Mechanical Engineer

McFly & Brown; Noord-Brabant; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Collective pension scheme

28 vacation days

Time off in lieu

Job summary

McFly & Brown is seeking a Project Engineer Mechanical Engineering to design heavy-duty custom machinery for offshore, shipbuilding, and energy sectors. You will move concepts to delivery, combining 3D design, strength calculations and hands-on engineering for on-site realization.

You will translate complex challenges into practical solutions, develop 3D CAD concepts, review calculations, and coordinate with engineering and workshop teams.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSc/MSc) completed.
• Experience in heavy mechanical engineering or machinery.
• Experience with 3D CAD and strength calculations.
• Practical, inventive, and good communicator.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex technical challenges into practical solutions that are built and commissioned.
• Design and develop heavy mechanical machinery, tools and equipment.
• Develop concepts and detailed 3D designs.
• Perform and review strength calculations.
• Oversee the complete design and coordinate with engineering and workshop.
• Independently manage smaller projects from design through to delivery on site.

Skills

3D CAD

Strength calculations

Project coordination

Dutch & English

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

Heavy Machinery · Dordrecht/Breda regio · Unique custom solutions from concept to delivery · €3,300 – €5,500 gross p/m

Introduction

Would you like to develop technical solutions that become reality on the workshop floor within just a few months? As a Project Engineer Mechanical Engineering, you will design heavy-duty custom machinery and tools for industries including offshore, shipbuilding and energy. You will combine conceptual thinking with 3D design, strength calculations and hands‑on engineering. You will also be given considerable responsibility: on smaller projects, you can manage the entire process from the initial sketch through to final delivery on site.

Your responsibilities

• You translate complex technical challenges into practical solutions that are actually built and put into operation.
• Design and develop heavy mechanical machinery, tools and equipment.
• Develop concepts and detailed designs in 3D.
• Perform and review technical and strength calculations.
• Oversee the complete design and coordinate with colleagues in engineering and the workshop.
• Independently manage smaller projects from initial design through production to final delivery on site.

You will join a no-nonsense engineering company that develops and builds heavy-duty mechanical tools and equipment. Its solutions are used in industries including crane construction, marine engineering, dredging, energy and foundation technology. With around 40 colleagues, the organisation is small enough to move quickly while offering technically challenging projects. Depending on the size of the project, between one and five engineers work together. The culture is practical and entrepreneurial: you will work alongside engineers who enjoy seeing their designs become reality on the workshop floor.

Your profile

• You have completed a technical vocational, bachelor's or master's degree, preferable in Mechanical Engineering.
• You have relevant experience in heavy mechanical engineering and/or machinery.
• You have experience with 3D CAD software and performing or reviewing strength calculations.
• You are practical, inventive and a strong communicator.
• You have a good command of both Dutch and English.
• A plus: you have experience independently managing technical projects from design through to delivery.

Can’t tick every box, but still recognise yourself in this role? We would still be happy to receive your application!

What we offer

• A gross monthly salary of €3,400 to €5,500.
• 28 vacation days, which can be taken flexibly in consultation, with no mandatory construction industry holiday period.
• A company-performance-related year-end bonus and collective pension scheme.
• The option to save additional hours worked as time off in lieu.
• Plenty of freedom to shape your role, with opportunities to develop towards specialisation, conceptual design, project management or a technical-commercial position, as well as the prospect of a permanent contract.