Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Department HRS4R Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 14 Sep 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 20 Jul 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

About the Project BESCAPE

BESCAPE ("Advanced Wide Bandgap-based Power Processing and Management for Future Space Exploration") is a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network Joint Doctorate (DN-JD) initiative developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and leading European space companies.

The project addresses emerging challenges in power conversion, advanced control, and power distribution systems for future human space exploration missions.

BESCAPE brings together a highly international consortium comprising 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) distributed across leading European universities and research institutions. The academic beneficiaries include Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM, Spain), Universiteit Twente (UT, The Netherlands), Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI, Spain), KU Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), Université de Mons (UMONS, Belgium), Ghent University (UGent, Belgium), Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD, Italy), and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH, Spain). These academic partners collaborate closely with space‑sector stakeholders, including the European Space Agency (ESA, The Netherlands), Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo, Italy), IMEC (Belgium), Thales Alenia Space Belgium (TAS-B, Belgium), OHB System AG (OHB, Germany), and CRISA-AIRBUS (Spain), creating a unique research and training environment that combines academic excellence with industrial and space‑sector expertise.

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) offers one fully funded PhD position "Architecture Analysis and Models Development of DC Micro Grid for New Gateway Electrical Power Subsystems" within this international research network, providing the opportunity to work closely with leading academic experts, ESA researchers,



and industrial partners while contributing to technologies for future space missions.

Host Institution

Host Institution: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Supervisors from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM, Spain).
Joint Degree Partner Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD, Italy).
Industrial Mentors: European Space Agency - ESA (The Netherlands) and CRISA-AIRBUS (Spain).
Objective: This project focuses on the modelling and analysis of advanced Power Distribution Systems for future space platforms. The selected candidate will develop accurate system models and a Digital Twin of a Space Station DC Micro Grid integrating solar generation, battery storage, and power conversion units, enabling performance assessment and stability analysis under different operating conditions.
Secondments:
ESA (during 3 months): training on the Power Distribution Systems and the challenges for the coming Space exploration missions.
UNIPD (during 6 Months): advanced training in control techniques and digital control to be applied in the Digital Twin models and to follow the PhD courses from UNIPD for the Joint Degree.

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