Mechanical Engineer (R&D)

About Us

Hyva Group is a leading global provider of innovative and highly efficient transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries. The company is committed to the development, production, marketing, and distribution of components used in hydraulic loading and unloading systems on trucks and trailers. Its products are used worldwide across a range of sectors including transport, construction, mining, materials handling, and environmental services providers. Hyva produces the strongest front end hydraulic telescopic cylinder in the world, double acting cylinders, mobile and static compactors, and waste collection units. Founded in 1979, the company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn in The Netherlands and operates in more than 110 countries with over 3,500 employees around the world. The Hyva Group encompasses more than 30 subsidiaries globally, with extraordinary sales and service coverage and 14 production facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, and Italy, with more than 20,000 customers.

About the role

A mechanical engineer designs, develops, and manages mechanical solutions to be applied to mechanical equipment. A mechanical engineer cooperates with other R&D departments in the designing phase and in every consequent phase of product development. The mechanical engineer is also responsible for troubleshooting and testing of the final product. Estimation of the overall project/product cost is also part of the job. The engineers make all required modifications and troubleshoot problem areas, follow safety regulations, and provide a detailed record of the project.

Main responsibilities

• Design capital equipment (machinery) both mechanical and hydraulic
• Responsible for detailed design specifications and other documents in their creation
• Design, engineer, test, and troubleshoot
• Provide detailed documentation including design specifications that enable production or the application of their products
• Streamline operations for efficiency, cost saving, safety, and reliability
• Maintain technical project files
• Implement and test design concepts
• Prepare reports documenting the design details of new projects and qualification test results

Requirements

• Ability in both mechanical and hydraulic engineering
• Able to use 3D CAD (SolidWorks & Inventor would be perfect)
• Able to embrace new techniques and technologies
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to troubleshoot equipment problems and perform system tests
• Able to work in a development team
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Be ready to travel and work in HCE (Italy) with the R&D Team
• At least 2 years of relevant experience

Diversity

We welcome everyone regardless of origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, philosophical or political conviction, disability, etc.