Materials Enginer(Electrical Steel)

Akkodis, is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation. With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Akkodis binds top talent to beautiful organizations and as a consultant working at Akkodis you play an important role in this.

As a Materials Enginer(Electrical Steel), you will be responsible for analyse, evaluate on and interpretate the material composition and manufacturing processes for magnets and electrical steel components.

Your responsibilities include:

• Characterize metal samples, both pre and post fabrication, using a variety of techniques, such as: optical microscopy, SEM, EDS, PoDFA, OES, hardness, tensile and bend testing
• Characterization of electromagnetic properties of soft magnetic materials
• Design, develop and test coating for insulation
• Analysis, evaluation and interpretation of the material composition and manufacturing processes for soft magnetic materials
• Analysis of product and technology trends (new materials, coatings, adhesion,…) and implementation of the findings in measures to develop and secure competitive advantages
• Support of application teams in customer projects
• Creation and maintenance of the network to cooperation and development partners as well as research institutes and suppliers

Your profile:

• Completed MSc in Engineering, e.g. Metallurgy, Materials Engineering or related field fields
• At least 5 years of sound experience in the application development of hard and soft magnetic materials (E-steel) and/or coating in electric motors
• Good communication skills with the ability to build and maintain international networks
• Affinity with measurement of magnetic properties (Epstein, Brockhaus,…)
• Excellent English skills (Dutch is a big plus)