If you fancy working in a high-tech environment where learning is key and you can discover a world of innovation, Sirris may be your destiny! At Sirris, you will be exposed to several aspects of applied R&D research, ranging from literature research, feasibility and concept studies, building proof-of-concepts, or testing in one of our 8 labs. Depending on your background, we offer an opportunity to work in various technological domains.

In addition, if you are you looking for a unique chance to collaborate with the technological industry in Belgium, Sirris is your place to be. We advise companies in innovation on advanced manufacturing, product innovation, innovation management, digital transformation, and challenges in energy transition.

What are our 5 core domains of expertise?

Innovation focused on Advanced Manufacturing (robotics, automatization, industry 4.0, additive manufacturing, precision manufacturing,...)

Innovation focused on Product Innovation (smart connected and embedded products, metals, plastics, composites, surface treatments,…)

Innovation focused on Circular Economy (material-saving, energy-efficient and sustainable product development) 

Innovation focused on Digital Innovation (AI, cyber security, software engineering,...)

Innovation focused on Energy Transition (renewable energy technologies, of which wind energy, (green) hydrogen energy and solar energy, and new technologies to achieve cost reduction, trustworthiness, return on investment, sustainability, or performance.

What do we do?

We advise and support companies which have an unsolved problem, which want to dive into complex and challenging innovation, or which want to conduct industrial research. We help them make the right technological decisions.

By building and executing R&D&I projects, we create knowledge to leverage and show the potential for the entire technological industry. to do so, we create proof-of-concepts or demonstrators to test (upcoming) digital technologies. Our mission is to disseminate our knowledge towards the industry in master classes, events, publications, and other initiatives to inspire and raise awareness about innovation possibilities.

What we do is unique in Belgium. We are industry-driven, we advise, and collaborate on a yearly basis with over 1000 companies. We can make this happen due to our extended partner network (universities, other research centra, ...)

You will obtain your master's degree or PhD in 2025.

You are passionate to keep on deepening your expertise and to keep on broadening up to other technological disciplines

You are entrepreneurial, with a positive attitude, and you value other's opinions.

You have a passion for innovation and you work results-driven.

You speak Dutch and/or French, or you are willing to learn.