Thermoacoustic Engineer
What is required?
- M.SC or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Egnineering, Physics, or equivalent
- 1 – 5 years of relevant work experience
- Knowledge of Matlab or equivalent modeling suite
- Ability to model thermoacoustics, develop other physical models, and translate these models into product requirements
- Expertise in at least two of the following: thermodynamics, heat transfer, acoustics or fluid mechanics
- Direct knowledge of thermoacoustics is a strong plus
- Good command of English, both verbally and in writing. Knowledge of Dutch a bonus
What will you get?
- €4,000 - €6,500 gross per month (depending on knowledge and experience)
- 40-hour workweek
- 25 vacation days
- Training opportunities
- Company phantom shares, laptop, and EU+USA SIM card
What will you do?
- 25% Simulation and modeling
- 20% Testing and validating experiments
- 20% Analyzing and interpreting data
- 15% Integrating and optimizing systems
- 10% Collaboration and consultation
- 10% Documentation and reporting
This vacancy has been created based on interviews with employees to help you get a realistic preview of the job.
I'm interested
Do you have a question or are you interested? Contact us.Lucas Evers
Vacancy
As a Thermoacoustic Engineer at BlueHeart Energy, you are responsible for designing and optimizing thermoacoustic systems and components for energy-efficient applications. You will develop and test innovative technologies for sound-to-heat conversion, ensuring they perform efficiently under various conditions. Through simulations and experiments, you will analyze system behavior, solve problems, and improve performance.
Your main tasks include system modeling, experimental testing and validation, data analysis, system integration, collaboration with various teams, and maintaining documentation. You will closely collaborate with colleagues from the mechanical and testing departments to ensure the systems integrate seamlessly into the larger energy system. Ultimately, your focus will be on enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of energy conversion technologies.
In this role, you will be part of the R&D department, working with multidisciplinary teams. You will collaborate with mechanical engineers, test engineers, and product owners. The team is diverse, with each member bringing their own expertise, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment. This teamwork is essential for ensuring the optimal performance and seamless integration of energy designs and thermoacoustic components.
If you enjoy collaborating with multiple teams within the company and find it challenging to enhance sustainability in energy conversion technologies, then this is the job for you.
Working week
On an enjoyable workday, you analyze new test results from the lab and have a highly effective meeting with your team. Following this, you dedicate time to optimizing algorithms.
On a less enjoyable workday, you focus on troubleshooting a malfunctioning sensor and handle administrative tasks, which may hinder the progress of your research.
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- Lunch
- Daily stand up
- Simulation and modeling
- Meeting with Stakeholders
- Integrating and optimizing systems
- Testing and validating experiments
- Analyzing and interpreting data
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- Lunch
- Daily stand up
- Sprint review
- Simulation and modeling
- Collabortation and consultation
- Documenting and reporting
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- Lunch
- Daily stand up
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Integrating and optimizing systems
- Documenting and reporting
- Simulation and modeling
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- Lunch
- Daily stand up
- Weekly research sync
- Simulation and modeling
- Testing and validating experiments
- Analyzing and interpreting data
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- Lunch
- Daily stand up
- Simulation and modeling
- Testing and validating experiments
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Integrating and optimizing systems
- Collabortation and consultation
Firsthand experience
Growth
The career path at BlueHeart Energy is not fixed. The company expects to continue growing rapidly in the coming years, creating opportunities for everyone ready to take on new responsibilities. BlueHeart Energy offers training and courses, and knowledge sharing among employees is very important. The significant advantage of the startup phase is that initiative is highly valued, allowing you to create your own role. As BlueHeart Energy grows, so do you. BlueHeart adopted Agile working from January 2023, improving team collaboration.
Working at BlueHeart Energy
BlueHeart Energy was founded in 2016 to apply thermoacoustics as a technology in heat pumps and other applications as a replacement of compression technology. Thermoacoustics is a disruptive approach to generate heat and cold, with potential to revolutionize the whole industry. Over the past seven years, BHE has developed a thermoacoustic engine to power heat pumps and airco systems in residential buildings and other (industrial) applications. This so called 'Blue Heart' of a heat pump is sold to manufacturers. We are continuous improving the 'Blue Heart' with new developed and optimizations. As well we will develop different products over time. Besides this, we will set up our production facility, strengthen the relationships with our customers (OEM's and ODM's) and set up pilot projects in houses and other (industrial) applications and monitor these.
- Headquarters in Heemskerk
- 45 employees
- Active in more than 10 countries
- 20% / 80%
- Average age 38 years
- Casual
- Hybrid working
Colleagues
Application process
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