R&D Team Leader 3D Process Integration

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Company

hirify.global is a research center focused on nanotechnology and advanced 3D technology R&D.

What you will do

• Lead a 3D Process Integration team within the Pathfinding Integration Department.
• Set up and maintain integration flows for advanced 3D R&D programs and bilateral projects.
• Provide technical leadership, contribute to projects, and allocate team members to tasks based on scope, complexity, and competencies.
• Oversee team activities, monitor progress, adjust plans, and communicate status and issues to project managers, peers, and leadership.
• Implement team HR processes, including performance management, coaching, stakeholder feedback, and individual development.
• Build an information-sharing team environment and coordinate closely with process-unit and integration-department leaders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in applied science, material science, or engineering; a PhD is preferred.
• 5–10 years of relevant industrial experience in process integration, preferably in 3D technologies.
• Solid knowledge, clear goals, and current work planning for team leadership.
• Experience as a communicative people manager who can motivate a team to achieve challenging milestones.
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility to change between projects as priorities evolve.
• Initiative, confident communication, and a constructive attitude.
• Fluent English is required.

Nice to have

• Prior experience coordinating efforts across large teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a premier nanotechnology research center in Leuven.
• Open, multicultural, and informal working environment with opportunities to take initiative and responsibility.
• Development support through hirify.global.academy, the corporate university.
• Market-appropriate salary with fringe benefits.
• Inclusive employer committed to supporting employee growth.