Mechanical Design Engineer, Single-Use Biopharma Systems

- 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

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.