Electro-Mechanic

The Royal Military Academy is fully recognized as a university, fulfilling the same criteria as civilian universities. The RMA is also conducting scientific research at university level for projects funded by the Belgian Defense department or external sources.

In the framework of the studies TiPODS, AURORA and STRATUS, we are looking for a full-time electro-mechanician with a professional bachelor’s degree in electromechanics (an EQF level 6 or similar) to join our team. If you have a passion for hands-on technical work and an interest in electronics, metalwork, robotics, and land vehicles, then this role offers you the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in a unique and dynamic environment.

On the job, training will be given for specific activities.

We value diversity and equal opportunities. Whether you are a man, a woman or X, or come from any background, we firmly believe that diversity enriches our community, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

You work within the multi-national research environment of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Royal Military Academy. As a university, we conduct research in various technological domains, including unmanned systems, land mobility, and landmines manipulations, aimed at enhancing user comfort. Our work balances the development of novel and beneficial applications with efforts to mitigate potential risks associated with these technologies.

As a military research lab, we focus on applications in public security and Defense. Examples of practical applications include ground robots for detecting and neutralizing landmines, unmanned vehicles for patrolling tough complex conditions, and studies to improve vehicle and environmental conditions.

In this position, you will work alongside a large team of research engineers, each leading their own projects. Your role will be to assist in the implementation of various projects, by contributing to the related electro-mechanical aspects. Given our strong involvement in European-scale collaborative projects, you will punctually prepare and follow on-site test campaigns, mainly on military test sites in Flanders, sometimes abroad.

• Highly varied job content, giving you the opportunity to work on a very wide range of novel electro-mechanical systems (air, ground, maritime) in a very international context. You will be deployed in a large variety of projects and will be required to work together with dozens of researchers and other technicians to reach objectives. To make this a bit more specific, you will be deployed as an example in these projects:
• TiPODS:
  To support the construction (steelwork, electronics, automation), commissioning, maintenance, and usage of a test facility for land vehicle tires testing.
• AURORA:
  To support the development of a new generation of demining robots with dual manipulators
• STRATUS:
  To develop novel drones that are composed maximally of EU-sourced & developed components
• Opportunity to work in and with an