Summary
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A high-tech equipment manufacturer is seeking a senior mechanical designer to take ownership of complex mechanical systems and contribute to both current products and future technology. You will design, realize, and test precision assemblies, participate in design reviews, improve existing platforms, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
Highlights
Full-time opportunity in a high-tech engineering environment focused on advanced precision equipment. The role provides technical ownership, multidisciplinary collaboration, hands-on design work, product development, and opportunities to support less experienced engineers.
Description
Senior Mechanical Designer
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Hours: Full-time (40 hours)
Delve Search have partnered with an innovative high-tech equipment manufacturer in Eindhoven to recruit a Senior Mechanical Designer.
The opportunity
Our client develops advanced nanoimprint lithography technology for high-volume manufacturing applications across industries including semiconductors, photonics, AR/VR, biosensors and microLEDs.
As the business continues to scale, they are looking for an experienced Mechanical Designer to take ownership of complex mechanical systems and contribute to both existing products and future technology development.
You’ll work within a multidisciplinary engineering team, combining hands-on mechanical design with technical ownership, design reviews and support for less experienced engineers.
Your responsibilities
Design, realise and test complex mechanical systems, assemblies and precision modules.Develop new product platforms and improve existing equipment.Perform tolerance analysis, GD&T and precision engineering studies.Apply DFM, DFA and FMEA throughout the development process.Lead and participate in design reviews and technical decision-making.Support system qualification, industrialisation, ramp-up and manufacturing readiness.Investigate technical issues using structured root-cause methodologies.Work closely with systems, software, applications, manufacturing and other engineering disciplines.Support and mentor less experienced engineers.Provide technical support to customers and suppliers when required.Occasional international travel to customer and manufacturing sites.
Your background
Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years or Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related discipline.Strong experience designing complex mechanical systems, precision machinery or advanced technology equipment.Strong knowledge of precision mechanics, tolerances, GD&T, material selection and manufacturability.Advanced 3D CAD capability, preferably NX and Teamcenter.Experience with DFM, DFA and FMEA.Familiarity with 8D, DOE and structured engineering problem-solving.Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments.Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced engineers.Strong English communication skills; Dutch is a plus.Experience with semiconductor equipment, lithography, photonics, scientific instrumentation, cleanroom systems, thermal/mechanical simulation or other precision manufacturing technologies would be advantageous.
What’s on offer?
Significant technical ownership and autonomy.Opportunity to influence both current products and future technology.Multidisciplinary, high-tech engineering environment.Competitive salary and pension.25 vacation days.Opportunity to join a growing technology business as it moves from startup to scale-up.
