Design & Project engineer

Your role

Are you passionate about thermal engineering, fast product development, and turning innovative ideas into practical designs? Do you want to accelerate the design and validation of sustainable cooler solutions within a dynamic, high-impact international team? 

What does a design & product engineer heat exchangers do at the Atlas Copco Group in Wilrijk? As a design & product engineer heat exchangers you will join our Airtec product development team to strengthen our cooler development capability with a clear focus on shorter design cycles, faster prototyping, and agile decision-making. Working closely with designers, production, test teams, suppliers, and internal customers, you size, evaluate, and optimize heat exchangers using in-house calculation and sizing tools.

Your daily flow as a design & product engineer heat exchangers involves translating complex technical requirements into practical cooler concepts while balancing thermal performance, pressure drop, dimensions, cost, and manufacturability. You drive fast design loops to move quickly toward a minimum viable product, coordinate prototypes, and combine pure engineering work with hands-on checks, dimension measurements, and test follow-ups in the workshop. Applying a quick response manufacturing mindset, you communicate directly, raise risks or red flags early, and push decisions forward while documenting technical data, drawings, specifications, bills of material, and lessons learned. You will report to the team leader within product development and work via a hybrid model at our facility in Wilrijk. 

To succeed, you will need

At Atlas Copco Group, our slogan for various positions is "hire for attitude & train for skill". We train you for these positions through on-the-job-training. Do you only partly meet the profile as outlined below? No problem! We still encourage you to apply and take this opportunity. Who knows, on-the-job-training may be available for you for this position.

• Master degree in mechanical and thermodynamical engineering or equivalent technical experience

• Strong interest in heat transfer, pressure drop, flow calculations, and mechanical design

• Technical background or clear affinity with thermal engineering, calculation tools, simulation software, or energy systems

• Ability to interpret calculation results and translate technical assumptions into practical engineering decisions and workshop reality

• Professional communication skills in English to align directly with a diverse group of international stakeholders

• Entrepreneurial, agile, and curious team player who thrives on speed, values short feedback loops, challenges the status quo, and takes full ownership to keep projects moving

• Experience with product development, prototypes, heat exchangers, compressors, or thermal systems considered a plus

In return, we offer

At Atlas Copco Group you will join an international and diverse environment with specialists from different disciplines. Our culture is rooted in Swedish values, which includes a family feeling, respect and diversity. We invest in our employees' development and well-being, and we provide a flexible work-life balance. With our inclusive and caring environment, you get the support and inspiration you need to grow. Here, your ideas are embraced, and you never stop learning.

You will have a comprehensive onboarding program, including guidance by a personal godmother/godfather. You will also have access to global job opportunities, as part of the Atlas Copco Group. We offer an interesting compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, paid leave and retirement benefits.

Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Atlas Copco airpower site in Wilrijk.