Product Innovation R&D Engineer (M/F)

About the company

Our client, an innovative industrial player operating in a cutting-edge technological environment, is looking for an R&D Engineer M/F.

Your tasks

You will work on the design, development, and validation of new products, within projects of high scientific and technical dimension.

Reporting to the R&D Manager and working closely with the Technical Direction, you will intervene across the entire product development cycle, from needs analysis to industrialization.

Your main missions will be

• Analyze functional needs and translate them into technical requirements;
• Study the technological feasibility of new products and take into account planning, budget, and industrialization constraints;
• Write technical specifications;
• Analyze results, identify malfunctions, and propose necessary corrections;
• Guarantee technical documentation and ensure product monitoring throughout its life cycle;
• Participate in the production launch and industrialization of new products;
• Ensure technological monitoring on developments in your field;
• Participate in product evolution and propose new technical solutions.

Depending on your expertise, you may also work on specific topics related to instrumentation and/or intellectual property:

• Monitoring the development and life of instrumentation products;
• Coordination between instrumentation products and their integration into systems;
• Participation in the protection of innovations: invention disclosures, prior art studies, patentability, and freedom to operate;
• Monitoring the patent portfolio and coordination with industrial property attorneys.

Requirements

Profile Description You hold a PhD in materials science or an equivalent scientific qualification, with a strong appetite for the research and development of technological products.

You possess solid knowledge in

• Materials science;
• Mechanical and thermal calculations;
• Vacuum technologies;
• Product design and development;
• CAD/DAO/CAM;
• Simulation software;
• Quality standards and industrial property.

Experience in an industrial environment with a high technological dimension is particularly appreciated.

You are proficient in English, both written and spoken, and are comfortable presenting technical work and facilitating meetings.