Design & Project engineer

Atlas Copco Group; Antwerpen; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Flexible work-life balance

Global job opportunities

Comprehensive onboarding

Résumé du poste

Atlas Copco Group in Wilrijk is seeking a design & product engineer for heat exchangers to accelerate cooler development. You will size, evaluate and optimize heat exchangers using in-house calculation tools, collaborating closely with designers, production, test teams, suppliers and internal customers.

The role focuses on shorter design cycles, rapid prototyping and agile decision-making. You will document technical data, drawings, bills of materials and lessons learned, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Master degree in mechanical and thermodynamical engineering or equivalent.
• Strong interest in heat transfer, pressure drop, flow calculations, and mechanical design.
• Experience with calculation tools, simulation software, or energy systems.
• Professional English communication with international stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial, agile, curious team player who thrives on speed, values short feedback loops, challenges the status quo, and takes full ownership.
• Experience with product development, prototypes, heat exchangers, compressors, or thermal systems is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Translate complex requirements into practical cooler concepts balancing thermal performance and manufacturability.
• Drive fast design loops, coordinate prototypes, and document data, drawings, BOMs, and lessons learned.
• Report to the team leader and operate in a hybrid setup at the Wilrijk facility.
• Raise risks early and push decisions forward with clear communication.

Connaissances

Heat transfer

Flow calculations

Mechanical design

English communication

Team player

Ownership

Heat exchanger knowledge

Formation

Master in mechanical and thermodynamical engineering

Outils

Calculation tools

Simulation software

Energy systems

Description du poste

Your role

Are you passionate about thermal engineering, fast product development, and turning innovative ideas into practical designs? Do you want to accelerate the design and validation of sustainable cooler solutions within a dynamic, high-impact international team?

What does a design & product engineer heat exchangers do at the Atlas Copco Group in Wilrijk? As a design & product engineer heat exchangers you will join our Airtec product development team to strengthen our cooler development capability with a clear focus on shorter design cycles, faster prototyping, and agile decision-making. Working closely with designers, production, test teams, suppliers, and internal customers, you size, evaluate, and optimize heat exchangers using in‑house calculation and sizing tools.

Responsibilities

Your daily flow as a design & product engineer heat exchangers involves translating complex technical requirements into practical cooler concepts while balancing thermal performance, pressure drop, dimensions, cost, and manufacturability. You drive fast design loops to move quickly toward a minimum viable product, coordinate prototypes, and combine pure engineering work with hands‑on checks, dimension measurements, and test follow‑ups in the workshop. Applying a quick response manufacturing mindset, you communicate directly, raise risks or red flags early, and push decisions forward while documenting technical data, drawings, specifications, bills of material, and lessons learned. You will report to the team leader within product development and work via a hybrid model at our facility in Wilrijk.

Qualifications

• Master degree in mechanical and thermodynamical engineering or equivalent technical experience
• Strong interest in heat transfer, pressure drop, flow calculations, and mechanical design
• Technical background or clear affinity with thermal engineering, calculation tools, simulation software, or energy systems
• Ability to interpret calculation results and translate technical assumptions into practical engineering decisions and workshop reality
• Professional communication skills in English to align directly with a diverse group of international stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial, agile, and curious team player who thrives on speed, values short feedback loops, challenges the status quo, and takes full ownership to keep projects moving
• Experience with product development, prototypes, heat exchangers, compressors, or thermal systems considered a plus

Benefits

At Atlas Copco Group you will join an international and diverse environment with specialists from different disciplines. Our culture is rooted in Swedish values, which includes a family feeling, respect and diversity. We invest in our employees' development and well‑being, and we provide a flexible work‑life balance. With our inclusive and caring environment, you get the support and inspiration you need to grow. Here, your ideas are embraced, and you never stop learning. You will have a comprehensive onboarding program, including guidance by a personal godmother/godfather. You will also have access to global job opportunities, as part of the Atlas Copco Group. We offer an interesting compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, paid leave and retirement benefits.

Job Location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on‑site at our Atlas Copco airpower site in Wilrijk.

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