Robotics R&D Mechatronics Engineer

As a R&D Mechatronics Engineer, you are responsible for the optimization of existing products as well as the development of new standard product groups. Your tasks exist of:

• Responsible for designing new products and the optimization of existing products.
• Follow up a number of R&D projects in a very structured way, from brainstorming until handing them over to the product implementation department.
• Make a detailed planning and carefully document all ongoing R&D projects. You follow up on the different R&D steps and continuously monitor whether costs, timing and investments are still in line with the initially defined objectives.
• Check all designs against the current European and/or international guidelines and against all company and divisional agreements.
• Are in close consultation with the project engineering department. Here, existing products are questioned and continuously checked against the needs of the market.
• Coordinate the creation of prototypes and align the planning with the test engineer.
• Align with the IT engineer for the adjustment or development of new software applications.
• Keep yourself continuously up-to-date on the new trends within the logistics world.
• Together with your colleagues, you set up innovation programs. For this, you work together with the logistics consultants. In this way, solutions are invented for new future logistic challenges.

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechatronics, Electronics, Automation or a related field.
• You have at least 2 years of engineering experience, preferably in the material handling, manufacturing, automation, machine, or aerospace industries.
• Notions of functional safety, performance levels and risk analysis.
• You have a keen interest in the full product picture, including electrical engineering, mechanical design and software.
• You are an autonomous team player.
• Being innovative is a core topic for you.
• English is a must (C1 or higher).
• Knowledge of Dutch is highly recommended.

What do we offer you?

• A place in an enthusiastic, young organisation with the necessary ambitions
• The necessary freedom and opportunity to take initiative. 
• An intensive training by experienced people.
• An attractive salary in an international environment with many benefits: 
  • Company car with fuel card/charging pass
  • Group & health insurance
  • Meal vouchers (8€)
  • Net allowances
  • CAO90 Bonus
  • Laptop
  • iPhone + subscription
  • 20 days of vacation plus 12 extra days for working a full year on 40h-workweek instead of 38h (32 leave days in total)
• Satellite office in Berchem ( Antwerp )

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