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With more than 1400 employees, focused on innovation, sustainability and collaboration, Bosch Aveiro joins together experts in diverse areas, from mechanical engineering to connectivity and software solutions, as well as industrialization and quality.\nAt Bosch, we shape the future by inventing high-quality technologies and services that spark enthusiasm and enrich people’s lives. Our promise to our associates is rock-solid: we grow together, we enjoy our work, and we inspire each other. Join in and feel the difference in mindsets, cultures, generations, identities and perspectives. Everyone should bring their authenticity and work together respectfully. Bosch is an employer that values diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and we can provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process and in the performance of professional activity. By including everyone and ensuring equal opportunities we unleash our full potential.\n Your contribution to something big:\nYou will contribute to an industrial research project focused on the development and optimization of heat pump systems. You will support the evaluation of innovative designs, components, and material applications through laboratory testing, with a strong focus on refrigeration circuits, system performance, efficiency, sound, and control logic. Your main responsibilities will be:\nRefrigeration System Testing: Plan and perform development tests on refrigeration circuits and components, considering system operating envelopes and focusing on product performance, efficiency, sound, and control logic.\n\nTest Planning & Execution: Create structured test plans, prepare laboratory activities, execute development tests, and document results in accordance with applicable standards and internal requirements.\n\nComponent Validation: Test and validate refrigeration components and technical concepts to support the development of efficient and reliable heat pump solutions.\n\nHeat Pump Performance Assessment: Evaluate heat pump requirements and system behaviour to support the development and optimization of new technical concepts and solutions.\n\nTechnical Specifications: Create, review, and interpret technical specifications for refrigeration components and support their application within heat pump systems.\n\nLaboratory Testing: Prepare test setups, handle samples, and use laboratory equipment and data acquisition tools to conduct development testing.\n\nTest Data Analysis: Analyse and interpret experimental results, identify relevant findings, and clearly document conclusions to support engineering decisions.\n\nTechnical Documentation: Document test procedures, results, and findings, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and clear communication within the development team.\n\n What distinguishes you:\nEducation: Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Physics Engineering, or a comparable technical field.\n\nThermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics: Strong knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and refrigeration systems.\n\nRefrigeration Systems: Good understanding of the specification, calculation, design, and testing of refrigeration systems and components.\n\nTesting & Experimentation: Experience handling samples, preparing test setups, and conducting tests in a laboratory environment.\n\nData Analysis: Ability to analyse and interpret test results and translate findings into clear technical conclusions and documentation.\n\nStandards: Knowledge of European standards applicable to refrigeration systems and heat pumps is considered a plus.\n\nDigital Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote. 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