Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - PDEng trainee Smart Energy Buildings & Camp; Cities

Smart Energy Buildings & Cities PDEng program

The Smart Energy Buildings & Cities (SEB&C) PDEng program wants to contribute to the transition to an energy-positive built environment in which indoor environmental quality is optimized for health, comfort and/or productivity. To achieve these goals a transdisciplinary approach is required which:

• addresses technological solutions for energy generation, storage, distribution and demand reduction, and

• integrates and optimizes these in design, construction and operation of new and existing buildings.

This requires technical designers who are able to work in a multidisciplinary environment and know how to communicate with different disciplines and stake holders. This PDEng program educates trainees to become those technical designers! To emphasize, this program is about technological design, i.e., the process of solving problems by means of a technological design, this in contrast to (PhD) research, which is the process of understanding problems.

After the two year program our trainees become technical designers with a broad technological understanding of energy related disciplines in the built environment (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, building physics and services and ICT), who excel in their own discipline and who are able to work in multidisciplinary design teams, contribute to design issues outside their own core disciplines, integrate different technologies into new products and concepts, and who understand the commercial aspects of these innovative products and concepts.

The Department of the Built Environment of the Eindhoven University of Technology offers you a trainee position to follow a two-year post-master technological designer program, which leads to the degree of 'Professional Doctorate in Engineering' (PDEng).

The first year of the SEB&C program is dedicated to educate you to become an 'integral engineer' in the field of SEB&C. You are part of a team with different master specialisms; by various technical workshops you acquire knowledge concerning the important concepts of disciplines other than your own (master) specialism. This increases your ability to effectively and efficiently communicate with these other disciplines in multidisciplinary design teams. Furthermore, through workshops on professional skills and entrepreneurship training, you are prepared for the second year in-company assignment. You write a project proposal for this in-company assignment in collaboration with the company and the university.The second year of the program is dedicated to the in-company assignment. You work within the company structure (facilities, office desk, computer and other required equipment are provided by the company). Managing and executing the company assignment is your main responsibility. During this year you are supported by an advisor from the company and an advisor from the university. A business plan for implementation or marketing of the project or product is part of the final report.

Closing Date:15-11-2015