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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Engineer - **Company:** John Cockerill - **Location:** Seraing, Belgium (Remote available) - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://be.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=090792b5e7314bfd ## About the Role Experience & technical skills * Recent engineering graduate (Civil or Industrial Engineer) - schools such as Gramme, University of Liège, or equivalent * An internship in the energy sector is an asset * Good command of the MS Office suite (especially Excel) * Strong interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and energy systems Personal & behavioral skills * Strong team spirit and collaborative mindset * Good communication skills and ability to adapt easily to different profiles * Genuine motivation to learn and grow within an engineering environment Languages * French and English (good understanding of English required) ## Description As a Design Engineer within John Cockerill Energy, you will join the proposal team within the Design Engineering department in Belgium, working alongside Alexandre and the wider team. You will contribute to the thermal and mechanical dimensioning of heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), from the early proposal phase through to establishing the technical hypotheses that will later be developed during the project design phase. You will act as a technical point of contact primarily for internal stakeholders (proposal engineers) and, occasionally, for external clients, supporting the development of technically sound proposals for numerous worldwide energy projects. Your key responsibilities * Perform the thermal and mechanical dimensioning of heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) and their components, in support of proposals and project execution * Select materials and account for the associated thermodynamic behavior * Prepare calculation notes and technical specifications for the equipment, establishing the base design that will be further developed during the design phase * Verify mechanical drawings for completeness and compliance * Support the proposal and project teams during technical clarification meetings with clients * Participate in design reviews and follow up on the resulting action plans * Produce the technical deliverables expected within your area of expertise (studies, analyses, reports, presentations, etc.) * Ensure smooth and accurate continuity of technical information at project interfaces * Contribute to solving technical issues encountered during project execution * Take part in maintaining and continuously improving the team's technical expertise through technology watch, standards watch and lessons-learned processes Your team You will join a young, French-speaking and collaborative Design Engineering team based in Belgium (7 colleagues), working closely with colleagues in India (5 people) and the United States (2 people). 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