PhD Candidate in Demonstration of safety and reliability of novel control technologies - Trondheim, Norge - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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About the job

The PhD position is a part of the research center SUBPRO-Zero (SUstainable Bridge PROgram towards Zero emissions), that has the mission to conduct fundamental and applied research to contribute to net-zero emissions in the offshore industry. Industrial partners include Equinor, Aker BP, TotalEnergies, Vår Energi, Petrobras, Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Digital and Siemens Energy.

The transition period into climate neutral zero emission energy production involves oil and gas production, as a supplementary energy source and as an input to e.g., blue hydrogen production. As the access to develop new oil and gas fields may decline over the coming years, it is even more important to recover as much as possible from the existing developed fields. Here, sea water treatment and injection systems play an important role to enhance the recovery factor of existing fields.

Autonomous subsea seawater injection system is a novel, but yet not proven, system concept requiring the following capabilities:

This research project will have the primary focus on ensuring safe and reliable autonomous operation at level 4, where safety aspects relate to protecting the environment and the critical subsea infrastructure.

The research will address the following challenges:

1. Safety and reliability requirements for autonomous operation
2. Technology qualification process
3. Qualitative and quantitative safety and reliability analysis methods
4. Modeling and simulation of autonomous control system
5. Simulation-based testing of autonomous control strategies
6. Incorporation of digital twins to support the qualification process, including exploration of industry standards like asset administration shell (AAS)

The project will involve relevant use cases from industry and active industry collaboration.

The main supervisor of the research is Professor Mary Ann Lundteigen as main supervisor, with co-supervision by Professor Jørn Vatn at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. The PhD project is part of which is a larger research center with industry partners.

Your immediate leader is Professor Mary Ann Lundteigen.

For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.

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Personal characteristics

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Salary and conditions

As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The period of employment is 3 years.

Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in within three months of employment, and that you participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period.