Senior Mechanical Engineer.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Mission

Your most important tasks at VDL ETG T&D are related to the development process according to PGP (Product

Generation Process):

• Feasibility phase: the study of the Customer Requirement Specifications (CRS) and the feasibility and producibility of mechanical components
• Definition phase: coming up with a description of system design requirements and specifications
• System Design Phase: the generation of system design concepts and reviews
• Coming up up with well-considered choices, validated against system requirements
• Defining the high-tech modules and related technical interfaces
• Monitoring that the projects remain within the agreed specifications
• Using a helicopter view and creativity in order to find solutions in case of conflicts
• Detail phase: being part of a multidisciplinary team of approx. 10-15 designers/lead designers and architects
• System verification: Verification of design requirements and chosen concepts
• Production release: Release of the design for production

Additional tasks:

• Contributing to the system road-maps
• Participating in further developments of the necessary critical mechanical competencies.
• Setting priorities within the mechanical team and reporting routinely to the project manager
• Coaching and training mechanical engineers
• Providing direction to the Way of Working (including with the help of V-model, PGP-process, design reviews, engineering change process)

Education

You have Bachelors or a Masters degree in mechanical engineering.

• You have at least 5 years of relevant experience as a mechanical engineer and you are familiar with high-tech systems
• You have experience with design principles, precise positioning, dynamic behavior, material characteristics, clean room environment, design for reliability, vacuum design rules
• You have experience in coaching junior and medior mechanical engineers
• You have experience with planning (preferably MS projects) mechanical development during the complete V-model
• You have experience with DfX (value engineering, producibility, CoG, reliability, serviceability)
• You have basic knowledge of calculations (FEM) in the area of thermal and mechanical designs
• You have experience with 3D design tools NX or PRO-E and Teamcenter
• You have experience with Matlab/Simulink or related development tools

• Technical leadership; you also provide direction to technical project teams
• You think abstractly and out-of-the-box
• Helicopter view
• You communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and with all disciplines
• You have a clear and structured manner of reporting. You build and maintain networks internally in the organization and outside of it.
• You are capable of challenging others to come up with even better ideas
• You have well developed soft skills

What do we offer?

a challenging working environment, competitive salary, and the opportunity to play a crucial role in the growth of our innovative company. Working at Technology & Development (T&D) means working at an innovative, enterprising company where 'strength through collaboration' is central. We attach great importance to a collegial, pleasant working atmosphere. In addition to challenging work and nice colleagues, we also offer you:

• a competitive salary
• an annual profit share
• 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days
• a good pension scheme
• an annual VDL party with all colleagues from VDL Group
• internal growth opportunities
• various collectivity schemes
• personnel offers
• participation in sports activities

Apply for this vacancy

Apply now and contribute to the future of our high-tech developments!

Company information:

This involves components of complex devices for the semiconductor, medical and aerospace industries.

At T&D, we have several competence groups, including Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Flow & Heat, Software and Project Management. Our employees are passionate, professional and result oriented. They are committed to everything they do and ensure our success.

We value:

• Innovation : We inspire creativity and challenge ourselves to go beyond what is possible.
• Collaboration : We foster teamwork and partnerships to integrate diverse design and partner inputs into optimal solutions.
• Continuous Learning : We promote continuous education and development to acquire and maintain world-class skills and competencies.
• Excellence : We pursue excellence in everything we do, with a focus on quality and delivering the best possible outcomes.
• Sustainability : We adhere to a sustainable approach that aligns with VDL ETG manufacturing to create more value.
• Accountability : We take ownership and responsibility, and we hold ourselves and others accountable for delivering on our commitments.

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