Air traffic safety with new low-emission aircraft
Delft University of Technology · Operations & Environment section, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (Dutch Aviation Systems Analysis Lab, with Royal NLR)
- Pay
- EUR 3,204 - 4,051 gross per month (year 1 to year 4), plus 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus ≈ ₹3.5 lakh/month grossAbout 9.3× the UGC JRF fellowship of ₹37,000/month
- Eligible degrees
- MSc (M.Tech/ME/M.Sc) in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering, or an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, (Applied) Mathematics or Computer Science with an interest in aviation and air traffic management. Strong physics, maths and Python coding expected. A B.Tech alone is not listed as sufficient.
- Tests
- Strong English communication; English proficiency per TU Delft Graduate School admission requirements
- Duration
- 4 years (1.5-year contract plus 2.5-year contract after go/no-go review)
About the project
Battery, hydrogen and other new aircraft types will fly at different speeds, climb rates and ranges from today's jets. This project asks what happens to safety, capacity and efficiency when such aircraft share airspace with conventional traffic. Will build metrics and models to measure the effect of a mixed fleet, using large-scale simulation, semi-analytical models or both. A practical part of the work is extending the open-source BlueSky air traffic simulator into a scenario generator and assessment tool that other researchers and policymakers can use. Will also look at what a mixed fleet means for procedure design, separation, trajectory prediction and collision avoidance. The post sits inside a national lab of twelve PhD candidates and three postdocs run by TU Delft and the Dutch Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), working with the Dutch infrastructure ministry.
Who this suits: EduSail Abroad mentor note
Suits an Indian M.Tech/ME in aerospace or mechanical engineering, or an M.Sc maths/CS graduate with strong Python and simulation skills and a real interest in aviation.
Listed by EduSail Abroad on 6 Oct 2026. Always confirm the final details and deadline on the university's original posting. Read our Funded PhD countries compared.
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