Master Thesis: Power-Level Optimization for Energy Saving in Testing Laboratory

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Radio Performance Verification (RPV) testing uses radio units, power amplifiers, measurement equipment, computers, cooling systems and other infrastructure-often for long test campaigns. The full laboratory setup can consume significant energy, including during idle periods or when equipment runs at higher power levels than testing requires.

In this master's thesis, you'll assess where laboratory energy is used and develop a practical power-management strategy to reduce consumption without compromising measurement accuracy, equipment safety, test repeatability or verification requirements. The work will focus on operational energy use in the laboratory and help make energy use more visible, test campaigns more efficient and RPV operations more sustainable.

What you will do:

• Measure baseline energy use across representative test campaigns, including setup, active testing, idle, standby and shutdown.
• Map consumption across major contributors such as radio units, power amplifiers, signal generators, analyzers, automation servers, cooling and auxiliary equipment.
• Study how RF output power, equipment operating point and test duration affect total energy use per test.
• Develop and assess practical optimization measures, such as improved test sequencing, automatic standby, controlled power-up and power-down, reduced idle time, equipment sharing and cooling set-point adjustments.
• Compare baseline and optimized test campaigns, checking energy use alongside measurement uncertainty, repeatability, requirement coverage and defect-detection capability.
• Quantify energy use per test and campaign, peak and average power demand, idle-period savings, equipment utilization, and estimated annual energy, cost and carbon-emission reductions.
• Recommend improvements to automation, laboratory procedures and future test setups, while respecting warm-up requirements, thermal limits, calibration conditions, safety rules and RPV specifications.

The skills you bring:

• You are currently pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering, energy systems, sustainable energy, mechanical engineering, automation, applied physics or a related field.
• You are interested in energy efficiency, measurement and data analysis, laboratory systems, radio-frequency testing or power management.
• Experience with energy monitoring, electrical power measurements, RF equipment, RPV testing, laboratory automation, scripting or data analysis is a plus.
• Familiarity with cooling systems, equipment operating limits, test repeatability or verification requirements is a plus.

Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || Stockholm

Req ID: 791158