R&D Engineer (Software Architecture & Automation)
Digital Pipl
Rotselaar, Belgium
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
EnglishJob location
Rotselaar, Belgium
Tech stack
Multitier Architecture
Computer-Aided Design
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JIRA
Automation of Tests
Azure
C++
Fluid
Continuous Integration
Middleware
Python
Object-Oriented Software Development
Software Architecture
Software Engineering
Large Language Models
Containerization
Solid Principles
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Slack
Api Design
Autodesk Autocad
Docker
Job description
As our Software & Automation Engineer, you are the Architect of the R&D Factory. You won't, * Technical PoC Implementation: Take raw engineering concepts and "Smartfins"
- prototypes and turn them into functional, high-performance code in Python and C++
- .Architect the Workflow: Design and maintain the middleware and custom API-driven
- workflows (Jira, Slack, Autodesk, AWS, internal DBs) that keep our hardware and
- software teams in perfect sync.
- Build the "Digital Nervous System": Develop modular, OOP-based frameworks in
- Python and C++ that automate everything from simulation triggers to software
- testing.
- Deploy Intelligent Automation: Integrate LLMs and AI-driven agents into our task
- management systems to turn raw thermal data into actionable engineering insights.
- Own the Pipeline: Maintain and evolve our CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
- suites, ensuring our R&D team can ship "physics-heavy" code with total confidence.
Requirements
- Educational Foundation: An MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a
- related field with a strong mathematical lean.
- Polyglot Developer: Deep mastery of Python and a strong working knowledge of C++.
- You understand when to use the flexibility of the former and the performance of the latter.
- Architectural Rigor: A strong grasp of SOLID principles and Clean Architecture; you write code that is modular, readable, and built for a high-growth production environment.
- Physics Affinity: An active interest or background in heat transfer and thermodynamics. You don't need to be a thermal engineer, but you must speak or be willing to learn the language of "Conjugate Heat Transfer.
- The "Builder" Spirit: You thrive on taking a "half-baked" technical idea and engineering it into a robust, working Proof of Concept.
The "Extra Mile":
- Experience with CI/CD tools and building robust automated testing frameworks.
- Experience with AWS/Microsoft Azure/GCP and containerization
- (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Hands-on experience implementing LLM-based tools or agents in a production
- environment.
- Experience with API-first design and connecting disparate enterprise platforms.
- Familiarity with CFD frameworks or CAD automation.
Benefits & conditions
- Design at the Inflection Point: You are joining at the exact moment we are scaling
- our internal "factory. " You will have a blank canvas to build the systems you've always wanted.
- No Red Tape: We move at the speed of the hardware we cool. If you have a better
- way to automate a process, you own the implementation from day one.
- High-Visibility Impact: Your code will be the "glue" that allows our thermal
- breakthroughs to reach global data centers faster.
- The Culture: We are a lean team of elite engineers who value "Clean Code" as
- much as "Deep Physics.