Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium
Robert Bosch is a leading technology and service company. The ambition is to enhance the quality of life with solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. The company employs roughly 375.000 associates worldwide. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Customer goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Within the business unit Wiper Systems, we are the preferred system partner of OEM customer for windshield and rear window wiping products and services. Project Engineer Testing (2001-2013) The wiper blade is characterized by performing rheological, physical and functional tests in order to validate within the wiper blade development faze. Project Engineer Development Wiper Systems (2013-2016) Wiper system components are modelled in order to build up root-cause relations. Ideas are generated for new generation wiper systems. Optimized workflows are created for virtual wiper rubber prototyping, meaning correct input data and clear design targets. Project Engineer profile development and tribology (from 2016) Within the platform wiper rubber development, I’m responsible for the wiper rubber optimisation using virtual wiper rubber prototyping. Responsible for correct tribological input data and clear rubber design targets.
Tenneco Inc. is one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and distributors of clean air and ride performance products. Within the Ride Performance products, Tenneco provides advanced suspension technologies that deliver a smoother and safer transportation. St-Truiden is the location of one of the European manufacturing plant and engineering center. As a Design and Development Engineer within the department Component Development, we were responsible for the release of the shock absorber Seal.
R&D Engineer Advanced Products is a manufacturer of seals and seal solutions for extreme environmental conditions, specialized in the development of seals for industrial and military applications, including aircraft and aerospace as well as automotive, chemical, offshore and other industries. Parker Hannifin has acquired Advanced Products Company in 2004. Advanced Products is integrated with Parker’s Seal Group, which provides sealing materials to a broad range of motion and control markets worldwide. As R&D Engineer, we were responsible to implement improved sealing solutions using spring and pressure energized polymer seals. Responsible to characterize polymer materials towards sealing performance, creep, stress relaxation and temperature resistance and to maintain contacts with suppliers of polymer materials and additives.