Our client is an engineering consultancy active across multiple industrial sectors, providing technical expertise and support to major players in Belgium and beyond.
📍 Liège
CATIA Mechanical Designer
Responsibilities
In this role, you are responsible for the mechanical design and technical feasibility of the products entrusted to you. You ensure the delivery of high-quality design outputs and drawing sets, while applying the standards, rules, and tools established within the design office.
You will work on technically challenging projects involving complex mechanical assemblies, requiring precision, rigor, and a strong understanding of manufacturing constraints.
Key responsibilities
* Understand and integrate the various technical constraints of a project and translate them into feasible mechanical designs that meet the required functions
* Design complex mechanical assemblies, including applications such as telescopes, space-related systems, vacuum environments, and other high-precision mechanical products
* Manage product structures in close collaboration with the project’s ELM engineer
* Take manufacturing processes into account to define the most efficient way to produce each part, and adapt designs according to manufacturing possibilities
* Produce complete drawing sets containing the technical information required for manufacturing, whether internally, in workshops, or through subcontractors
* Ensure follow-up with subcontractors and support the manufacturing process when needed
* Write integration procedures and carry out integration follow-up
* Prepare requests for quotations for mechanical parts
* Report work progress and remaining workload during Capa-Charge meetings
* Identify and report technical difficulties, conflicting requirements, or feasibility issues, while proposing concrete solutions
* Contribute to the continuous improvement and development of the design office by sharing constructive ideas and best practices
Profile
* You hold a Bachelor’s degree as a Mechanical Draughtsman / Designer, or an Industrial Engineering degree with a specialization in mechanical or electromechanical engineering
* You have at least 3 years of experience in mechanical design
* You have strong command of 3D design and technical drawing software, ideally CATIA V5
* You have knowledge of surface treatments and their impact on mechanical design
* You are familiar with technical drawing, functional dimensioning, tolerancing, and dimensional budgets
* You are able to identify critical dimensions that must be verified through metrology
* You can design and implement layouts
* You know how to manage assemblies and product structures in CATIA
* You are fluent in French, Knowledge of English is considered an asset
* Experience in subcontractor follow-up, manufacturing follow-up, or integration follow-up is a strong plus
Your application will be treated with the utmost confidentiality, in accordance with the GDPR. PaHRtners promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.