Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Leuven, Flanders, Belgium

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

Do you want to help build tomorrow’s world? Welcome to Comate, where we develop innovative high-tech hardware from scratch for pioneering companies across all possible industries: from the most secure cryptowallet on the market and a design snowplough to a device that makes hip surgery more efficient for surgeons and patients alike. Our robots, IoT devices and other high-tech products have already won dozens of international awards. In 2019, we were voted SME of the year.

We currently are looking for talented and passionate engineers and designers like you, who can develop new, disruptive products together with our clients. Do you only strive for excellence and do you want to grow your career in step with our company? Then perhaps you’re the M/F/X we’re looking for.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers on the development of innovative products and machinery. The aim of our passionate team is to cooperate with our clients in order to develop a unique product that is more advanced than anything that is currently available on the market. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will work on a specific project as a starting point.

What does this mean?

You will be designing and engineering new products and machines, from ideation and concept generation to prototyping, technical elaboration and production start-up.

You manage the necessary suppliers and can hold technical discussions with the clients. Your analytical thinking skills ensure that you understand the needs of internal and external customers and that you know how to deal with them creatively.

You always have an eye for both time and budget management, which is a challenge itself. Deadlines are always lurking around the corner.

Requirements

Sounds great! Am I the inventor you are looking for? Let’s see:

You are passionate about all technical aspects of product development.

You have a higher degree in Engineering ( Mechanics or the like ).

You obtained several years of experience in the technical, interdisciplinary development of products preferably in a design/engineering agency or similar innovation driven environment. You know how to use CAD programs ( solidworks, inventor, ... ) , you love thinking about the best approach to make things ( sheet metal, injection molding, … ).

You are very hands-on and pragmatic. You have many examples of things you made yourself.

You are flexible, you have no problems with adapting new plans. Product development is fun, but also unpredictable.

You can handle pressure because honestly, we work hard.

Benefits

Why should you apply?

You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and passionate colleagues.

You will be working on the design and development of truly unique products and solutions, end-to-end. Yes, you can be an inventor! There is nothing more thrilling than seeing your work out there on the market.

Comate offers a broad portfolio of training and educational courses, allowing you to grow.

Comate is a fast-growing company, so you can grow with us and grow in your area of expertise or interest.

You will get an attractive salary package with a lot of extra benefits.

And yes, Comate is an award-winning company! We want to excell in what we do, it’s no walk in the park but our hard work pays off.