Kit Engineer

Thule Group; Menen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Laptop provided

Hospitalization

Group insurance

Job summary

Thule Group is seeking a Kit Engineer in Menen, Belgium, to design and develop adapter kits for awnings and steps, coordinating with product management and sales to ensure fit and functionality.

You will lead concept-to-industrialization, collaborate with production and suppliers, present concepts to clients, and participate in strategic projects. A degree in Industrial Design or equivalent and CAD skills are required.

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor's or master's degree in Industrial Product Design or equivalent through experience.
• Knowledge of Dutch (very good), English (good), French (basic), and German is a plus (basic).
• Knowledge of mechanical design; CAD-3D drawing (SolidWorks is a plus).
• Spatial insight and familiarity with the principles of technical drawing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Creative, conceptual, and strong analytical insight.
• Dynamic, communicative, flexible, and proactive.
• You have a natural interest in vehicles, especially in recreational vehicles.
• You represent the Thule brand with an 'active lifestyle'.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design adapter kits for awnings and steps.
• Implement optimizations and quality improvements on existing kits.
• Manage product development projects from concept to industrialization.
• Cooperate with production, sales, purchasing and product management.
• Act as a technical expert for adapters to support internal and external sales.
• Maintain direct communication with customers and suppliers' technical counterparts.
• Assess and approve samples delivered by suppliers.
• Perform test fittings to ensure a perfect fit (inhouse and at customers).
• Participate in strategic projects defined by the Kit Team Manager and Product Development Leader.
• Present concepts to clients.
• Visit clients and fairs for prospection.
• Support product management with market follow-up on RVs and evolutions.

Skills

Industrial product design

CAD-3D drawing

Spatial reasoning

Vehicle enthusiasm

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Product Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic person with a passion for RV’s. As Kit Engineer within the adapter team, you play a key role in enabling sales for our main product categories by ensuring an optimal fit on different vehicles. You are responsible for the technical design of the adapters for our product categories ‘awnings’ and ‘steps’. You will align with product management and sales on required specifications and ensure they are fulfilled (form, fit and function). You report to the Kit Team Leaderand are part of the Product development team.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for the development & design of adapter kits for awnings & steps.
• You implement defined optimizations and quality improvements on existing adapter kits.
• You are responsible to manage your product development projects from concept to industrialization.
• You closely cooperate with production, sales, purchase & product management.
• You act as a technical expert adapters to support internal and external sales.
• You have direct communication lines with the technical counterpart of the customers & suppliers.
• You are responsible to assess and approve samples delivered by your suppliers
• You perform test fittings to ensure a perfect fit (inhouse and at customers)
• You actively participate in strategic projects defined by the Kit Team Manager & the Product Development Leader.
• You present your concepts to the clients.
• You visit clients and fairs to do prospections.
• You support product management in ensuring a close follow-up on the market, keeping track of new RV’s and other evolutions in the market.

Profile

• You hold a bachelor's or master's degree in Industrial Product Design or equivalent through experience.
• You bring preferably a few years of experience in a similar function; graduates are also welcome.
• Knowledge of Dutch (very good), English (good), French (basic), and German is a plus (basic).
• Knowledge of mechanical design; knowledge of CAD-3D drawing (SolidWorks is a plus).
• Spatial insight and familiarity with the principles of technical drawing.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Creative, conceptual, and strong analytical insight.
• Dynamic, communicative, flexible, and proactive.
• You have a natural interest in vehicles, especially in recreational vehicles.
• You represent the Thule brand with an 'active lifestyle'.

Offer

• A full-time position (39 hours per week) at a fast-growing and financially healthy company.
• A pleasant working environment where people share knowledge and inspiration.
• Competitive salary in line with your experience and background, supplemented with meal vouchers, laptop, hospitalization, and group insurance.
• Initiative and perseverance are highly appreciated.
• A flat structure with short decision lines.
• Gliding working hours and 29 days of leave to be taken in consultation with your team.

Thule is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Bring your life — and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability — we develop, manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport & Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Active with Kids & Dogs (car seats, strollers, bike trailers, child bike seats and dog transport), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Bags & Mounts (backpacks, luggage and performance mounts).

Thule Group has about 3,000 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 138 markets and in 2025, sales amounted to SEK 10,4 billion.

Type of employment

Contract type

Contract type Unknown

Number of positions

Number of positions 1

Full-time equivalent

Full-time equivalent 39

City

City Menen

Country

Reference number

Reference number 2026/75

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