Date: May 23, 2025
Location: Kortrijk, BE
Company: Barco
Barco, a pioneering force in visualization and collaboration technology, leads the global market with innovative solutions tailored for the entertainment, healthcare, and enterprise sectors.
Barco Cinema champions cutting-edge advancements such as laser projection, HDR technology, and comprehensive services that elevate the cinematic experience for filmmakers, exhibitors, and audiences.
To support our continued growth and innovation, Barco is seeking a Thermal/Mechanical Development Engineer for its Cinema and IX Business unit in Kortrijk.
If you’re passionate about applying your thermal and mechanical engineering expertise to high-end solid-state illumination products (laser, LED, phosphor) that set industry standards in projection technology, then this position is perfect for you.
You’ll join an international team of enthusiastic developers from Belgium, China, Norway and Canada.

SOFT SKILLS

• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Team player and able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Proactive, result-driven, and innovative thinker with analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented, quality-conscious, and cost-aware.
• Willing to travel occasionally to Barco locations, suppliers, or customers worldwide.

As a thermal and mechanical engineer for Barco projectors, you will contribute to the thermal and mechanical design and development of our projectors and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The aim is to develop products that meet specifications while ensuring reliable production and consistent performance under specified operating conditions and environments.

In this role, you will:

• Design cooling systems and components such as heat sinks, cold plates, radiators and air ducts using CAD tools (Creo).
• Use your fundamental understanding of thermodynamics (airflow, heat transfer, …) and FloEFD to simulate your thermal designs.
• Drive the cooling component standardization (peltiers, tubings, pumps…) and facilitate the alignment between the different thermal teams and specialists, including procurement.
• Further develop and maintain a thermal digital twin model for projectors.
• Contribute to funded projects related to thermal designs, including cooperation with universities and external suppliers.
• Develop mechanical components using various techniques such as sheet metal fabrication, molding (plastics and light alloys), machining, 3D printing, and welding for optimal designs.
• Perform and document mechanical R&D test plans, including thermal testing.
• Finalize and release component designs and associated documentation, including 2D technical drawings.
• Implement engineering changes for new and existing product designs.
• Collaborate with the team to build engineering prototype projectors.
• Identify issues or deficiencies and propose effective solutions, both during development and production phase.
• Ensure product compliance with relevant regulations.
• Actively contribute to weekly project meetings.