# Design Engineer

Role and Tasks Under the direct supervision of the Product Development Leader, and functionally guided by the Chief Engineer, you are responsible for the design and development of products within the Thule RV business line (awnings, bike carriers, steps, and tents/panels). You develop new products from concept to industrialization, ensuring alignment with requirements and Thule quality standards. You create and refine 3D designs and technical drawings, ensuring robust and production-ready solutions. You translate concepts into detailed designs, considering functionality, manufacturability, cost, and quality. You support prototyping, testing, and validation activities, and implement improvements based on test results. You work according to the Thule Project System, contributing to all stage-gate deliverables. You collaborate closely with the Chief Engineer on technical decisions and design direction. You act as a technical contact for suppliers, supporting design discussions and ensuring feasibility. You contribute to product optimizations and continuous improvement of existing products. You ensure accurate and complete product data in the PLM system. You provide technica

- **Id**: 4062323
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/thule-design-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Menen, Belgium
- **Countries**: BE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2025-10-27T23:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T09:25:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 379
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2775
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1784101
- **Name**: Thule
- **Domain**: thule.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/thule-com>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Varbi

## Technologies

- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 379

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

### Languages

- Language: Dutch; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no
- Language: French; Level: All levels; Optional: no
- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T09:25:03Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 3
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.114
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 379
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:tail, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T10:03:09Z

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