Mathematical Research Engineer for Computational Geometry

As part of a team, you will develop prototype software tools to support product designers in evaluating and enhancing their designs. Your work, in collaboration with leading high-tech companies, will contribute to the creation of efficient and sustainable products in the factory of the future.

At Flanders Make we conduct research on Design for Excellence (DfX) methodologies and tools for cyber-physical product designs. Currently we are focussing on improving cost, manufacturability, assemblability and sustainability of the product. In our upcoming research projects we want to further develop prototype software tools that can automatically evaluate design rules on virtual product geometries.

Develop algorithms based on computational geometry

By working at Flanders Make you will work together in a small research team combining expertise in software, mechanical and mathematical engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence and modelling of cyber-physical systems. You will get the opportunity to build up your expertise in the domain that you are most keen for. Through our projects you will work together with experts from both industry and academia, pushing the state-of-the-art of DfX to the next level.

In this position you will develop and implement algorithms that combine 3D feature recognition, spatial reasoning and production process information to assess the quality of a product design. Your algorithms related to 3D geometries (mesh, voxel, brep) will provide visual and actionable feedback to designers in order to improve their designs. Ultimately you will have contributed to improved design software for a variety of industrial use cases such as cooling systems, air compressors, automotive subassemblies and other cyber-physical systems.

Analytical mind with coding skills

As (an associate or experienced) Mathematical Research Engineer for Computational Geometry, you are:

• interested in applied research that bridges the gap between academia and industry;
• eager to collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team in a project based setting;
• willing to constantly learn new techniques, technologies and skills and stay up-to-date on the latest academic and industrial research trends;
• capable of communicating your innovative algorithms to both industrial and academic stake holders.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• A Master Degree in Engineering (Mathematical, Computer Science, Mechanics) or Applied Mathematics or Software Engineering;
• A first experience in developing complex algorithms and software preferably in Python or C++;
• Knowledge of software developing best practices such as object oriented programming, git based versioning, code documentation, testing, code reviews, and agile software development.

Having any of the following is a big plus. You are certainly interested to obtain:

• Affinity with machine learning and artificial intelligence;
• Knowledge of the industrial product development process;
• CAD or CAM software skills;
• Expertise in project definition.

Offer

• A challenging job working with experts in various fields on real industrial problems;
• The opportunity to work with innovative companies active in Flanders;
• The opportunity to work with national and international research institutes;
• A warm, enthusiastic and international first class colleagues;
• An open-minded and flexible working environment;
• An attractive salary with fringe benefits.

Flanders Make colleagues work together on projects in Belgium from our sites in Kortrijk, Lommel and Leuven (flexible workplace policy).

Example project

In our latest ICON project AssistedDfA we collaborated with BricSys.

New workflows for Assembly Manuals and Inspection in BricsCAD® Mechanical V24.2 - Part 1