Drive breakthroughs in cutting-edge radar technology research

The development of radar technology is indispensable to resolving societal challenges. Like detecting weather anomalies to better prepare for catastrophes, or enhancing the safety of drone deliveries and autonomous driving. And what about monitoring vulnerable people's health parameters to trigger life-saving medical assistance? Or the development of 6G, blurring the lines between communication and sensing? As a PhD student at TU Delft, you will be at the forefront of research into cognitive systems and remote sensing, working with world-leading industrial and scientific partners.

Research opportunities & PhD positions

At the Microwave Sensing, Signals and Systems (MS3) group, we offer you the opportunity to drive tangible breakthroughs by conducting unique research. You may focus on separating targets from clutter to make safer currently produced cars and autonomously driving ones in future. Alternatively, you could be harnessing different radar waveforms to solve interference problem in automotive world or design multi-beam sensing schemes to increase our understanding of mixed-phase clouds. Or you could be involved in the development of 6G technology from antennas to front-end resource management.

On this page, we're posting the current PhD positions. As our research evolves, new positions become available and will be posted on this page throughout the year.

"At MS3, we give you an unparalleled opportunity to conduct in-depth research using our unrivalled research and radar facilities. And you will be building an invaluable network in industry and the academic world. What better way to develop your research career?" - Prof. Dr Alexander Yarovoy, Chairman of MS3

Meet your team

Your home base will be our highly-motivated, supportive team of teachers, technicians, PhD and master students, led by a full professor. At MS3, you'll find a welcoming, friendly and open atmosphere. We're dedicated and used to growing talents. And we will give you all the training and coaching you need to grow your personal and professional skills. Researching as a PhD candidate at MS3 prepares you for your future career in industry or academia.

Our research facilities

We're proud of having Europe's leading radar infrastructure, having developed and built many of our facilities ourselves. Our Radar Labs include, but are not limited to:

• the reconfigurable polarimetric wideband radars PARSAX and MESEWI
• the antenna measurement chamber DUCAT
• TARA and IDRA hosted by CESAR Observatory at Cabauw
• the distributed radar system RAEBELL, for the surveillance of the lower airspace
• a millimetre-wave and UWB indoor laboratory
• a multichannel transmission MIMO radar
• a ground-penetrating radar measurement site

Our mission

Our mission is to develop new radar technology for future radar applications. Like detecting vital health signs such as heart rate without the need for wearables. Or separating pedestrians from trees, cyclists or cars. Radars that don't just detect, but classify. In addition to conducting groundbreaking research, we share a drive to train new generations of engineers and develop outstanding scientific talent.

Learn more about the MS3 group

Inspired?

Have we sparked your interest? Check out the job posting for the requirements and employee benefits. If you think you're a match, we'd like to meet you. To apply, please complete the application form [link], and upload your motivation letter and detailed CV.

Do you have any questions? Talk to us

If you would like more information about these roles or require more information about the selection procedure, please contact Prof. Dr. Alexander Yarovoy, Chairman of MS3, via phone or e-mail.

Currently Open Vacancies

Digitally Modulated Radar

PhD student

Development approaches for the design of next-generation digitally modulated automotive radar

Jointly Optimizing Waveforms, Beamforming and Radio Resource Management for Joint Communications and Sensing in 6G Networks

PhD student

To develop the algorithms and approaches for joint optimization of waveforms, beamforming, and radio resource management for Joint Communications and Sensing in 6G networks

Joint Development of Sparse Antenna Array Topology and High Resolution DoA Estimation

PhD student

Join us as a PhD student in this prestigious project, co-supervised by TU Delft and NXP, leading the way in the development and implementation of state-of-the-art automotive radar technology!

Polarimetric Electronically Scanning Arrays

PhD student

A PhD position on designing polarimetric antenna elements for wide scanning polarimetric arrays, including the beamforming network

IC design support specialist

Project Support

In the role of design flow support engineer, you will be actively supporting students and university staff with the implementation of state-of-the-art electronic integrated circuits and systems for (5G) communication, (car) radars, smart (bio) sensors, bioelectronics, and analogue / digital / mixed-signal (VLSI) circuits. These circuits are typically conceived and implemented in the most advanced IC technology nodes.

History

Cognitive Radar Signal Processing for Remote Sensing Applications

Assistant Professor

Challenge: Embedding cognitive processes into radar remote sensing.

Change: Closed-control loop in radar signal processing.

Impact: A multifaceted approach to health care and environmental challenges.

Research Assistant in Radar Processing for Healthcare

Postdoc

PostDoc position in the field of radar sensing for multiple persons tracking in an indoor environment

Postdoc

We have the ambition to investigate innovative techniques for the separation and tracking of multiple persons in an indoor environment using radar systems. Information on what activities a person is doing, where, and when, can help understand his/her physical and cognitive status and identify anomalies possibly related to worsening health.

Postdoctoral Position in Antenna Design and RF/mm-Wave Circuit Integration

Postdoc

We are now looking for a postdoctoral candidate to join our team who will be involved in the ongoing antenna design-oriented research projects in collaboration with our industrial partners.

Distributed & Adaptive radar for Drone Monitoring

PhD student

We seek a motivated PhD student to work on a 4-year NWO funded project called DARE (Distributed and Adaptive Radar for Enhanced Sensing and Classification).

Distributed & Adaptive Radar for Human wellbeing Monitoring

PhD student

We seek a motivated PhD student to work on a 4-year NWO funded project called DARE (Distributed and Adaptive Radar for Enhanced Sensing and Classification).

PhD Optimal Control of Multi-function Radar Tasks

PhD student

"Take control over your future by controlling the radar"

PhD position in Radar Multi-Sensors Imaging for Automotive Applications

PhD student

We have the ambition to design and validate innovative methods to image the environment around a car using radars. Due to lower resolutions, radar images are intrinsically different from lidar or optical images. An increase in the image resolution could be achieved via the fusion of the data coming from multiple radar sensors.

2 PhD positions : TU Delft Sensor AI Lab

PhD student

Develop algorithms to combine physics-based models with data-driven models for navigation of multi-agent systems