TNO vacancies

Photovoltaic (PV) modules have experienced significant cost and price reduction in recent years. These trends are mainly to be accounted by economy of scales and financial incentives. Nevertheless all current PV materials suffer from technological limitations which have not been (sufficiently) addressed by the industry. One of these limitations consists in the mismatch between the absorption spectrum of the solar cell active materials and the inc....

As a Microscopy & Materials researcher your tasks will include working with nanomaterials and nanoparticles, conducting damage assessment (trouble-shooting) and developing new measurement methods in the field of solids analysis. Together with the clients (who include the SME sector, universities and knowledge institutions) you will seek focused solutions for the research question or the problem. Application-oriented expertise in microscopy (S....

You will form part of a small team as part of the Crystal project (CRitical sYSTem engineering AcceLeration, a large EU project). Your major role is to; create executable models for the evaluation of performance and behavior. Your modeling work will focus on the complex control part of an interventional X-ray system and you will have the opportunity to use state of the art tooling in conjunction with tooling being developed as part of the projec....

You will contribute to the ambition of the Geological Survey of the Netherlands to increase its impact, to diversify its funding sources and, on the longer term, to internationalise. In the role of senior business developer you articulate and implement our market strategy, together with management for the overall objectives and obviously supported by relevant scientists.Your tasks and responsibilities include (1) customer relation management, (2)....

As a Project Manager you will be responsible for projects, guiding the project teams, defining contracts and calculations, and maintaining contact with the clients. The Project Manager works in a team of professionals, for both national and international clients. By focusing on large key accounts, you will play a key role in strengthening and further building up our position in the automotive industry.The activities of the Project Manager will co....

- You will provide a significant contribution in the development of Tyre (simulation) models for application in Vehicle Dynamics;- Development and consultancy projects on Tyre & Vehicle Dynamics topics;- Presenting of project results to customers and at conferences;- Making and writing of project propositions;- Writing reports and scientific publications.....

- You will provide a significant contribution in the development of our algorithms concerning estimation of vehicle states and control of vehicle dynamics;- Development of control strategies for further optimization of vehicle behavior to enhance vehicle safety, stability and driver comfort;- Responsible for autonomously executing development and consultancy projects for clients in the automotive industry.....

We are looking for a new colleague for the position of 3D Printing Researcher within the expertise area Technical Sciences, in which our inspirational work is geared to technological breakthroughs to create innovations in key societal and economic themes. Our projects tend to have a significant international impact and our facilities are unique.The department Equipment for Additive Manufacturing is one of the global players in the field of 3D pri....

You will be working on a software framework for the performance parameters of different coordination techniques. This framework facilitates the definition, analysis and visualization of the performance parameters. For this you analyse the provided definitions of Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness, and you develop possibilities for their generic representation in software. You apply the framework for executing performance measur....

As a senior energy performance researcher, you will take the initiative to set up new studies into energy performance standards, the physical modelling of energy performance, and energy performance monitoring in practice.You are a leader in your field, and clients recognize you as an expert and an integrator of applied knowledge. Clients logically wish to secure your services for new, large-scale research programmes. You will use your specialized....

You will be working on a software framework for the performance parameters of different coordination techniques. This framework facilitates the definition, analysis and visualization of the performance parameters. For this you analyse the provided definitions of Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness, and you develop possibilities for their generic representation in software. You apply the framework for executing performance measur....

The Responsive Materials & Coatings (RM&C) expertise group specializes in the development of innovative wet-chemical coatings and materials. Our extensive knowledge of physical and chemical structures down to the nanometer scale enables us to develop new materials with application-specific properties. We focus on material solutions for the sustainable generation and use of energy. This includes more efficient solar cells, thermo-chemical ....

By participating in this project you can contribute to improved management of complex and vital IT chains. Given the increasing importance of this topic for society and the business world, it is currently a subject of great interest to companies, governments and regulators.The system we are developing will represent the application-oriented implementation of a model for IT chain management as currently being developed by TNO in collaboration with....

You as a Materials Technologist are responsible for the research, specification, design and development of materials to advance technologies of many kinds. Your expertise lies in understanding the properties and behaviours of different substances, from raw materials to finished products. Potentially your work with many different materials includes:- ceramics;- chemicals;- composites;- metals;- polymers.Working in a diverse range of industries an....

In the role of Junior Chemical Engineer you will contribute to the technological development of (hybrid) membrane, adsorption, crystallization and electro-chemical water treatment processes. Drawing on your background skills and experience, you will help to further strengthen TNO�s expert position in this field. You will apply your creativity to innovative technology in the water treatment sector. You will liaise with colleagues in oth....

Your knowledge and experience would add to our ambitions to create the new generation installations for energy neutral buildings. You are eager to make an impact in Europe and throughout the world in the area of thermal and thermochemical heat storage, and really make a difference in a sustainable future. In your role, you define a course from content, which contributes to strategic and technological developments, you inspire colleagues and convi....

As a researcher/advisor you will focus on high-profile projects for national and international clients such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Bank and the Dutch government. You will play an important role in the innovation and economics research of the group, together with the colleagues of the Innovation Team and the Economics Team, leading to well-founded analyses and well-written reports appreciated by our major cl....

Your knowledge and experience would add to our ambitions to create the new generation installations for energy neutral buildings. You are eager to make an impact in Europe and throughout the world in the area of thermal and thermochemical heat storage, and really make a difference in a sustainable future. In your role, you define a course from content, which contributes to strategic and technological developments, you inspire colleagues convinc....

As a Consultant you will contribute to and be responsible for ensuring a healthy interaction and a solid link between market demands for water treatment and solutions involving innovative technological developments. These may include treatment processes using hybrid membranes, adsorption, crystallization and electrochemical techniques. Your background makes you ideally suited to strengthen TNO’s expert position in this field. You will maintain co....

This project will be part of the GOOSE program which aims at the development of a system where data analysis, data interpretation and information retrieval components are configured and executed to obtain a many domain, many query, many user and many sensor system. The GOOSE concept has the ambition to provide the capability to search semantically for any relevant information within all (including imaging) sensor streams, in near real time, in th....