Engineering & R&D Transformation Lead

Accenture PLC; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th month + holiday allowance

32 holidays

Laptop and smartphone

Hospitalization insurance and group

Bonus program

Training & learning opportunities

Green mobility program

Flexrewards

Discount program

Employee shares purchase plan

Eco-cheques

Job summary

Accenture Belgium and Luxembourg is seeking an Engineering and R&D Transformation Lead to drive end-to-end engagements that reinvent engineering and R&D functions across top clients.

You will define transformation roadmaps, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable improvements in product development, PLM maturity, and digital engineering capabilities. Fluency in English and French/Dutch is required, with international travel.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5 to 10 years of experience combining industry roles in R&D or engineering functions with management consulting.
• Preferred industry experience in Consumer Goods, Industrial Equipment, Automotive or Pharma & Life Sciences.
• Solid understanding of product engineering processes: BOM management, engineering change, configuration management.
• Hands-on experience with PLM platforms (Teamcenter, Windchill, ENOVIA, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, SAP PLM) is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Own client engagements end-to-end — from diagnostic and solution design through to delivery and value realisation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client engineering and product leadership teams.
• Define functional solution designs that leverage PLM and digital engineering capabilities.
• Own requirements, process models and user stories across one or more engineering workstreams.
• Guide development of digital thread and PLM strategies and roadmaps.
• Facilitate and lead executive-level and working-level workshops to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Lead and mentor junior team members, providing functional guidance and career development support.
• Support proposal development and contribute to growing our Engineering offering in Belgium.
• Collaborate with Accenture's international Engineering network to bring the best expertise to Belgian clients.

Skills

Executive communication

Client engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Digital twin concepts

Digital engineering

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

ENOVIA

Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE

SAP PLM

Job description

Accenture Belgium and Luxembourg is seeking an Engineering and R&D Transformation Lead to drive end-to-end engagements that reinvent engineering and R&D functions across top clients.

You will define transformation roadmaps, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable improvements in product development, PLM maturity, and digital engineering capabilities. Fluency in English and French/Dutch is required, with international travel.