System Engineer - Automotive Sector

M; Hasselt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Médiane Benelux is seeking a System Engineer – Efficiency & Mission Profile to drive transmission-level performance and energy efficiency across real-world driving conditions. You will bridge vehicle requirements with transmission design, working with systems, hardware, controls, and validation teams.

In this role you will define mission profiles, perform energy analyses, and support design trade-offs to achieve efficiency targets across markets.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Automotive, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Strong data-driven mindset and analytical approach.
• Experience with transmission architectures, loss mechanisms, and energy flow analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and verify system-level requirements for transmission efficiency and performance.
• Develop mission profiles representing real-world usage and drive cycles.
• Perform energy flow analyses and loss breakdowns at transmission and subsystem levels.
• Support trade-offs between mechanical architecture, control strategies, and efficiency targets.
• Build and use system-level simulation models to predict performance under various missions.
• Correlate simulations with tests and data to improve model accuracy.
• Collaborate with hardware, controls, calibration, and validation teams to meet targets.
• Characterize clutches, bearings, drag losses, and related tests.
• Contribute to design reviews and validation strategies.
• Explore next-generation transmission concepts and benchmark competitor systems.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

System-level thinking

Problem-solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Energy flow analysis

Education

Master's degree in Automotive, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Médiane Benelux: Career Booster!

Since 2017, and with over 35 years of experience in France and Italy, Médiane Benelux is an engineering company specializing in software, electronics, and cybersecurity across key sectors such as Railways, Automotive, Energy, Medical, Aerospace, Space, Telecoms, Industry, and Defense.

What we offer:

• IT consulting and strategy
• Digital transformation and IoT solutions
• Project management and process optimization

As specialists in electronics, development, and embedded systems design, we operate from sensor to cloud.

Why choose Médiane Benelux?

• Human-sized company: Promotes teamwork and collaboration in a dynamic and stimulating environment
• Sharp technical expertise and tailored solutions for each sector
• Talent support: Personalized follow-up, continuous training, and skill development for our employees
• Custom solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client
• Culture of innovation: Participation in innovative and varied projects
• Ecovadis Gold certification: Commitment to equality, well-being, and responsibility
• Human values: Commitment, Respect, Trust, Listening
• Happy at Work and Happy Clients labels by Choose my Company: A fulfilling work environment and optimal client satisfaction

Le poste :

Our client is a leading player in the automotive sector, specialized in the development and production of advanced hybrid and conventional transmission systems. With strong R&D capabilities, state-of-the-art test facilities, and a solid industrial footprint, the company plays a key role in shaping next-generation electrified drivetrains focused on performance, efficiency, and CO₂ reduction.

To strengthen the system engineering team, we are looking for a System Engineer – Efficiency & Mission Profile to drive transmission-level performance and energy efficiency across real-world driving conditions.

Your Role:

As a System Engineer, you will act as the link between vehicle-level requirements and transmission subsystem design. Your mission is to define, analyze, and optimize transmission behavior with a focus on energy efficiency, drivability, and mission-based performance. You will work closely with system architects, hardware, controls, calibration, and validation teams, contributing directly to current and next-generation hybrid transmission platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, maintain, and verify system-level requirements related to transmission efficiency and performance across vehicle segments, markets, and drive cycles
• Develop mission profiles representing real-world usage (standardized and customer-specific duty cycles)
• Perform energy flow analysis and loss breakdowns at transmission and subsystem levels
• Support design trade-offs between mechanical architecture, control strategies, and efficiency targets
• Build and use system-level simulation models to predict performance under various mission profiles and load conditions
• Correlate simulation results with vehicle tests, subsystem validation, and end-of-line data to improve model accuracy
• Collaborate with Hardware, Controls, Calibration, Testing & Validation teams to ensure system targets are met
• Define and support characterization tests (clutches, bearings, drag losses, etc.)
• Contribute to design reviews, DFMEA activities, and validation strategies
• Participate in the development of next‑generation transmission concepts
• Execute benchmark analyses of competitor transmission systems to identify best practices and innovation opportunities

Profil recherché :

Your Profile:

• Master's degree in Automotive, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transmission system development, ideally with a focus on efficiency or testing
• Strong data-driven mindset and analytical approach
• Hands-on experience with simulation tools (Matlab/Simulink, or equivalent)
• Experience in data acquisition and analysis
• Solid understanding of transmission architectures, loss mechanisms, and energy flow analysis
• Strong problem-solving skills and system-level thinking
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary, international teams
• Knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g., Polarion)

Why Join:

• Work on high-impact projects in the automotive sector
• Collaborate with international, multidisciplinary teams
• Opportunity to contribute to next‑generation hybrid transmission systems
• Develop