Mechanical Design Engineer

- United States - VWR International; Hillegom; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th month

Annual bonus

Pension plan

Job summary

Avantor in Hillegom, Netherlands seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer to develop single-use systems for the bio-pharmaceutical industry, from feasibility to test and validation. You will lead end-to-end engineering activities, manage design studies, and ensure robust, repeatable product improvements while coordinating with electrical/automation engineers and subcontractors.

The role emphasizes hands-on assembly, testing, and collaboration with vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Engineering or related field with at least 3 years of product development experience.
• Strong mechanical design experience for custom equipment or assemblies using 3D CAD; SolidWorks preferred; Inventor or equivalent acceptable.
• Hands-on ability to assemble, test, modify and troubleshoot mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment; basic electrical understanding.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Single Use System development projects and follow up general planning / actions.
• Own project delivery to ensure on-time and within scope completion.
• Carry out feasibility studies, prepare costing sheets and detailed sourcing/planning schedules.
• Prepare P&ID diagrams for custom systems meeting requirements.
• Perform design studies for custom systems and coordinate interfaces with electrical/automation teams.
• Improve products to be robust and repeatable.
• Collaborate with subcontractors and manage development at vendor sites.
• Create approval blueprints and test protocols for components and full systems.
• Support installations and configure devices with related instrumentation and control systems.
• Maintain ERP project data and engineering documents.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

Test & troubleshooting

Communication skills

Excel

Root-cause analysis

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

AutoCAD

Job description

The Opportunity:

Implements engineering solutions for electro/mechanical systems and components. Oversees smaller project phases or specific tasks within larger electro/mechanical engineering workflows, such as preparing technical drawings for specific subsystems and performing initial feasibility studies, refining existing component designs for performance improvement and contributing to the development of new components. Develops product or process related engineering documentation. Problems and issues are typically recurring but varied, like troubleshooting failures, optimizing component layouts, or analyzing stress factors, and require the application of theoretical knowledge, analytical thinking, and evaluation of diverse factors to derive solutions. Maintains communication within and outside the discipline, collaborating with engineers, technicians, sales, marketing and external contacts such as vendors or sub-contractors to support effective engineering solutions. Avantor is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team in Hillegom! As a Design Engineer you are responsible for the development of the single-use systems / devices used in the Bio-pharmaceutical industry to for instance make medicine or vaccines. This includes end-to-end engineering activities from feasibility stage to the test & validation ensuring the final product will meet the performance criteria required by the customer / market.

Want to put your technical expertise to use while working on systems that really make an impact? This is the role for you!

We offer a 1 year contract that can be extended after positive evaluation. Next to a competitive salary we offer benefits like 13th month, annual bonus and pension plan.

What we are looking for

• Education: Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Engineering, operational technology or similar field and/or combination of education and at least 3 years demonstrated experience within product development environments.
• Experience: Strong mechanical design experience for custom equipment or assemblies using 3D CAD. SolidWorks preferred; Autodesk Inventor or equivalent 3D CAD experience considered. AutoCAD (2D) experience is an advantage.
• Hands-on ability to assemble, test, modify and troubleshoot mechanical and electromechanical equipment, with practical electrical and instrumentation understanding as supporting capabilities.
• Highly organized and good communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with customers and suppliers
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and their application to customer's processes
• Computer skills and good understanding of excel
• Must be able to make well-grounded decisions and assessments using quality and engineering tools, including structured root-cause analysis, and apply creative thinking to develop and verify practical solutions.
• Ability to communicate verbally and written in English.

How you will thrive and have an impact

• Oversee Single Use System development projects and follow up general planning / actions.
• Assume ownership role in ensuring that projects are completed on-time and accurately.
• Carry out technical and financial feasibility studies. Prepare costing sheets and detailed sourcing / planning schedules.
• Prepare P&ID diagrams for custom systems / devices meeting requirements.
• Perform detailed engineering design studies for custom systems / devices and various device platforms with various versions. This may include selection of off the shelf appropriate subcomponents / sub-systems, performing 3D designs for skids / frames / custom geometries, performing required calculations, and coordinating mechanical interfaces with electrical and automation engineers.
• Improve products to be robust and repeatable.
• Work very closely with subcontractors; manage product development & manufacturing activities at vendor sites.
• Develop approval blueprints.
• Create protocols and conduct tests for components / sub-systems and full system FATs.
• Carry out physical installations of components and support the configuration of devices, sensors and controllers in collaboration with electrical and automation specialists. Maintain instrumentation, electrical / mechanical installations according to design.
• Enter/maintain required information in ERP system for following Single Use System projects.
• Maintain engineering documents in good order.
• Assist in resolving customer complaints in a timely manner; notify management of problems and suggest corrective actions.

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Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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