Research Engineer Energy Management Vehicles/Machines Job in Leuven, Belgium

About Flanders Make

Towards a digitally transformed, sustainable and competitive industry

Flanders Make is a fast-growing research centre that performs research to support companies from various sectors in their sustainable innovation processes. From our establishments in Lommel, Leuven, Kortrijk and Sint-Truiden and labs within the 5 Flemish universities, we stimulate open innovation through excellent research.

Because of our unique position as a bridge between industry and research, our teams combine application and system proficiency with technological and scientific knowledge. Academic partners and more than 150 companies are part of the innovative circular ecosystem of Flanders Make.

Our strategy based on industrial needs and long-term trends ensures a close link with the industry and its challenges. With our programmed research, we create impact in companies.

Sustainability, climate and workability have a high priority in our research. We want to help companies in developing sustainable, green, smart and connected products and production systems, with a special focus on people and their interaction with machines.

Research Engineer Energy Management Vehicles/Machines Job Description

You model innovative drivetrain designs for electric/hybrid motion systems, add advanced control systems, simulate and validate on a top-notch Hardware-in-the loop setup.

Flanders Make researchers help companies in making high-performance, flexible and autonomous machines and vehicles, f.e. by rethinking the drivetrain setups in their machines, robots or vehicles. Flanders Make‘s demonstration and validation infrastructure includes testing facilities for efficient drives,  and a top-notch Hardware-In-the-Loop platform for hybrid vehicle applications.

Rethink the design of advanced drivetrains and develop the active control

As an expert in electric drivetrains and mechatronic systems, control or simulation, you:
-Rethink performance and energy efficiency of a variety of (beyond) state-of-the art technologies in a wide scala of industrial applications (a fruit picking robot, a forklift, a weaving machine, a suspension in a car,…);
- Take the lead of work packages or projects and work together with a research team combining expertise in control, model based mechatronic system engineering, vehicle dynamics, testing and validation.

More concretely, you:
- Redesign drivetrains/actuators and develop the active control;
- Make design choices taking into account the total cost of ownership;
- Use Hardware-in-the-loop simulation systems to evaluate the operation of system components and to study system behavior on innovative new designs;
- Work on new ideas inspired by industry needs as well as the research objectives and high-tech infrastructure of Flanders Make;
- Translate your innovative ideas into project proposals.

Research Engineer Energy Management Vehicles/Machines Job Requirements

Creative industrial innovator with a conceptual mind

You have

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering (Electrics, Mechatronics, Power electronics,…)
• Proven experience and expertise in electric drivetrains and mechatronic systems
• Broad knowledge of machine and/or vehicle dynamics and motion control, modelling, control algorithms, system simulation, sensors and actuators, instrumentation, hardware-in-the-loop systems..;
• Experience in an automotive context is a plus.

• A conceptual thinker inspired by research problems and technological innovation;
• A good listener and communicator who can build sustainable relationships;
• Enthusiastic about developing new project ideas;
• Pro-active and taking initiative;
• Open minded and a team player.

• Flanders Make gives you the opportunity to develop pre-competitive research within the next-generation vehicle machine and technologies, together with Flemish and European companies, universities and research institutes;
• An open minded and flexible working environment;
• An attractive salary with additional extralegal advantages.

Research Engineer Energy Management Vehicles/Machines Application Information

Workplace:
Flanders Make is working on projects in Leuven and in Lommel. Depending on your place of residence or preference, you can work on one of our sites (flexible workplace policy) or from a satellite office in Kortrijk.
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Do you feel you can contribute to our research with your expertise? Do you share our values and our mission? We are looking forward to reading about your story, your interest for Flanders Make and for this job in particular.  

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