Mechanical Design Engineer

JBT Marel; Aarhus; Hybrid; DKK 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

JBT Marel is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for our Aarhus portfolio, including portion cutters, robots and batching equipment. You will join a ~12‑person multidisciplinary team in Denmark and Germany to craft innovative mechanical designs that improve performance, robustness and cost.

We value a degree in engineering and 2+ years in technical systems, with experience in additive manufacturing, FEA, CFD, and robotics.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering of technical systems, preferably in the food industry.
• Experience with additive manufacturing, FEA and CFD.
• Familiar with robotics like 6-axes, delta and SCARA robots.
• Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks) and PDM/PLM tools.
• Good English skills; Danish language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and sustain a group of equipment, driving design updates to continuously improve that equipment.
• Adjust equipment to new needs; develop new platforms for future use.
• Configure, design and develop mechanical aspects of solutions, including bills of materials, assemblies, components, drawings and documentation per PDP.
• Attend to functional, hygienic, cleaning aspects, reliability, safety and production technologies.

Skills

Engineering degree

+2 years experience

Additive manufacturing

FEA

CFD

Robotics

CAD (SolidWorks)

PDM/PLM tools

English (strong)

Danish (advantage)

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM/PLM tools

Job description

We're Hiring: Mechanical Design Engineer

That feeling when you work with machines others can only read about..

Location: Aarhus, Denmark

Employment Type: Hybrid, Full-Time

Department: Poultry – Secondary Fresh

JBT Marel is a leading global provider of high‑tech solutions for customers worldwide in the food and beverage industries and continuously innovate to stay at the forefront of technology. We continuously transform the future of food through collaboration and innovation, bringing new innovations to the market, becoming our customers preferred partner in solutions for a sustainable food industry. Our Aarhus site plays a key role within the Poultry division, where engineering expertise meets real‑world food processing challenges.

About the Role

As our new Mechanical Engineer you will, together with your colleagues, be focusing on our Aarhus portfolio that includes portion cutters, robots and batching equipment. In your daily work you will be a part of a multidisciplinary team of about 12 members based in Aarhus and Germany. As a Mechanical Engineer you can use all your creativity to create innovative design solutions that will improve our equipment in performance, robustness and cost. If you like to be in a position where you can turn ideas into mechanical designs and industrial solutions, this is the perfect role for you.

If you’re driven by technology, innovation, and making a global impact, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for maintaining and sustaining a group of equipment, driving the necessary design updates to continuously improve that equipment.
• Handling the daily business with adjusting equipment to new needs, while developing new platforms to stand on in the future.
• In cooperation with a multidisciplinary project team, efficiently configure, design and develop all mechanical aspects of solutions we deliver to our customers. This includes creating bills of materials, assemblies, components, drawings and documentation as required in our 3D CAD and PDM system according to the Product Development Process (PDP).
• Paying particular attention to the implementation of the functional, hygienic and cleaning aspects, reliability, safety, production technologies and cost price.

What you’ll bring

• Hold a degree within engineering such as mechanical, mechatronics or other technical fields
• Have +2 years of experience in the engineering of technical systems from a similar industry, preferably the food industry
• Experience with additive manufacturing, FEA and CFD.
• Familiar with robotics like 6-aksis, delta and SCARA robots.
• Are familiar with CAD (we use SolidWorks) and PDM/PLM tools
• Have good English skills, both written and verbal. Speaking Danish is an advantage

What kind of person are you?

We Encourage Each Of Our 12,000+ Employees To Bring Their Unique Self To Work And Aim To Make Everyone Feel Recognized, Valued And Free To Explore Their Potential. We’re Committed To Creating An Inclusive Culture And Welcoming New Colleagues From All Walks Of Life. You Will Recognize In Yourself That You

• Ready to take responsibility for research and development of specific technologies
• You feel comfortable in both theoretical and practical environments. And know when to use what
• A team player with the ability to communicate within a multidisciplinary team
• Enjoy making sure that your tasks are completed on time

The job requires the ability to travel on an as‑needs basis which is estimated to 5‑10% of your time.

Why Join Us?

JBT Marel is a leading global provider of high‑tech solutions for customers worldwide in the food and beverage industries and continuously innovate to stay at the forefront of technology. We continuously transform the future of food through collaboration and innovation, bringing new innovations to the market, becoming our customers preferred partner in solutions for a sustainable food industry. Our Aarhus site plays a key role within the Poultry division, where engineering expertise meets real‑world food processing challenges.

We encourage each of our 12,000+ employees to bring their unique self to work and aim to make everyone feel recognized, valued and free to explore their potential. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and welcoming new colleagues from all walks of life. You will recognize in yourself that you.

At JBT Marel, What We Do Matters. Our People Make The Difference, And Their Contribution Drives Our Success. Our Purpose Is To Transform The Future Of Food, Guiding Our Vision To Be The Leading Partner In Sustainable Food Industry Solutions. There’s Nothing Like The Feeling You Get When You Do Something Worthwhile For a Living. That Said, Coming Home From Work Knowing You Made a Difference Is Just One Of The Great Things You Can Experience At JBT Marel. You Can Expect

• Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
• An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
• A network of specialists who are always willing to help
• A healthy work‑life balance and flexible working arrangements
• Endless possibilities to keep learning: access to LinkedIn Learning and internal learning portals
• Work in an inclusive, international team culture where collaboration and innovation are key.
• To get a career instead of a job. We have many opportunities for internal growth; and we encourage it!

Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.