Electrical Signature Analysis Specialist

Hi, we are Samotics! 👋 With our unique, AI‑driven solution we help many of the world’s largest industrial companies to make unplanned downtime history and reduce energy waste. Our mission? To reduce the global energy consumption by 10%! Read more about it.

We are looking for an Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) Specialist. Are you interested in doing research and development with regards to rotating electrical machines failures and diagnosis, analyzing real‑case scenarios and helping our customers to prevent unplanned downtimes? Do you want to make an impact in a fast growing company? And are you ready for an acceleration in your career? Then read on!

As an ESA Specialist you will be working on Research and Development tasks to improve our Asset Health product (SAM4), in a cross‑functional product team composed of data scientists and other ESA specialists. You will also perform in‑depth analysis of asset’s failures based on ESA and support other teams within our company.

• Contribute to the development of our condition monitoring tool, by the use of signal processing techniques and the creation of new features based on ESA that can be used as input for AI models developed within the team.

• Analyze ongoing failure incidents performing root cause failure analysis and diagnosis, supporting the Condition Monitoring Analysts and Customer Success teams when aligning communication with customers.

• Making proposals for the prevention of missed faults, by in‑depth analysis of historical cases and proper documentation of them, and also researching for improvements that can be tested and implemented.

• Assists other departments within Samotics that require in‑depth knowledge of ESA.

A Msc. In Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in a similar position, (or a PhD) which includes experience with diagnosis and root cause failure analysis of electrical motors using ESA, with practical experience in the detection of failures in assets running in the field and/or theoretical experience with simulating failure modes in a testing setup or a laboratory environment.

Requirements for this position are:

• Good knowledge of electrical motors (electrical machine modeling is a plus).

• Knowledge about variable frequency drives (domain of control theory is a plus).

• Familiarity of applications where electrical motors are used. (water pumps or oil and gas industry is a plus)

• Understanding of the parts of a drive train (feeder-motor-transmission-application), its different failure modes and a creative mindset to perform root cause failure analysis.

• Knowledge of electrical signature analysis and the use of Fourier transformation (experience with time‑frequency analysis, as wavelets, is a plus).

• Good communication skills (experience on communicating failure detections to customers in industrial environments is a plus).

• Understanding of electrical line diagrams (knowledge of grounding topologies is a plus).

• Familiarity with different technologies used for condition monitoring (experience with vibration analysis is a plus).

• Programming skills (proficiency in python is a plus).

• Good knowledge of spoken and written English (a second language is a plus).

• Make a positive environmental impact by reducing energy waste, preventing pollution and eliminating unplanned downtime.

• Vibrant and professional company culture based on freedom and responsibility.

• Competitive salary, holidays, and benefits package (pension scheme, parental leave...).

• Relocation package and visa sponsorship

• Hybrid and onsite working opportunities.

• Company events: from pub quizzes to chess tournaments and wine tastings, there’s always something fun happening at our company.

• Enrolment in our Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) scheme, allowing you to benefit from a potential exit event.

• In line with our mission, our office is made with 90% recycled material at a three‑minute walk from Leiden Central train station.

• On‑site meals, snacks and drinks.

Ready to work on real‑world electrical signature analysis challenges and help prevent industrial failures before they happen? We’d love to meet you