Applications Engineer

Conditions of Employment Job Purpose As a member of the Engineering team you are responsible for translating customer sealing requirements into a seal design proposal and convert it into an industrialized product. This is done based on sealing technology and in depth material knowledge combined with hands on experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Converts customer requirements into a feasible, polymer based sealing solution proposal.
• Converts customer orders for new product items into production drawings using Inventor and AutoCAD or equivalent design software.
• Guides the industrialization process of a new product item.
• Acts as project leader or team member in our project management structure.
• Thinks together with the team and our customers to solve non-standard sealing requests.
• Offers technical support to the Customer Service/Quotation department.
• Collaborate with production, quality and procurement to guarantee feasibility.
• Joins our field sales team at customers when technical support is needed.
• Daily customer contact with important global customer base.
• Generic and customer based testing in our technology center.
• Designs specific seal test rigs and takes active part in the testing program.
• Correct observance of guidelines on sorting waste, storing, using and disposing of/cleaning up hazardous substances and on sustainable energy consumption.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience The ideal candidate has some years’ experience in design and application engineering of machine elements in an industrial environment.

• Master degree in engineering, preferably in electro-mechanics or machine design.
• Big affinity with CAD design is required as this will be substantial part of the job.
• Knowledge of Inventor or other 3D CAD packages is a must
• Detail-orientated.
• Experience in the polymer sealing industry is a plus.
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills, verbal and written.
• Good communication skills.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, working knowledge of German and French.
• Willingness to travel for shorter periods.
• Team player but must be able to work independently on projects.
• Hands-on mentality.

Reporting

• Works in the PTFE Engineering team in Boom
• Reports to the team lead application engineering

What We Offer

• Challenging job in a dynamic environment.
• Interesting package based on experience and background
• Global technology company with future career potential in Belgium and abroad
• Young team with diversified background
• Modern work environment with state of the art test equipment and manufacturing