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R&D Mechanical Engineer

STOW Group


Job Location:

Lokeren - Belgium

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 18 October 2026 (8 days ago)
Application Deadline: 15 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The R&D Mechanical engineer is responsible for the research and development of mechanical components and system modules. This includes conceptualization design engineering and testing of new prototype components and full systems.

Tasks & Responsibilities

  • You review the current automated warehouse solutions based on performance downtime technical specifications
  • You discuss with colleagues (R&D Service Testing ) about improvement points of the Movu Robotics products.
  • You take the lead on R&D activities concerning mechanical components and the full mechanical product.
  • You develop a PoC and plan a timeline in accordance with Movus Product Development Process.
  • You perform mechanical design of system modules (NX).
  • You are responsible for component selection and calculation.
  • You interface with controls specialists to design a complete mechatronic solution.
  • You make full production files (BOMs drawings datasheets).
  • You manage design states and revisions in the PLM package.
  • You discuss test specifications and set-up with the Test & Validation team.
  • You review prototype testing reports and adapt the PoC accordingly.
  • You work together with the production engineer concerning assembly training for the blue collars.

Qualifications :

  • You have a Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechatronics or a related field.
  • You have at least 5 years of engineering experience preferably in the material handling manufacturing automation machine or aerospace industries.
  • Your expertise is mainly mechanical but you have a keen interest in the full product picture including controls electronics and software.
  • You have knowledge and experience in CAD. You have experience with NX.
  • You are an autonomous team player.
  • English is a must (C1 or higher).
  • Knowledge of Dutch is highly recommended.

Additional Information :

What do we offer

  • A place in an enthusiastic young organisation with the necessary ambitions
  • The necessary freedom and opportunity to take initiative. 
  • An intensive training by experienced people.
  • An attractive salary in an international environment with many benefits: 
    • Company car with fuel card/charging pass
    • Group & health insurance
    • Meal vouchers (8)
    • Net allowances
    • CAO90 Bonus
    • Laptop
    • iPhone subscription
    • 20 days of vacation plus 12 extra days for working a full year on 40h-workweek instead of 38h (32 leave days in total)

Unsolicited representations by third parties (recruitment agencies headhunters ...) of CVs via mail and/or telephone for our vacancies are considered as direct applications where no compensation is provided to the third party. Any T&Cs from these third parties will not be accepted unless upon signature of the T&Cs by a person in charge of HR. Candidates remain registered in the system for 12 months and cannot be proposed again during this period.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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The warehouse of the future is equipped with our iFollow autonomous robots instead of forklifts and our Atlas 2D pallet shuttles or eScala tote shuttles that allow for high-density storage (no wasted space!) and scalable solutions.

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