R&D Project Leader Turbomachinery | ATLAS COPCO

Jobinhalt

Context & Mission

Within product development we are looking for an experienced project leader to strengthen the centrifugal team of Koen Peeters (Turbo Technology). This team is the team that focuses on dynamic compression and is responsible for developing and maintaining centrifugal products and technology. Developments can range from scratch to upgrading current products. You operate in an international setting where engineering and production do not necessarily take place at the same location.

Team

Your product development team (depending on project your team varies between 10 to 30 colleagues) will consist of specialists from different disciplines such as aerodynamic engineers, mechanical engineers, designers, constructors, rotor dynamics specialists, test engineers, software engineers... Also members of other departments will strengthen your team, such as purchasing, process and production.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• As a project leader you guide a cross-functional team from the engineering phase to the final series production, monitoring the project scope, timing and budget. You manage all risks and issues in a structured manner.
• Your team oversees the entire process of research, design, testing prototypes and entering series production.
• You are responsible for defining the project specifications together with all stakeholders and for setting up the entire project approach and plan. You report regularly to management and maintain a good relationship with the customer.
• You look for innovations together with the R&D unit and external parties such as universities.
• You work according to the NPPI (New Product and Process Introduction) process to guarantee product and process quality.As project leader of a product development project, you are also responsible for the technical part of the project. This means:

- Ensuring technical coherence during the design phase, supported by the latest CAD-CAE and development tools.

- Setting up a test program in collaboration with the test engineer.

- Evaluating the test results, together with the test engineer and technology engineer

- Guiding from concept to industrialization, in close cooperation with process and production engineers, purchasing department and suppliers.

Educational, Experience and Knowledge requirements

• Master (of Science) in (Electro-)Mechanical Engineering. PhD is a plus.
• Relevant experience in a similar position as Project Leader or Project Manager in the manufacturing industry.
• You are familiar with the principles of project management and have organizational skills.
• Knowledge of rotor dynamics and turbomachinery is an advantage.
• You communicate fluently in English.

Personality requirements

• You make (technical) decisions in difficult situations while maintaining project scope, timing & budget.
• You implement decisions according to agreements and plans.
• You enjoy working in teams in an international and multidisciplinary environment. You can motivate and inspire people with different backgrounds and personalities.
• You recruit the right people for the right tasks in your project team; you clearly define everyone’s role.
• You can process large amounts of information while staying focused on the important things.
• You work accurately and take initiative. Decisions are based on facts and figures.
• The dynamic environment of product development gives you energy. You handle the pressure and coach your team.
• You are flexible and think out of the box. You challenge the status quo and look for opportunities.
• You are challenged by complex problems, but you like simple and elegant solutions.
• You express yourself clearly, concisely and effectively. You communicate uncomplicatedly without fear of ’red flags’.
• You are an entrepreneur.
• You are willing to travel abroad.

Offer

• You make an indispensable contribution to the objectives of the company. You get a sense of involvement and meaningful work. You see how your work makes the difference within the bigger picture.
• You will be warmly welcomed in a team of specialists from different disciplines such as aerodynamic engineers, mechanical engineers, designers, constructors, rotor dynamics specialists, test engineers, software engineers.
• You will receive extensive intensive internal training. Atlas Copco is strongly committed to training, learning & development. Atlas Copco offers training on a regular basis to acquire new skills.
• Atlas Copco will challenge you (technically) and support you!
• You will have the opportunity to develop your personal and professional skills, maximize your potential and direct your own career development.
• Perspectives! There are both horizontal and vertical development opportunities; both hierarchy ladders and technology ladders.
• You report to a real People Manager with years of experience in the sector, almost 9 years of experience at Atlas Copco of which 4 years as Project Leader Product Development and 5 years as Team Leader Product Engineering, who succeeds in taking people to a higher level and lets them rise above themselves.
• You will experience the multifunctionality and flexibility of an SME with a multinational as the backbone. You are part of the broad Atlas Copco community.
• Career in a leading company. Atlas Copco offers a challenging position with a lot of autonomy within an international context with a strong brand recognition that takes care of the health and well-being of employees where involvement, openness, high ethics and empowerment are core values. Atlas Copco attaches great importance to a stimulating working atmosphere.
• You choose a very varied and multidisciplinary position in which you come into contact with various forms of technology, various technical applications within various sectors & industries. Very large market potential!
• You get the chance to make your mark, to work out your ideas effectively, including the opportunity to take ownership. Your added value will be noticed because you are a very important link in the organization where you have a view of the entire value chain. You will mean added value, being able to exert an impact on the end result/final product.
• You can count on a dynamic no-nonsense open culture where transparent communication, initiatives and ideas are really valued. Everyone is very approachable. Atlas Copco has a feedback culture with short communication lines.
• You will have the opportunity to help build a growth company with a long-term strategy, to further develop yourself in a reference company that gives responsibilities to its employees. Own input is encouraged and you get credit for relevant new ideas.
• In this multidisciplinary position you have both internal and external contacts and you see the result of your work and the effect on the end result.
• Atlas Copco’s experiences and built-up networks are a real door opener for the future.
• You can of course count on excellent employment conditions: a complete remuneration package: a performance-motivating salary policy with an extensive package of fringe benefits, including a very comfortable company car.
• You work in 38.33 hours/week
• Flexible working hours: you choose when you start between 6.30 am and 10.00 am. Your working day will end between 2.45 pm and 6.15 pm. General flexibility: there is also a lot of flexibility outside these flexible hours. If overtime is worked, these hours can be compensated. Employees can find the work-life balance that works for them.
• Vision aimed at connecting people and dialogue.
• Performance-motivating and human policy with special attention to values & norms.
• Atlas Copco attaches great importance to a stimulating working atmosphere and collegiality.
• Very big technical challenge and diversity of technological applications! Atlas Copco is strongly committed to customization and in-house management.
• Focus on manufacturability and cost efficiency. Large concentration of divisions are located close to the production environment on site in Wilrijk: test infrastructure, prototype view, lab, internal customers, etc.
• Atlas Copco attaches great importance to sustainability and pursues an active sustainable policy (example: water purification)

Company

The Atlas Copco Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and is active in more than 180 countries. The international headquarters of the compressor branch within the group are in Wilrijk (Antwerp): Atlas Copco Airpower. We’re market leader in compressed air technology and develop and produce a wide range of industrial compressors and related products. Driven by innovation, we strive to provide the best compressed air systems to our customers around the world and provide solutions to respond to their complex technical issues. Besides engineering and manufacturing, logistics, purchase, finance and aftermarket are as important. As an employee, you become part of an international working environment with a variety of contacts and numerous career opportunities.

Start a journey of endless opportunities

At Atlas Copco we believe in challenging the status quo, always looking for a better way. Our leading-edge technology and great ideas enable us to innovate for the future.

We believe that passionate people make it happen. You are a brand ambassador and our face towards our customers. With us you drive your own professional journey and you are empowered to act.
We offer a wide range of interesting job roles and many opportunities to grow. This is where it begins – Join us at the Home of Industrial Ideas.

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Contact Wouter Hansen

+32(0)471448120

Dienstverband: Voltijds, Onbepaalde duur

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