Institute for RemunerationEG 13 ID: 1826WE23 Start of employment: as soon as possible Application deadline 04.02.2026 Scope full time and limited employment for three years

As a PhD student at the Institute for Power Electronic Devices, you will explore novel frameworks for investigating and predicting the reliability of power semiconductor devices (including Si, SiC, and GaN).

Your work will include establishing and extending reliability models based on literature and experimental data, implementing simulation frameworks, and integrating ML-based methods for parameter identification. In close collaboration with academic and industrial partners, you will progressively refine models, validate them with available data, and integrate your results into innovative concepts for reliability improvement at the device level.

YOUR TASKS

Systematic review and consolidation of existing reliability models for power semiconductor devices
Development and extension of simulation frameworks (e.g., defect-based physics models, ML-assisted reliability assessment)
Analysis and validation of models using available datasets from literature and experimental data, application of experimental characterization
Publication of research results in peer-reviewed journals/conferences, teaching (four semester-weekly-hours German/English), and supervision of student theses
Contribution to academic self-administration and opportunity for scientific qualification (e.g. PhD)

YOUR PROFILE

Requirements

Completed scientific university studies, in particular in the subject Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computational Materials Science, or a related field, ideally with a focus on semiconductor devices, electronic materials, or numerical simulation

Desired knowledge and personal skills

Expertise in semiconductor physics, power semiconductor devices, or reliability engineering
Strong background in programming and simulation (Python, MATLAB; familiarity with ML methods desirable)
Interest in physics of failure, data-driven modeling, semiconductor characterization methods, and interdisciplinary reliability research
Independent, proactive, structured work style with excellent communication and teamwork skills
Fluent German/English (B2/C1 GeR), strong motivation for scientific work and teaching

OUR OFFER

Scientific qualification with the opportunity to pursue a PhD
Intensive induction/ onboarding
Flexible and family-friendly working conditions and possibility of mobile work
30 day vacation per year
Good public transport connections
pension scheme, capital-forming benefits
Internal offers for health promotion and special conditions in further gyms

At the heart of TU Hamburg’s research, teaching and transfer of technology is the guiding principle of developing technology for people. The TU Hamburg sees itself in this context as a family-friendly and sustainable university with high performance and quality standards that strives for excellence in all its research fields. Interdisciplinarity, innovation, regionality and internationality are binding principles in our actions. With currently around 8.000 students, 110 professors and 1.650 employees, the TU Hamburg is characterised by short decision-making processes and close cooperation between the board, the institutes, the deans of studies, the research areas and the administration. We identify ourselves with a modern leadership culture and cultivate appreciative interaction.

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Holger Kapels, Tel.-Nr. +49 40 30601 3066, Email: .

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Notice for graduates of foreign educational qualifications:
Please submit proof of all obtained university degrees and, if available, the recognition of your educational qualifications in Germany (e.g. anabin excerpts and/or acknowledgement of previous employers).