Senior researcher Lightweight Materials with expertise in joining techniques

Your tasks:

As a researcher you conduct concrete projects for the industry and contribute to building the competencies in the domain of Lightweight Materials at Flanders’ DRIVE. More specifically this means that:

You conduct customer oriented research projects for the wide application of joining techniques, particularly adhesive bonding in vehicle systems
Your expertise and its application relates to all aspects of specification, design, implementation, integration and validation of joining techniques for mechanical vehicle systems.
You will work closely together with your fellow researchers within Flanders’ DRIVE and/or the researchers in the industry to realize project goals and deliver convincing results.
You contribute to the scientific output and publications of the research results.
You will report to the program manager Lightweight Materials.

Your profile:

You are an engineer or similar by experience and you have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the vehicle industry, preferably in the product development.
You have a solid practical and theoretical knowledge of joining techniques, more specifically of the design and the application of glues and tapes. Knowledge of production processes, HSE, QA or QC-aspects is an asset.
You have experience with project execution and you have developed a good project methodology. Moreover, you have good communication skills and a talent for organizing.
You have a flexible personality and team spirit and you are punctual.
You have an excellent analytical ability and a creative mind. This enables you to transfer ideas into high tech solutions (in consultation with various stakeholders).
A customer oriented, operational and purposeful method is innate to you.

For this function Flanders’ DRIVE is offering:

The possibility to conduct future-oriented research in state-of-the-art infrastructure and this together with enthusiastic colleagues.
Collaboration with experts and maximal opportunities to add your own expertise, which will offer you the possibility to develop into a surplus value for our company.
A pleasant, stimulating and flexible working environment with open communication.
An attractive salary with additional fringe benefits.

If you need further information or you wish to send your application with detailed CV you can contact us at:

Human Resources, Oude Diestersebaan 133, 3920 Lommel

humanresources@flandersdrive.be – 011/790.590