Position under active recruitment:Research and development of energy networks

What are the key points of energy networks?

New energy networks promote local production and local consumption of renewable energy and reduce environmental load

■Virtual energy supply and demand control technology: Achieve energy network topology that merges the information network and energy network. Optimize information-processing positioning according to the supply and demand conditions of each region. Improve tracking of the amount of information processing and power consumption of ICT equipment. Develop technology for coordinating and controlling stationary storage batteries and EV storage batteries.

■Next-generation energy supply technology: Evaluate and develop direct-current supply systems robust to solar flares, cosmic rays, electromagnetic pulses, lightning, etc. Establish various safety measures for constructing direct-current grids and technology for improving power quality. Develop new energy transmission technologies.

Recruitment overview

Details of work

Depending on your experience and abilities, you will be in charge of one or more of the following.

(1) Virtual energy supply and demand control technology

• Project management of projects in energy network research
• Design, construction, and verification of demonstration environments
• Research and development of ICT load demand control and ICT load arrangement in consumer facilities such as NTT buildings

(2) Next-generation energy supply technology

• Evaluation and development of direct-current supply systems robust to solar flares, cosmic rays, electromagnetic pulses, lightning, etc.
• Development of various safety measures for constructing direct-current grids and technology for improving power quality.
• Development of new energy transmission technologies.

Required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience

You must possess one of the following:

• Experience as a project manager
• Specialized knowledge in data analysis and machine learning
• Specialized knowledge in electrical and electronic engineering

Desirable knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience

• Various types of basic knowledge: environmental problems, network topology, power engineering, etc.
• Various types of development experience: network design, construction, and quality control, demand prediction as in network traffic, etc.
• Diverse skills: machine-learning and computer-simulation skills, communication skills in English, etc.

Qualities we are looking for

• A desire to come up with ideas for solving technical problems while proactively absorbing and using new technologies with great intellectual curiosity
• Ability to proactively pursue solutions to complex problems while collaborating with members of different specialized fields
• Ability to communicate smoothly both inside and outside the company in a flexible and cooperative manner

Location

Musashino R&D Center（3-9-11 Midori-cho,Musashino-shi,Tokyo 180-8585）

Message

Established in July 2020, the NTT Space Environment and Energy Research Laboratory researches the environmental energy field from a perspective on a space scale.
Anticipating the further introduction of renewable energy in the years to come, our group researches and develops means of achieving a new world with zero environmental load while changing environmental awareness in society by connecting power generation and consumption via a new energy network. We look forward to receiving applications from those who want to apply their skills to achieving a society with zero environmental load.

Toward super-resilient smart cities

Our group is researching and developing virtual energy supply and demand control technology to make thorough use of renewable energy as well as next-generation energy supply technology based on direct-current grids to provide regions with a stable supply of power even in the event of a commercial power outage. We aim to contribute to the merging of diverse technologies in NTT's IOWN vision, the construction of new autonomous and distributed energy networks from the centrally managed energy network of the past, and the creation of super-resilient smart cities capable of local production and local consumption of energy and robust to disasters. In our group, team members are constantly engaged in lively discussions and experimentation while interacting with a variety of stakeholders. Let's work together to create a new society with zero environmental load!

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