About this role
Are you passionate about shaping the future of energy systems? At VITO/EnergyVille, our GEMS (Grid and Energy MarketS) team plays a pivotal role in driving the transition toward a renewable, secure, and efficient power system. We work on a broad range of innovative topics, from designing flexibility markets to modelling energy markets, power grids, and power systems. Our expertise helps European system operators address the challenges of increasing renewable integration and electrification, ensuring optimal and grid-safe use of energy infrastructure. Your Role As an R&D Professional Power System and Grid Expert you will be a key contributor in research projects and consultancy assignments focused on grid modelling, energy market design, and active system management. Your work will directly support system operators in tackling the evolving energy landscape. Your Responsibilities Lead distribution grid analytics and grid modelling activities, collaborating with electricity market experts, data scientists, and software engineers. Translate real-world challenges into grid modelling solutions, defining scenarios, assembling data, and generating insightful results. Bridge the gap between innovative concepts and practical implementation, ensuring real-world impact. Develop advanced techniques in statistical power flow, optimal power flow, and mathematical optimization, addressing challenges in evolving electricity markets and power system dynamics. Actively engage in national and European research projects, collaborating with system operators and regulators. Communicate findings through clear and high-quality reports, scientific papers, and presentations. Expand the team's expertise by building a strong network in the energy domain. Support the acquisition of new research and innovation projects, including proposal writing.