Process Research and Development Engineer

The Position

Materialise is a dynamic international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2,100 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D Printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research and academia.

As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.

Do you want to make your contribution to a better and healthier world? Are you looking for a challenging role in an energetic and innovative environment? Are you hands-on and highly interested in 3D printing and medical devices?

Then it’s you we are looking for to complete our team in the Medical Unit as a Process Research and Development Engineer.

Qualifications & Experience

Responsibilities

In your new role, you will investigate the technical feasibility of new 3D printing opportunities in the medical field using bioresorbable and metal materials. Starting from a new 3D printing technology, a new material or a new medical device you will gather input from relevant stakeholders, propose potential solutions, define experiments and critically evaluate your results. You will be responsible for the setup of the 3D printing experiments as well as the execution and follow-up of mechanical testing.

As a Process Research and Development engineer you will become a process expert with a strong relation with the product development team and the operational process engineering team. This will enable you to fully understand the product requirements and the operational reality in order to ensure smooth roll-out from a feasible concept into a fully validated medical device.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Definition of the scope, input parameters and output requirements in collaboration with the process engineering team and product development team.
• Determination and characterization of the critical process and material parameters
• Translation of mechanical and geometrical requirements into relevant test specimens and experiments
• Set-up, execution, and critical analysis of experiments
• Internal and external reporting of results
• Knowledge transfer inside and outside of the Process R&D team
• Opportunity spotting for new 3D printing technologies and materials for medical devices

Requirements

• You have a Master degree in Science or Engineering (Material, Mechanical, Industrial)
• You have an interest in 3D printing and medical applications and want to become an expert
• You are highly motivated and have a hands-on attitude
• Experience with CAD tools is an asset
• You have excellent problem solving skills with eye for detail
• You are analytical, social and assertive;
• You can think outside the box and want to boost innovation
• You are fluent in English
• You are a teamplayer

We offer an inspiring and challenging job with growth potential in an innovative market. You will be part of a dedicated team within a dynamic company that highly values openness, trust and team spirit.