Rope Design Engineer

Overview

Be part of something bigger! As the world and the way people live is changing, we at Bekaert believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. With a 140+ year old heritage of excellence, innovation, and a future-focused mindset, we strive to create value for our customers and society. We aim to do this through innovative solutions and sustainable practices.

We are committed to pushing the boundaries of steel wire transformation and coatings whilst also leveraging our expertise to develop innovative solutions with new materials and services in a safe, smart, and sustainable way. Our focus extends to markets such as new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy.

As a dynamic and growing company with over 24 000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 5.3 billion in combined revenue in 2023, we are looking for someone like you to join our team as we continue to shape a safer, more efficient, and connected world!

Did you grow up playing with building blocks or similar toys with an early passion for constructing and problem solving through hands on experience who is now looking for a professional career where you can create and design ropes for some of the world’s largest cranes, deepest mine shafts along with other heavy industrial systems.

If you are this person a fantastic opportunity has arisen within our Steel Wire Rope Design Team for a Rope Design Engineer at Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group (a division with the Bekaert Group). This position will apply deep mechanical understanding and technical design skills with input from global specialists which will support high value operations throughout the world. We are the unique combination of technologies in steel wire ropes, synthetic ropes and advanced cords (A-Cords) enables strong differentiation in high-end markets.

• 15 Rope production plants
• + 20 sales & service locations

• I. Purpose of the Role
• To develop and share rope design expertise.

• II. Roles and Responsibilities
• • Develop the skills and understanding to become one of the business’s rope design experts
• • Undertake defined development projects (associated with rope design, analysis and property prediction)
• • Support the regional rope design managers with design approvals and – where appropriate – holiday cover (full training on rope design will be given)
• • Present work and share best practice within BBRG
• • With the regional rope design managers update and manage the rope design quality documents.
• • Record work in formal written reports

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  Qualification
  
  Required:
  
  Masters/Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• • Experience and knowledge in computer programming (e.g. C#, VBA, Matlab, PL/SQL)
• • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• • The candidate should show strong developing expertise in basic management skill-sets especially planning, organizing and executing work.
• • Excellent communication skills and will regularly liaise with internal stakeholders across the group.
• • Time management and work planning.
• • Working effectively alone and within teams.

Be bold and take the leap!

We’re looking for individuals who are not afraid to take risks and explore new ideas. If you are passionate about personal growth and bringing your authentic self to work, we want you on our team!

At Bekaert, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about us and our exciting career opportunities, visit Bekaert Careers