Patent engineer

Atlas Copco; Antwerpen; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement benefits

Résumé du poste

Atlas Copco Airpower N.V. seeks a patent engineer to join its international IP department in Wilrijk. You will coordinate IP activities across multiple product areas, work with product and project engineers, and help identify patentable innovations while drafting and prosecuting applications.

You will monitor third-party IP rights, align with group IP teams, and contribute to a robust freedom-to-operate strategy in a hybrid work setting at Wilrijk.

Qualifications

• Master degree in engineering such as mechanics, electronics, ICT, chemistry, physics or equivalent experience.
• Experience in patent searching and analysis, drafting patent applications, or preparing replies to office actions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on technical quality and results.
• Structured, proactive and hands-on approach with ability to prioritize in an international team.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate IP activities across business areas in a global department.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications and craft robust filing strategies.
• Collaborate with world-wide IP law firms to optimize our market position.

Connaissances

Patent searching

Drafting patent applications

Office actions responses

Analytical thinking

Structured, proactive

Formation

Master's degree in engineering

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Functional area: Research and Development

Company name: Atlas Copco Airpower N.V.

Date of posting: Sep 26, 2026

Our solutions are a key part of most industries - electronics, medical research, renewable energy, food production, infrastructure and many more. Working with us means working with the latest technologies and groundbreaking, sustainable innovations.

Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Your role

Are you an analytical engineering professional with a passion for innovation and legal frameworks? Do you want to shape the global intellectual property landscape and protect state-of-the-art technologies at a market-leading company?

What does a patent engineer do at the Atlas Copco Group in Wilrijk? As a patent engineer you will join our international intellectual property department and take full responsibility for coordinating ip activities across our business areas. Working closely with product engineers, project engineers, and inventors, you identify patentable innovations, analyze proposals, and formulate robust filing strategies while being actively involved in drafting and prosecuting applications. Part of your daily flow as a patent engineer involves collaborating with a worldwide network of ip law firms to optimize our global market position. You support various product companies within compressor technique and power technique in rolling out comprehensive ip policies and give targeted ip trainings to internal employees.

Additionally, you optimize our freedom-to-operate by monitoring third-party ip rights, implementing competitive ip strategies, and aligning with other group ip teams to drive continuous optimization. You will report to the team leader within the intellectual property department and work via a hybrid model at our facility in Wilrijk.

To succeed, you will need

At Atlas Copco Group, our slogan for various positions is "hire for attitude & train for skill". We train you for these positions through on-the-job-training. Do you only partly meet the profile as outlined below? No problem! We still encourage you to apply and take this opportunity. Who knows, on-the-job-training may be available for you for this position.

Master degree in engineering such as mechanics, electronics, ict, or chemistry, or physics, or equivalent experience

Experience in patent searching and analysis, drafting patent applications, or preparing replies to office actions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a clear focus on technical quality and results

Structured, proactive, and hands-on approach with the ability to prioritize effectively in an international team environment

Professional fluency in English and willingness to learn Dutch.

Motivation to complete additional professional training and qualify as a European Patent Attorney

In return, we offer

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 office in Wilrijk.

Passionate people create exceptional things
At Atlas Copco we believe in challenging the status quo, always looking for a better way. Our leading-edge technology enables us to innovate for a sustainable future.
We believe that people make it happen and with us you are empowered to act. Your ideas can make a real difference and contribute to the quality of life for people everywhere.
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.