Mechanical Engineer – Advanced Biomanufacturing

Stealth Startup; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth Startup in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to shape our emerging production platform and translate tissue engineering into robust industrial equipment.

You will lead multidisciplinary equipment projects, collaborate with scientists and founders, and manage vendors to deliver scalable, hygienic machinery for global applications. This role blends strategic ownership with hands-on engineering, driving critical decisions and timelines.

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in biopharma, food biotech or similar.
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary equipment or machine-building projects.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, tolerances and specs.
• Experience working with EPCs, OEMs, fabricators and vendors.
• Excellent project management and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape the architecture of an emerging production platform.
• Lead equipment projects from concept through commissioning.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, founders and external partners.
• Be the mechanical engineering authority for EPC and OEM relationships.
• Develop equipment for demanding global customer applications.
• Turn process requirements into equipment concepts; evaluate solutions.
• Lead design reviews and oversee FAT/SAT, installation and commissioning.
• Define scale-up strategy while managing risks, budgets and timelines.

Skills

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

5+ years industry experience

Multidisciplinary equipment delivery

Mechanical systems & tolerances

PM, stakeholder comms, risk mgmt

Education

Masters in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

What if your next engineering challenge wasn’t improving an established production line but helping create an entirely new way of manufacturing?

We’re a well funded biotechnology company from the Netherlands, that has developed an advanced tissue‑engineering solution enabling premium, sustainable materials to be manufactured at scale. Our technology is already being evaluated through pilot programmes with global automotive leaders.

The science works. The market is engaged. Now we’re building the engineering and production capabilities required for commercial scale.

We’re looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer who wants to take a defining role in that journey. You’ll help translate breakthrough tissue engineering into robust industrial production designing specialised equipment, building strong technical partnerships and solving engineering challenges for which no established playbook exists.

This is your chance to:

• Shape the architecture of an emerging production platform
• Lead complex equipment projects from initial concept through commissioning
• Work at the intersection of mechanical engineering, tissue engineering and advanced manufacturing
• Collaborate directly with scientists, engineers, founders and external technology partners
• Become our mechanical engineering authority for EPC and OEM relationships
• Develop equipment capable of supporting demanding global customer applications
• Make decisions with a visible and lasting impact on our company and technology

Our biological process requires equipment designed for aseptic and hygienic operation. Cleanability, sterilisation, contamination control and process reliability will be central to your engineering decisions.

You’ll be trusted to turn process requirements into equipment concepts and technical specifications, evaluate proposed solutions, guide vendors, lead design reviews and oversee Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, installation and commissioning.

You’ll also help define our scale–up strategy while managing technical risks, budgets, resources and delivery timelines. This is a role for someone who can combine strategic project ownership with practical, hands‑on engineering.

We think you’ll thrive here if you:

• Have an MSc in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Bring 5+ years of industry experience from biopharma, food biotech or a comparable process environment
• Have delivered multidisciplinary equipment or machine‑building projects
• Understand mechanical systems, tolerances and technical specifications
• Can confidently work with EPCs, OEMs, fabricators and specialist vendors
• Have strong project management, stakeholder communication and risk‑management skills
• Enjoy solving technical problems during design, testing, installation and commissioning

Experience with aseptic equipment, hygienic design, CIP/SIP systems, CAD, engineering modelling or bioprocess scale‑up would be particularly valuable.

This role is for an engineer who is energised by making decisions in an evolving environment and motivated by seeing complex machinery come to life.