Flanders Make

About the Company

Flanders Make is the strategic research centre for the manufacturing industry. From our sites all over Flanders, we stimulate open innovation through excellent research. In addition, companies can work together with us in a custom innovation trajectory. Finally, we also offer an extensive range of testing and validation infrastructure for your products or production.

Our goal is to contribute to the technological development of the vehicles, machines and factories of the future. By doing so, we create added value for the manufacturing industry. Together we help companies innovate better and faster. In addition, we attach great importance to international cooperation in the field of innovation and to participation in European research projects.

Today Flanders Make counts over 850 researchers who work full-time as a unique research community on a joint industrial research agenda.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Flanders Make

Job Title

Industrial Software Engineer IIoT (Lommel, Leuven or Kortrijk)

Job Description

You are building the next generation of cyber-physical systems. We inspire the industry by showing what we can do with the latest IIoT technology.

Together with you, we will show on new prototype production lines how to capture data from end-to-end sources. It’s part of Flanders Make mission to guide companies towards the product life cycle of the future. To this end, we are – amongst other things – working out solutions for the digital product passport. Together with you we will build up an extra layer of intelligence on top of the software of production environments. After all, we want to use the captured information to derive insights and areas for improvement for the various aspects of machine operation and production planning, even maintenance.

Connectivity projects from concept to realisation

As an Industrial Software Engineer IIoT, in research projects you will:

Start connecting data sources end-to-end;
Together with expert researchers in data modelling: PLM, robotics, automation, data science, artificial intelligence, software architecture and logistic production processes;
Engage to implement a fully functional IIoT infrastructure;
Explore the newest technologies and tools to generate application oriented IIoT solutions.

More specifically, you will:

Start from our compute-powered cloud infrastructure and various proprietary data flows;
Analyse specifications of various industrial software, tools and systems (such as Manufacturing Execution Systems);
Convert requirements into a fully functional architecture (mainly based on existing building blocks), configuring and mutually linking (connecting) it to other architectures;
Where necessary, select the corresponding communication technology and design the connectivity system;
Conceive, design, programme and implement innovative extensions, for instance for automating data ingestion pipelines;
Make the whole system work in a cyber-secure manner;
Present the progress of your technical concepts and findings at regular intervals to colleagues and partners; Actively develop your expertise in software development and software architecture for the Industrial Internet of Things, as well as in adjacent topics, such as authentication and cyber-security, formal data modelling, automation and machines.

Creative developer or architect with a passion for IoT & automation

We are looking for:

A technology-driven software developer or architect who likes to co-shape connectivity projects from concept to realisation;
With at least 3 years of proven experience in back-end development of Cloud, Edge and Internet of Things applications;
A creative and analytical conceptual thinker who is keen to explore new software capabilities;
You are handy in programming tools and databases and would work on a daily basis with: Python, Javascript, RDBMS, graph databases and Azure.
You are passionate about industrial automation (OPC-UA, PLC, SCADA);
You love having a job with plenty of autonomy and learning opportunities and have a relevant Master’s degree.

Contribute to industrial innovation and production digitisation

This animated film illustrates how Flanders Make sees operators functioning in the factory of the future, working side by side with cobots and autonomous mobile robots. All research starts from a generic theoretical point of view with one or more business cases that require a working prototype. Digitisation of data in production lines is one of the applications here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHSAhXoaVKU

About Flanders Make
Towards a digitally transformed, sustainable and competitive industry
Flanders Make is a fast-growing research centre that performs research to support companies from various sectors in their sustainable innovation projects. From our establishments in Lommel, Leuven and Kortrijk and labs within the 5 Flemish universities, we stimulate open innovation through excellent research.

Because of our unique position between industry and research, our teams combine application and system proficiency with technological and scientific knowledge. Academic partners and more than 165 companies are part of the innovative circular ecosystem of Flanders Make.

Our strategy based on industrial needs and long-term trends ensures a close link with the industry and its challenges. With our programmed research, we create impact in companies.

Sustainability, climate and workability have a high priority in our research. We want to help companies in developing sustainable, green, smart and connected products as well as production systems, with a special focus on people and their interaction with machines.

How to apply?
To apply for this job opportunity, please go to http://jobs.flandersmake.be.
Complete the online application form and upload your motivation letter and CV.

Leuven, Belgium

On site

17-03-2025

Company Name

Flanders Make

Job Title

Monitoring Research Engineer

Job Description

Function

You develop advanced sensing and (condition) monitoring strategies for diagnostics and prognostics of machines, vehicles, and production systems.

Flanders Make is working on breakthrough technologies for manufacturing companies to make their machines and vehicles more autonomous and energy efficient. Additional sensors can provide data to predict current and future needs in terms of operational optimisation and condition-based maintenance. Research topics include: virtual sensing, sensor fusion, anomaly detection, fault diagnostics, lifetime prognostics and route cause analysis .

“I don’t think you can find such a varied job elsewhere”, says Rob, sensing & monitoring research engineer at Flanders Make. “The core purpose of research is to learn new things.”

Function

As a young potential or an experienced monitoring research engineer, you will:

Work on a variety of industrial challenges (large and small industrial machines, vehicles and production systems);
Be part of a research team with combined expertise in sensors, data acquisition & advanced signal processing, feature extraction & physical modelling, experimental testing, artificial intelligence including machine learning & deep learning algorithms, physics-informed AI or hybrid modelling, model-based data analytics; and the implementation of edge-cloud algorithms;
Play a key role in making the newest sensing and monitoring techniques relevant for anomaly detection, fault diagnostics and lifetime prognostics in the industry, making them more robust, more adaptive and more intelligent in complex multi-sensor settings.

More Concretely, You Will For Multiple Industrial Cases

Look for solutions to improve operational monitoring or condition monitoring of machines and vehicles as well as quality monitoring of products, taking into account industrial requirements such as robustness, adaptiveness or total cost of ownership;
Develop sensor models and sensor fusion algorithms or explore, test and evaluate virtual sensing methods;
Enhance algorithms for intelligent anomaly detection, fault diagnostics and lifetime prognostics;
Work in close collaboration with experts from our industrial partners and have regular contacts with experts from knowledge centres in Belgium and abroad;
Become a sparring partner for our leading companies in their innovation processes;
Trace and present industrial challenges and new research opportunities.
Participate in multiple projects with various applications. You will be able to choose from a variety of technology development projects to apply and broaden your skills in different domains.

Profile

Profile

You have

A PhD degree in Engineering (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical or Mathematical…) or equivalent by experience;
A creative mind and are eager to look for new solutions and discover new grounds;
Basic knowledge of data acquisition strategies and signal processing algorithms;
Some experience with machine or industrial applications in an industrial or research environment;
Reliable expertise in modelling the behaviour of dynamic systems, combined with basic experience with machine learning algorithms and/or deep learning algorithms;
Some affinity with sensors, model development and/or physics-informed artificial intelligence, and/or model-based data analytics and/or edge-cloud implementation is a very big plus;
Experience with modelling and processing software (e.g. Python, and Matlab) and/or measuring systems (e.g. Labview).

You are

Passionate about research and new technologies;
Result-oriented, responsible, self-directing and a team player;
A good communicator;
Eager to learn.

Offer

Offer

A job with impact on science and technology. You create leverage and synergies within Flanders Make and far beyond.
The opportunity to develop yourself in a network of top industry players, universities and research institutes;
An energetic, flexible and challenging working environment;
A warm and open-minded atmosphere;
Top colleagues that are expert in their domains opening doors for fruitful collaborations and learning;
An attractive salary with fringe benefits.

Depending on your place of residence or preference, you can work in our offices in Leuven, in Lommel or in Kortrijk (flexible workplace policy).

Kortrijk, Belgium

On site

19-03-2025

Company Name

Flanders Make

Job Title

Assembly & Automation Expert – Industry 4.0 production lines

Job Description

Function

You prototype new production cells and lines according to the industry 4.0 principles by working on smart robotic concepts and innovative operator support solutions.

The projects that you will contribute to bring (mobile) robots and technology to the shop floor of manufacturing companies and support operators (both ergonomically and cognitively) in their increasingly complex job. Together with a small team, you figure out how robotic assembly can be faster and more flexible.

In Industry 4.0 assembly cells, personalised products will be made using state-of-the-art technologies. Flanders Make wants to demonstrate future opportunities to manufacturing companies and aims to develop new concepts together with them. We’re working, amongst other things, on intuitive robots that work together with operators.

Robot control and human support in Industry 4.0 manufacturing lines

In new innovative projects you figure out new production lines and assembly cells can be designed and built, how production lines are automated using AI, data and robotics model and simulate new production concepts in order to validate feasibility and optimize the design.. Finally, we implement on real life setups to demonstrate the value to industrial partners.

As Assembly & Automation Expert, You Will

Work together in a team combining expertise in automation, software architecture, virtual/augmented/mixed reality, control, system modelling, computer vision and IoT;
Play a key role in designing new applications and programming industrial software and in system integration and validation;
Work with different (mobile) robots, grippers, vision systems, machines and/or HMI devices;
Have regular contacts with researchers from knowledge centres in Belgium and abroad;
Identify and frame industrial challenges and link them to new research topics;
Elaborate project proposals for national and international funding opportunities.

Profile

Solve practical case problems using new theoretical concepts

You Have

A PhD in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation,...) or equivalent by experience;
Expertise in production design, software design and robotics applications;
A keen interest in applying theoretical concepts to practical case problems.

You Are

Passionate about research and new production technologies;
Eager to write new project ideas into project proposals;
Result-oriented and responsible and take initiative;
A team player;
A good communicator;
Eager to learn.

Offer

Flanders Make offers you

the opportunity to develop yourself within a network of leading industrial companies, universities and research institutes;
An energetic, flexible and challenging work environment;
A warm and open-minded work atmosphere;
Top colleagues who are experts in their domains and are willing to cooperate and share their knowledge with you;
An attractive salary with additional fringe benefits.

Kortrijk, Belgium

On site

25-03-2025

Company Name

Flanders Make

Job Title

Industrial Software Engineer IIoT

Job Description

Function

You are building the next generation of cyber-physical systems. We inspire the industry by showing what we can do with the latest IIoT technology.

Together with you, we will show on new prototype production lines how to capture data from end-to-end sources. It’s part of Flanders Make mission to guide companies towards the product life cycle of the future. To this end, we are – amongst other things – working out solutions for the digital product passport. Together with you we will build up an extra layer of intelligence on top of the software of production environments. After all, we want to use the captured information to derive insights and areas for improvement for the various aspects of machine operation and production planning, even maintenance.

Connectivity projects from concept to realisation

As an Industrial Software Engineer IIoT, in research projects you will:

Start connecting data sources end-to-end;
Together with expert researchers in data modelling: PLM, robotics, automation, data science, artificial intelligence, software architecture and logistic production processes;
Engage to implement a fully functional IIoT infrastructure;
Explore the newest technologies and tools to generate application oriented IIoT solutions.

More Specifically, You Will

Start from our compute-powered cloud infrastructure and various proprietary data flows;
Analyse specifications of various industrial software, tools and systems (such as Manufacturing Execution Systems);
Convert requirements into a fully functional architecture (mainly based on existing building blocks), configuring and mutually linking (connecting) it to other architectures;
Where necessary, select the corresponding communication technology and design the connectivity system;
Conceive, design, programme and implement innovative extensions, for instance for automating data ingestion pipelines;
Make the whole system work in a cyber-secure manner;
Present the progress of your technical concepts and findings at regular intervals to colleagues and partners;
Actively develop your expertise in software development and software architecture for the Industrial Internet of Things, as well as in adjacent topics, such as authentication and cyber-security, formal data modelling, automation and machines.

Profile

Creative developer or architect with a passion for IoT & automation

We Are Looking For

A technology-driven software developer or architect who likes to co-shape connectivity projects from concept to realisation;
With at least 3 years of proven experience in back-end development of Cloud, Edge and Internet of Things applications;
A creative and analytical conceptual thinker who is keen to explore new software capabilities;
You are handy in programming tools and databases and would work on a daily basis with: Python, Javascript, RDBMS, graph databases and Azure.
You are passionate about industrial automation (OPC-UA, PLC, SCADA);
You love having a job with plenty of autonomy and learning opportunities and have a relevant Master’s degree.

Offer

Contribute to industrial innovation and production digitisation

This animated film illustrates how Flanders Make sees operators functioning in the factory of the future, working side by side with cobots and autonomous mobile robots. All research starts from a generic theoretical point of view with one or more business cases that require a working prototype. Digitisation of data in production lines is one of the applications here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHSAhXoaVKU

Kortrijk, Belgium

On site

27-03-2025