Hoofd projectingenieur

McFly & Brown; 's-Hertogenbosch; On-site; EUR 61,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

McFly & Brown in ’s-Hertogenbosch is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to drive technically complex, customer-specific machine projects from concept to release. You will own the technical direction, create initial 3D concepts and coordinate engineers across disciplines.

The role combines hands-on engineering with project leadership in an international setting, overseeing scope, costs and planning while ensuring manufacturability and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable technical discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience as a Project Engineer, Lead Engineer or Senior Mechanical Engineer in high-tech machinery or complex industrial machine building.
• Ability to translate commercial customer requirements into specifications and manufacturable machines.
• Ability to create 3D designs and guide engineers while monitoring progress.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of machine projects and ensure concepts can be turned into manufacturable machines.
• Perform technical sanity checks after the sales phase against budget, planning and requirements.
• Gather information with the Project Manager and translate requirements into a technical concept.
• Create the initial machine design in 3D and determine work for Mechanical, Hardware and Electrical Engineers.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and ensure designs are released to production on time.
• Monitor costs, risks and engineering changes to improve standardisation and reduce lead times.

Skills

Project leadership

3D design

Engineering coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar

Tools

PTC Creo

Job description

High-Tech Machinery · ’s-Hertogenbosch Region · Technical project ownership from customer requirements to machine release · maximum of €6,000 gross p/m

Introduction

As Lead Project Engineer, you are the technical driving force behind complex, customer-specific machine projects for international high-tech markets. You become involved once a sales concept takes shape and translate commercial agreements and customer requirements into a technically feasible machine. You combine project responsibility with hands-on engineering: creating the initial 3D concept yourself, coordinating engineers and controlling technical quality, planning and costs. With several projects running simultaneously, you know how to maintain overview and set the right priorities.

Your responsibilities

You take technical ownership of machine projects and ensure that a concept sold to the customer can actually be turned into a reliable, manufacturable machine.

• Perform a technical sanity check after the sales phase: what has been offered, what does the customer expect, which options have been sold and can everything be delivered within budget, planning and technical requirements?
• Gather all required technical information together with the Project Manager and translate requirements regarding capacity, speed, positioning and process parameters into a technical concept.
• Create the initial machine design in 3D and determine which elements need to be further developed by Mechanical, Hardware and Electrical Engineers.
• Provide technical direction to engineers, monitor deadlines and documentation, and ensure designs are released to production on time.
• Monitor costs, technical risks and engineering changes throughout the project while continuously improving standardisation, reducing lead times and lowering engineering hours.

You will join an international high-tech machine builder with more than 40 years of experience developing specialised plating equipment for industries including semiconductors, solar and connectors. Its machines use electroplating processes to apply extremely thin layers of metal. More than 800 machines have already been delivered to customers across over 30 countries.

The Dutch organisation consists of approximately 45 employees and acts as the knowledge centre for development and design, sales and project management. Machine assembly takes place in Asia.

Within Order Engineering, you will join a multidisciplinary team of approximately 10 professionals, including Lead, Mechanical, Hardware and Electrical Engineers. Engineering capacity in Malaysia is also being expanded, creating close international cooperation and occasional travel to Malaysia.

The projects are technically complex and highly varied. Machines are based on established platforms and standards, but with a library of approximately 150,000 components and numerous customer-specific options, virtually every project is different. Projects also overlap: while one machine moves into production, you may already be starting the next project while simultaneously handling technical questions from production. It is an environment that suits someone who can set priorities, make decisions and maintain technical overview.

Your profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable technical discipline and have at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• You have experience as a Project Engineer, Lead Engineer or Senior Mechanical Engineer within high-tech machinery, semiconductor equipment or complex industrial machine building.
• You have independently led multiple technical projects and know how to translate commercial customer requirements into specifications, a technical concept and ultimately a manufacturable machine.
• You have enough technical depth to create 3D designs yourself while also being capable of dividing work, providing technical guidance to engineers and monitoring progress.
• You understand the interaction between mechanical engineering and process technology, including motion, cycle times, airflow requirements, heat generation and different process stages.
• Experience with PTC Creo, semiconductor equipment and/or wet processes such as plating is a plus.

Offer

• A gross monthly salary with a maximum of €6,000.
• A position combining technical depth with project responsibility: you remain hands-on while taking ownership of the technical process and coordinating other engineers.
• Significant influence on machine design, standardisation, cost reduction and shorter engineering lead times.
• Complex international machine projects involving extensive customer-specific engineering and a strong R&D component.
• An international working environment with close cooperation between the Netherlands and Asia, including occasional travel to Malaysia.