of further improving the quality and performance of the Damen products and services. The RD&I department is divided into Research Development and Enabling Technologies branches. Youlljoin the RD&I Workboats team at Damen Gorinchem Development working on an exciting range of vessels such as tugs multipurpose workboats highspeed craft and city ferries. Our team of 10 colleagues with diverse backgrounds offers a supportive and energetic environment where you can learn contribute and make real impact.
The role
Within Damen we are supporting the transition toward low and zero emission shipping by heavily investing in electrification. This includes developing modular battery systems hybrid propulsion solutions and efficient charging concepts. A key challenge is ensuring that battery systems are safe reliable and optimally sized for different vessel types and operational profiles. Accurate thermalmodellingplaysa central rolein achieving this.
Your mission is to improve andvalidatean existing thermal model for an air-cooled battery pack using measurement data together with system identification and optimization techniques. The project focuses on three research themes:
- Lifetime:Higher average temperatures accelerate degradation reducingcapacityand increasing lifecycle cost.
- Safety:Poor thermal control can leadinextreme casestothermal runawayaselfacceleratingchemical reaction that can propagate to other cells or modules.
- Battery Selection:Temperature predictionsdeterminerequired cooling capacitypower limitationsand guide decisions onbattery typeand overall pack size for a vessel. A reliable thermal modelis essential toavoidoverandunder-design.
Key accountabilities
As an intern you will:
- Process and clean raw measurement data
- Analyze thermal behavior
- Developathermal/electrical batterymodel
- Apply system identification todeterminedynamic thermal parameters
- Implement and testan appropriate optimizationmethod for parameter fitting
- Validate predicted module temperatures against experimental data
- Use the model to simulate temperature evolution for future vessels and operational profiles
- Provide insights intooptimalbattery usage to extend lifetime and improve safety margins
Skills & experience
At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:
- Bachelor or Master student in Mechanical Engineering Systems & Control Applied Physics Electrical/Maritime Engineering or similar
- Affinity with modelling system identification and data analysis
- ProficientinPython or MATLAB
- Interest in battery systems thermal management and sustainable technology
- Communicates fluently in English
Whatweoffer
- Academic level mentoring throughout the internship
- Internship compensation and travel allowance in line with company policy
- Hands on experience with enterprise AI adoption in a high impact environment
- A project with direct relevance to multiple business functions and future digital products
- Potential for internal rollout andpossibly apublication or conference contribution depending on results
Other
Are you ready to sail into your new adventure at Damen Dont hesitate send us your motivation letter and resume here.
Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Python
- C/C++
- Fortran
- R
- Data Mining
- Matlab
- Data Modeling
- Laboratory Techniques
- MongoDB
- SAS
- Systems Analysis
- Dancing
About Company
We are family owned & client-driven company since 1927. Damen Group becomes the world's most sustainable and connected shipbuilder. We are building your future!
