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Looking for a talented & motivated engineer for an exiting development project at Ghent University.

YOUR TASKS

• You will be working at an exciting and innovative medical device development project at Ghent University.

• Design, construction and testing of prototypes.

• Mechanical design & strength calculations (manually and/or finite elements analysis).

• Motor selection, motion simulations and programming motor drives.

• Experimental validation experiments.

• Usability studies to translate user input to design requirements.

V&D Agency LOOKING FOR

• You hold a Master’s degree in engineering, this could either be a degree in electromechanical engineering, electromechanical engineering technology, biomedical engineering or industrial design.

• You are a dynamic & motivated person with fast learning capabilities looking for a new and exciting challenge.

• You have a strong motivation for working at innovative projects and conducting research and development at a high level.

• You are motivated to apply your engineering skills in the medical field. Experience with medical device development is a strong plus.

• You have experience with mechanical design and ⚠D-CAD software (preferably Solidworks). Experience with surface modeling, finite element analysis and CFD analysis is a plus.

• You have experience with electromechanical drive trains, electric motors and motor control.

• You have knowledge of rapid manufacturing and plastic product design.

• Experience with microcontrollers and good programming skills is a plus.

• You have a basic knowledge of electronics and sensors.

• You work in a well-structured, thorough way and are able to solve problems independently.

• You are a team player and have good communication skills.

• Dutch or English speaker.

• Wetenschappelijke, technologische, technische, reglementaire, … informatie opvolgen en actualiseren
• Testen uitvoeren
  De resultaten analyseren
  Het product en proces op punt stellen
• Oplossingen en technische en technologische evoluties ontwikkelen
  De kenmerken en eisen van het project bestuderen
• Verschillende diensten en klanten technisch bijstaan
• Softwareprogramma’s gebruiken: ⚠D CAD
• Theoretische modellen ontwerpen (berekening, simulatie, modellering, ...)
• Domein: Studies, engineering
• Domein: Testen, valideren
• De methodes en middelen voor studies en ontwerp en hun uitvoering bepalen
• Domein: Ontwikkeling
• Technische dossiers voor de beschrijving van het project opstellen en aanpassen
• Een prototype of model van de ontwikkeling ontwerpen en uitwerken (design application)
• De uitvoerbaarheid van het project bestuderen
  Technische en technologische voorstellen uitwerken

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V&D Agency CAN OFFER YOU

• Participation to an exciting project in a motivated team.

• We offer you a contract of ⚠% employment rate for a ⚠ years project
  

• Possibility to join the startup which will emerge from this project

• If you are motivated to perform a PhD related to the subject, there will be options to combine more in-depth scientific research with your development work and you’ll be offered the opportunity to prepare a PhD proposal.

• Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale WM⚠ to WM⚠ (if you hold a Master’s degree) or salary scale PD⚠ to PD⚠ (if you hold a doctorate).

• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, ⚠ days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. (in Dutch).

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Jennifer Wallis
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