Industrial Design Engineer: Prototyping to Offshore Tech

IQIP®; Sliedrecht; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

8% holiday allowance

40 paid annual leave days

Travel allowance

Laptop provided

Pension fund

Job summary

IQIP is seeking a Specialist industrial design engineer to take innovations from concept to working solutions for offshore and onshore installation projects.

You will combine hands-on engineering with structured project management, working with production, engineering and project teams to deliver smart, sustainable solutions in challenging environments. A Master’s degree and TRL 1-3 experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience with early‑stage research and technology development (TRL 1-3).
• Experience with experimental design, prototype testing.
• Experience in offshore, marine, or heavy industry is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform applied research at TRL 1-3: define questions, design experiments, validate principles.
• Design, build, and test prototypes to demonstrate proof of concept with 3D models and production techniques.
• Work across domains including sensor tech, hydraulics, materials science, IoT, digital twins, and AI/ML applications.
• Monitor literature, patent landscapes, and industry developments and connect them to internal topics.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Project management

Communication

R&D expertise

Agile / stage-gate

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

3D modelling tools

Python

MATLAB

FEA software

Job description

IQIP is seeking a Specialist industrial design engineer to take innovations from concept to working solutions for offshore and onshore installation projects.

You will combine hands-on engineering with structured project management, working with production, engineering and project teams to deliver smart, sustainable solutions in challenging environments. A Master’s degree and TRL 1-3 experience are preferred.