Solar Energy Management – Solar Engineer
Subsystem Summary:
Aeronautics decided to design & build a solar-powered electric UAV, to maintain leading innovative UAV development. The new members of this particular sub-team will mainly deal with solar panels and energy management. They will cooperate with the rest of the sub-team’s (Aerodynamics, Structural, Avionics) topics of interest.
This is a crucial “collaboration” since the main objective will be, as detailed below:
Position Description:
- Solar panel selection, in order to collect the required solar energy
- Solar panel constructive feasibility
- Energy calculation and distribution so as to supply all electronic subsystems during flight
- Battery selection and application
- Solar panel simulation using electronics software
Preferred Skills:
- Renewable Energy Resources, Solar Energy
- Familiarity with computational frameworks (MATLAB/Python/Octave)
- Electronics and Electrical Circuits
- Familiarity working with microcontrollers, microprocessors, and peripherals
- Problem-solving skills
- Team player
- Eagerness and enthusiasm
Department: Aeronautics Department
Subsystem: Solar Energy Management