Thule is a world leader in products and brands that make it easy for people to transport their equipment securely, safely and in style. Find out more at www.thule.com. Thule Towing Systems B.V. is based in Staphorst and develops, manufactures and distributes towbars for the car industry and the car after market. The company is part of Business Area Towing Solutions.
About Thule Group
Thule Group is a world leader in products and brands that make it easy for people to transport their equipment securely, safely and in style. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified, Thule Group offers products within four areas: Outdoor (equipment and carriers for cycling-, water- and wintersports and roof boxes, bike trailers and babyjoggers.), Bags (laptop and camera bags, backpacks, etc.),Towing (towbars and trailers) and Work Gear (ladder racks, tool boxes, etc.).
Thule Group has approximately 3,100 employees at more than 50 production facilities and sales offices worldwide. The sales in 2011 amounted to SEK 5,6 Billion. Find out more atwww.thulegroup.com
Thule Towing Systems B.V. is based in Staphorst and develops, manufactures and distributes towbars for the car industry and the car after market. The company is part of Business Area Towing.
For the department of Original Equipment (OE) Development we are looking for a
Product Development Engineer
The department:
Development of towbars is for our OE customers is done both in Staphorst (NL) as well as Reims (FR) and the engineers are working on multiple developments for our OE customers.
Thule is a worldwide company with OE and AM customers in several countries. Company language is English and all work will be internationally influenced. The working tools are mainly Pro/Engineer (CAD) and Pro/Mechanica (FEA). There is also a fully equipped workshop for prototyping as well as measuring room with digital measurement devices and dynamical test equipment.
The OE Development team in Staphorst is hosted in an open office together with other engineers from the departments Innovation, AM Towbar Development and Production Engineering. Due to expansion of projects, the OE Development team needs to expand its capacity and there are vacancies for the position of Product Development Engineer.
Job description:
As Product Development Engineer you are responsible for the design and validation of towbars in close cooperation with our OE customer(s). You will participate in a project team and will be responsible for the technical design and verification of OE towbar developments. The emphasis is on design, reliability and customer satisfaction and you will work together with colleagues from your own and other departments. As technical responsible you will have direct communication with the technical contact persons from our customer and will discuss engineer detailing on daily base. In your engineering role you will be mostly creating technical specifications in 2D/3D CAD, FEA analysis’s of strength and durability and you will also validate the design through a compiled test program.
Job requirements:
You are an experienced mechanical engineer in a Higher Technical Education. You have a practical, demonstrable interest in mechanical engineering. Out-of-the-box thinking and dedication to the job are basis skills you have. As a CAD and FEA engineer you have experience preferably from the automotive industry, where you have worked in multidisciplinary project teams. You control construction in both 3D and 2D (preferably Pro/ENGINEER or Catia V5) and perform strength calculations with FEA (preferably Pro/Mechanica). You are a results oriented team player with a healthy dose of perseverance and you have good communication and convincing skills. You shall control the English and/or German language well both in writing and speaking.
Thule offers:
A challenging job in a stimulating international work environment with good educational and development opportunities. Initiative and a great freedom of action are the starting points, Of course you can count on good coaching.
Application and information:
For further information about this vacancy please contact Michelle van de Wetering, Human Resource Officer, +31 522 469 249. To apply, please upload your CV and a letter of motivation through our website www.thulegroup.com/jobb. A Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) may be part of the application process.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter by the 'apply' button below.
| Education Backgrounds: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Specialties: |
CAE / CAD / CAA FEM/FEA Analysis |
| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) Postgraduate (Masters) |
| Experience: |
2 - 5 years 5 - 10 Years |
| Languages spoken: |
English German |
| Job Location: | Staphorst, Netherlands |
Type: Job
Deadline: 8th April 2013
Job reference (ID): 5852
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