Technical Project Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a Technical Project Engineer for Essensium - an expanding product development company that designs, produces, sells, and provides service for Essensium Real-Time Positioning Solution for forklifts (EPS – Essensium Positioning System). SafeTrack is the collision-avoidance application based on computer vision & AI technology. We are a solid and healthy company with brilliant people, R&D and engineering culture and flat no-nonsense culture. We do everything in-house, 100% “made in Belgium”.

Responsibilities

• Manage the installation & bring-up of EPS installations at customer sites, guide our clients’ engineers during the installations
• Construct, follow and communicate project plans to involved stakeholders. Adapt if necessary while ensuring everyone is informed.
• Set up collaborations between the forklift vendors and Essensium for your responsible projects
• Configure, calibrate and validate the system at the customer site
• Provide 1st line technical support to customers
• Build up an expert knowledge of our SafeTrack products
• Collect customer feedback to improve our products
• Provide technical commercial support -> You can take charge of demos at customers and tradeshows. Moreover, you assist the sales team with presentations, documentation and customer requests.

Requirements

• Location: You live in the Leuven, Gent, Antwerp, or Brussels area and you can easily travel to customers’ sites in these areas
• Hybrid/remote: You will travel to customers' sites 3 days/week and work from our office in Heverlee approximately 2 days/week.
• Languages: English is a must, Dutch or French is very appreciated (one of the 2 languages is key)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, or computer engineering
• You preferably have 2+ years of experience in a technical role (as a pre- or post sales engineer, project engineer, field service engineer, etc) or are able to provide proof of the necessary skillset.
• Nice to have: professional background in the material handling space (warehouses, supply chain, forklifts, automated guided vehicles) or in computer vision
• You have experience in client-facing roles
• You have excellent communication skills and communicate clearly, verbally and in writing
• You are interested in mechanics, electronics, computer vision, positioning systems, safety applications
• You can work autonomously without micro-management
• Excellent problem-solving skills, identify bottlenecks and issues before they appear
• Work systematically and accurately, and according to a pre-defined planning
• Flexible and hands-on
• You can prioritize and manage several open issues
• You have a driver’s license
• Some experience with Linux and Python is a plus, but not a must.

We Offer

A permanent contract, company car, laptop, extra legal holidays, great healthcare package hospitalization included, super nice international team, and many opportunities to learn and grow with us.

About the Company

Mind OSS is an open-source embedded consultancy based in Leuven. You will work along with one of the most experienced Embedded Linux teams in Belgium. Check out how we contribute to the open-source community here: https://mind.be/blog-mind-on-oss-community-contributions/

Founded in 2005, Mind OSS has 40 co-workers and specializes in embedded Linux solutions.