Hardware Support Engineer
- Verhaert Masters in Innovation
- Belgium
- €40,000 – €55,000
As a Hardware Support Engineer, you will bridge hands-on engineering execution with technical operations management within a fabrication environment. You will lead Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities, streamline technical administration, drive warehouse logisitics, and author operational documentation to ensure peak equipment availability and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities & Scope:
Maintenance & Technical Operations
- Preventive Maintenance Management: Plan, prepare, execute, and document complete PM routines for complex FAB equipment.
- On-Site Troubleshooting: Perform root-cause analysis and hands-on resolution for electromechanical, electrical, and electronic system failures.
- Data & System Security: Manage critical software configurations and perform regular system backups for tool control PCs.
FAB Support & Process Engineering
- Project Support: Assist cross-functional teams on active FAB optimization projects and tool integrations.
- Standardization: Author, standardize, and maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for operational and maintenance protocols.
- Technical Reporting: Analyze equipment performance metrics and present actionable insights to operational stakeholders.
Supply Chain & Technical Administration
- Supplier Coordination: Act as the main technical contact for external vendors, managing technical requirements and procurement schedules.
- Parts & Order Management: Source and order critical operational components to minimize downtime.
- Logistics & Inventory Control: Oversee high-precision packaging, equipment uncrating, and active warehouse inventory management
Required knowledge and skills:
- Master in electromechanics (ideally) or mecanics, electricity, electronics
- Technical background: Electromechanics, Electronics, Electricity
- Analysis and reporting skills
- Troubleshooting technical problems
- Hands-on approach
- Sens of safety awareness is Mandatory
- Fluent in English and Dutch, both written and spoken
- Knowledge of auto CAD, POWER BI is a plus.
Skills
- Preventive Maintenance
- electromechanical troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis
- SOP Development
- Vendor Management
- Inventory Management
- Data Analysis







