Mechanical Design Engineer - Heavy Machinery & Mechatronics

X Laboratory; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ownership of real machinery from first

End-of-year bonus

Stock participation later

International exposure

Personal development budget

Job summary

X-Laboratory is seeking an experienced machinery designer to develop offshore motion compensation and maritime robotics systems. You will work hands-on in 3D CAD, from concept to manufacturing drawings, supplier fabrication, assembly and testing.

Required is strong practical knowledge of mechanisms, steel structures, machining, weldments, tolerances and mechanical assembly, plus 5+ years in CAD design of complex industrial machinery. Offshore/maritime experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• B.Sc./M.Sc./HBO in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent professional background.
• 5+ years of professional CAD design experience with complex industrial machinery
• Advanced parametric 3D CAD and 2D manufacturing-drawing experience
• Experience with complex assemblies and sub-assembly structures
• Practical knowledge of steels, machine tolerancing, fits and mechanical interfaces
• Experience with CNC-machined parts, sheet metal, welded structures and weld-assembly drawings
• Experience with mechanisms, rotating equipment, linear guidance and standard machine components
• Proven experience supporting manufacture, assembly and testing of machinery you have designed

Responsibilities

• Design complex machinery including winches, actuator systems, mechanisms, structural frames and lifting/handling equipment
• Create and maintain parametric 3D CAD models, large assemblies and structured sub-assemblies
• Design mechanisms using rotary and linear actuators, bearings, shafts, couplings, joints, fasteners and linear guidance systems
• Design machined parts, sheet-metal components, weldments and large load-bearing steel structures
• Produce complete 2D manufacturing, weld-assembly and general assembly drawings
• Define materials, steels, fits, tolerances, interfaces, surface treatments and standard machine components
• Generate and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and controlled CAD/manufacturing documentation
• Prepare technical packages for tendering and support supplier selection
• Supervise manufacturing, fabrication and assembly and resolve technical issues and non-conformances
• Support mechanical integration, FAT and, occasionally, commissioning at client or offshore locations

Skills

Mechanisms

Mechanical assembly

Tolerances

Machinery design

Supplier collaboration

Education

B.Sc./M.Sc./HBO in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Creo/ProENGINEER

CATIA

PLM/PDM

Job description

Design and detail complex mechanical and mechatronic machinery for X-Laboratory's offshore motion compensation and maritime robotics systems. You will work hands‑on in 3D CAD and take designs from concept through manufacturing drawings, supplier fabrication, assembly and testing.

We are looking for an experienced machinery designer with strong practical knowledge of mechanisms, steel structures, machining, weldments, tolerances and mechanical assembly.

Responsibilities: What you do

• design complex machinery including winches, actuator systems, mechanisms, structural frames and lifting/handling equipment
• create and maintain parametric 3D CAD models, large assemblies and structured sub-assemblies
• design mechanisms using rotary and linear actuators, bearings, shafts, couplings, joints, fasteners and linear guidance systems
• design machined parts, sheet-metal components, weldments and large load-bearing steel structures
• produce complete 2D manufacturing, weld-assembly and general assembly drawings
• define materials, steels, fits, tolerances, interfaces, surface treatments and standard machine components
• generate and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and controlled CAD/manufacturing documentation
• prepare technical packages for tendering and support supplier selection
• supervise manufacturing, fabrication and assembly and resolve technical issues and non-conformances
• support mechanical integration, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and, occasionally, commissioning at client or offshore locations

Accountabilities: What you are measured against

• CAD Quality — stable, structured and maintainable parametric models and assemblies
• Drawing Quality — complete and correct manufacturing and weld-assembly drawings with minimal supplier clarification
• Mechanical Design Quality — correct application of materials, tolerances, fits, interfaces and machine-design principles
• Manufacturing Readiness — designs can be manufactured and assembled without avoidable redesign or rework
• Configuration Control — released CAD models, drawings and BOMs are complete, consistent and revision-controlled
• Delivery — engineering and drawing packages released according to agreed project milestones
• Manufacturing Support — supplier and assembly issues resolved promptly and correctly
• excellent practical 3D mechanical design and drafting capability
• strong understanding of machinery, mechanisms, tolerancing and steel fabrication
• understands how parts are machined, welded, assembled and maintained
• able to manage complex CAD assemblies in a disciplined manner
• hands-on and comfortable working directly with suppliers, fabricators and assembly teams
• precise, independent and strongly focused on buildable engineering

Qualifications

Requirements:

• B.Sc./M.Sc./HBO in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent professional background
• 5+ years of professional CAD design experience with complex industrial machinery
• advanced parametric 3D CAD and 2D manufacturing-drawing experience
• experience with complex assemblies and sub-assembly structures
• practical knowledge of steels, machine tolerancing, fits and mechanical interfaces
• experience with CNC-machined parts, sheet metal, welded structures and weld-assembly drawings
• experience with mechanisms, rotating equipment, linear guidance and standard machine components
• proven experience supporting manufacture, assembly and testing of machinery you have designed

Strong assets:

• Solid Edge experience; SolidWorks, Creo/ProENGINEER, CATIA or comparable systems also relevant
• PLM/PDM and controlled engineering-release experience
• winches, cranes, lifting/hoisting equipment, robotics, heavy machinery or hydraulic systems
• experience with large machinery and structures in the 1-1,000 tonne class
• offshore, maritime, naval, shipbuilding or heavy-industry experience
• familiarity with DNV, Lloyd's Register or Bureau Veritas requirements
• practical understanding of structural calculations/FEM

Who we are

X-Laboratory is a high-end engineering and technology company specialised in offshore motion compensation and advanced maritime robotics. We develop scalable control, simulation and system integration solutions for demanding offshore environments, with the ambition and capability to evolve into a tier-1 OEM and full-system integrator for next-generation offshore operations.

Benefits (extract)

• competitive salary based on experience and education
• substantial ownership of real machinery from design through physical hardware
• end-of-year bonus
• highly competitive commissioning remuneration
• international exposure and personal development budget
• potential stock participation at a later stage, at management discretion