Engineering Technician (temporary position)

We are looking for an Engineering Technician , on a temporary basis (with eventually an option on a fixed contract) , in order to reinforce our team during a few months.

As our Engineering Technician, you will workthe engineering team and contribute to the development of miDiagnostics’ state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics products.

Your responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Building prototypes designed by our engineers in our workshops using our in-house 3D-printers,
  CNC-machine, laser cutter, soldering stations, ...;
• Contributing to the prototype design to make it more manufacturable by giving feedback on and adapting 2D and 3D computer aided design files for easier manufacturing;
• Build experimental setups that use several technologies, such as mechanics, fluidics, electronics, magnetics;
• Under guidance of our engineers, perform experiments to proof the technical feasibility of our concepts and verify our designs;
• Further professionalize our technical workshops and keep them tidy;
• Report and present progress and achievements.

• Bachelor in a technical/engineering domain or equivalent by experience;
• Passionate about making new things hands-on;
• A maker that can work independently in our workshops and labs;
• Eager to learn and optimize our 3D-printing and CNC-milling prototyping processes;
• While not strictly required, the ideal candidate has prior experience with 3D printing and/or CNC machining;
• Fluent in English (written and verbal);
• Pragmatic problem solver;
• Team player;
• Good organizational skills: you can get things done;
• Our offices are in Leuven (Belgium). You need to be entitled to live and work in Belgium.