Optimization Research Scientist Job in Leuven/Lommel, Belgium

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Towards a digitally transformed, sustainable and competitive industry

Flanders Make is a fast-growing research centre that performs research to support companies from various sectors in their sustainable innovation processes. From our establishments in Lommel, Leuven, Kortrijk and Sint-Truiden and labs within the 5 Flemish universities, we stimulate open innovation through excellent research.

Because of our unique position as a bridge between industry and research, our teams combine application and system proficiency with technological and scientific knowledge. Academic partners and more than 150 companies are part of the innovative circular ecosystem of Flanders Make.

Our strategy based on industrial needs and long-term trends ensures a close link with the industry and its challenges. With our programmed research, we create impact in companies.

Sustainability, climate and workability have a high priority in our research. We want to help companies in developing sustainable, green, smart and connected products and production systems, with a special focus on people and their interaction with machines.

Optimization Research Scientist Job Description

Companies are looking forward to take the next step towards an innovative design process.
As a  researcher in multidisciplinary design optimization, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging optimization problems  and apply various optimization techniques to generate solutions for machine designers. Typical design problems are constraint-based and multi-objective, requiring advanced non-linear mixed-integer solvers.
 
Focusing on knowledge based engineering tools for high-tech machine and vehicle design, you will:

• work together in a small research team combining expertise in signal processing, computer vision, mechatronics, robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, modelling of cyber-physical systems.
• define the adequate models to capture the essence of the problem in the early stages of the design , and identify the parameters linked to the machine or vehicle behavior;
• solve (multi-objective) optimization problems using methods (including but not limited to) convex optimization, constraint programming, nonlinear programming, …   Decision variables can be continuous and/or discrete.
• program, implement, test and verify the performance of these methodologies with prototype tools developed in e.g. Cplex, MiniZinc, ASP, Matlab.

• Flanders Make gives you the opportunity to develop yourself in the network of top industry and universities and research institutes;
• An open-minded, flexible and challenging working environment;
• A warm atmosphere and top colleagues;
• An attractive salary with fringe benefits.

Optimization Research Scientist Job Requirements

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You have
 

• a Phd in Engineering (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or Engineering);
• a track record in the field of optimization;
• experience with constraint solvers, search algorithms and optimization toolboxes (Matlab, Cplex);
• a keen interest to apply theoretical concepts on practical case problems.

• passionate about research and new technologies
• a good conceptual thinker
• result oriented, responsible, self directing and team player
• a good communicator
• eager to learn

Optimization Research Scientist Application Information

How to apply?
Do you feel you can contribute to our research with your expertise? Do you share our values and our mission? We are looking forward to reading about your story, your interest in Flanders Make and for this job in particular. 
 
To apply, please send your motivation letter and cv to [email protected]

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