The Dynamics based Maintenance group, Faculty of Engineering Technology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands has an opening for a postdoc candidate within the project “Engineering for Zero Downtime in Cyber-Physical Systems via Intelligent Diagnostics (ZORRO)”.
To increase the availability and reliability of critical and complex high-tech systems, like machines used in the semiconductor industry or industrial printing machines, intelligent diagnostics to identify faults is of crucial importance. Acoustics-based diagnosis, using an array of microphones, is a promising method to identify faults, as sensing on the moving components in these high tech systems is not possible. The challenge is to localize anomalous sounds, related to faults, in a complex acoustic environment, characterized by moving sound sources and reverberations. Purely relying on physical models describing the acoustics in this kind of environment will result in models too large to be handled and too instable to be solved. Data-driven approaches need to be used in addition to enrich the physics-based models. An experimental set-up to collect relevant acoustic data is available, but needs further development.
The project focusses on a case of one of the participating industrial partners, but a broader collaboration in this national project with the other industrial partners, universities and research institutes is anticipated.
Information and application
You can apply for this position before September 15, 2025 by clicking the ‘apply now’ button below. Please include:
· CV (including contact information for at least two academic references)
· An original motivation letter indicating your fit with this position and associated ambition.
For more information on this position, please contact dr.ir. Richard Loendersloot, r.loendersloot@utwente.nl.
Screening is part of the selection procedure.
The first job interviews are planned October 2025.
About the organisation
The Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) engages in education and research of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. We enable society and industry to innovate and create value using efficient, solid and sustainable technology. We are part of a ‘people-first' university of technology, taking our place as an internationally leading center for smart production, processes and devices in five domains: Health Technology, Maintenance, Smart Regions, Smart Industry and Sustainable Resources. Our faculty is home to about 2,900 Bachelor's and Master's students, 550 employees and 150 PhD candidates. Our educational and research programmes are closely connected with UT research institutes Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.
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