Test Engineering Intern for Disassembly (m/f/x)
Brussels, Belgium – 4-6 MONTH INTERNSHIP.
Are you a driven Engineering student with a strong interest in generating knowledge from experimentation? Are you passionate about the circular economy, fashion, as well as technology? Join us in leading the clean-tech revolution that will shape the future of fashion!
Resortecs – REcycling, SORting, TEChnologieS – is an award-winning start-up that develops Design for Disassembly solutions. We drive full circularity in the fashion industry with heat-dissolvable stitching threads and thermal disassembly systems that make textile recycling easy.
Your Responsibilities
As a Test Engineering Intern for Disassembly, you will support the Head of R&D for Disassembly in all disassembly-related tasks, mainly working on the explorative testing work on the disassembly of garments/textile products prototyped by Resortecs’ customers.
Main tasks and responsibilities include:
1. Smart Disassembly™ batch system testing routine :
• Assist the technical team during the different thermal disassembly trials of prototypes produced by fashion brands/partners using our textile disassembly oven
• Support the listing and analyzing of the components/materials of prototypes sent by brands
• Identify the physical properties (area weight/density, type of textile structure, moisture content…) and thermal properties (specific heat, melting or glow temperature…) of the prototypes’ materials
• Assist in writing disassembly test reports for external communication to Resortecs’ customers/partners
•Support live disassembly demonstrations for brands, or assist in recording the relevant footage of the test to be sent to brands.
2. Know-how safeguarding:
• Compile test results and develop internal reports of the learnings coming out of the disassembly of new products
• Update and improve the disassembly test protocols to standardize optimizations found in different disassembly parameter settings
• Create product disassembly sheets to summarize the essential aspects of the disassembly process specific to each product
• Assist in development projects regarding the recyclability of textiles.
3. Maintenance tasks and disassembly optimization R&D
• Assist the Head of R&D for Disassembly in the maintenance tasks of the disassembly oven
•Brainstorm potential improvements to the current batch oven and disassembly processes.
Your Profile
•You are a final-year Engineering student with a focus on materials science engineering, textile engineering, mechanical engineering, product design engineering, or equivalent.
• You are well versed in Excel and statistics and are familiar with Design of Experiments methodologies.
• You are hands-on and perseverant by nature, results-oriented, and have a pragmatic mindset.
• You are meticulous and have an interest in experiments and testing.
• You are a confident and independent fast learner, who can work under pressure and tackle challenges on your own.
• You have very good communication skills in English, French is a plus.
• You have strong PC/Mac literacy.
• You want to have a positive impact on society and nature.
Our offer
• A dynamic and challenging start-up environment: you will be part of a small and driven international team that is leading the transition toward the circular economy.
• Strong personal and professional growth: join a position with substantial responsibilities, networking opportunities, and rapid-progress learning in an innovative atmosphere.
• Internship compensation package: monthly allowance and meal expenses.
Sounds like a job for you? Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Resortecs strives to grow an inclusive environment, where individual differences are recognized, respected, and responded to in every possible way that makes our people thrive. That’s why all applicants are given equal opportunity regardless of age, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, language, disability, religion, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation. Each employee’s distinctive experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints help us build a more resilient, fun, and innovative future for fashion.