Mechanical Designer

What will be your job like as a mechanical designer?

In our product development projects at R&D you are responsible for and focusing on mechanical & mechatronic topics like accurate positioning, paper handling, structural dynamics.

Together with other disciplines you solve issues and enhance products by creating new/improved designs within the constraints of existing products. Maintaining a good balance between time, quality, accuracy, interdisciplinary interactions and cost is essential.

Within the project you collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines. You review your ideas and jointly develop smart creative solutions that meet the overall project objectives. You test and review your design(s) by using various available simulation tools. You will be testing and proving your design by fitting prototypes in the machines and running tests.

Typical activities:

• Designing of mechanical modules.
• Responsible for converting system architecture into feasible designs.
• Creating new and improved designs for future and existing products
• Maintain a balance between effort and costs
• Troubleshooting complex issues in R&D and/or in the factory
• Communicate and cooperate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team

What you bring

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledge and skills in design principles is also a big plus
• Pragmatic approach is your middle name
• Eye for detail and excellent analytical skills
• Skilled in Model Based Design (i.e. FEM, preferably NX/Simcenter)
• Team player, hands on, practical, analytical and goal-oriented
• You like to work in cross-functional teams
• Structured and good in keeping overview; being able to handle a diversity of topics simultaneously
• Fluent in English, verbally and in writing. Profound knowledge of Dutch is a big plus
• Permitted to work in the Netherlands
• Relevant working experience is a plus
• Available for 32-40 hours per week

Our offer

We offer you a job in an open and creative environment within an international organization, where you work with other designers and developers on usability and interaction for products and devices. Your contribution is essential for building an appealing user experience and you work on a variety of projects within product development.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

Besides this you will receive an interesting package of employment conditions:

• a competitive salary, depending on your experience and educational background (€3850,- - €5880,-)
• 38 vacation days
• commuting allowance, standard end-of-year bonus equal to one month’s salary (8,6%), and vacation pay (8%)
• hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• a laptop and smartphone
• possibilities to update and grow your knowledge and skills by following trainings, conferences and peer consultation