Postdoc Safe Waterborne Digital Systems

Postdoc Safe Waterborne Digital Systems Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Posted on Jun 8, 2026 Postdoc Safe Waterborne Digital Systems Challenge: Integrating Fault Tolerance and Dependability Change: "What if" cyber-physical ship design Impact: Integrating resilience, safety and security Job description The candidate will work in the HorizonEurope Project WARRANT ( www.warrant-project.eu ) with 13 partners, pursuing innovative research to meet the following objectives: (1) The functional analysis and reliability assessment of waterborne digital systems, addressing the growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Remote & Autonomous shipping, and the increasing cybersecurity threat landscape; (2) The experimentation and validation of the WARRANT methods and platforms in Living Labs with representative stakeholders concerned with waterborne digital systems dependability innovations, and safe, secure and resilient operations of digitalized ships, (3) the scientific dissemination and communication, and industry engagement. The candidate will work in the department of Maritime and Transport Engineering (MTT) of Mechanical Engineering Faculty and will be a senior researcher in the SAFE-NET group ( https://www.safe-net.team/ ). He/she will enjoy interacting with the MTT Young Professionals ( https://mtt-colloquium.github.io/index.html ) and the researchers of the Transport Engineering & Logistics Section, and joining social activities. Job requirements - A PhD degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Fault Diagnosis, Fault Tolerant Control, Reliability-Availability-Maintainability-Safety, Risk Assessment/Mitigation, Safe/Secure by design - Excellent skills for quantitative/qualitatitve modelling of ship systems/operations - Advanced programming skills - An excellent command of English, as you'll be working in an internationally diverse community and with international partners - A...