Mechanical Engineer Systemflex

Marel; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

42 vacation days

Pension plan

Health insurance

Learning platform access

Job summary

Marel is seeking a Mechanical Engineer SystemFlex to design, develop, and sustain configurable conveyor and transport systems for poultry processing. You will work across NPD and sustainment, ensuring hygiene, reliability, and manufacturability while aligning with PDP guidelines.

You will contribute to standardization, automation, and digital engineering in a highly model-based environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in engineering technical systems, preferably in machine building or related industries.
• Experience with Creo and Windchill for CAD and PDM.
• Experience with configurable products, CTO or model-based engineering is a plus.
• Strong ability to turn ideas into practical industrial solutions with business sense.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain design solutions for conveyor and transport systems.
• Collaborate with Innovation, Product Management, Supply Chain, Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, and Service.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and BOMs.
• Ensure compliance with machine safety requirements and international standards.
• Support digital engineering tools, CAD, PDM, configuration, and automation.

Skills

Mechanical design

Configurable systems

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

Windchill

Job description

Are you a creative Mechanical Engineer who enjoys designing, developing, and maintaining innovative machines and production systems?

Shape the Future of Poultry Processing Technology

JBT Marel is looking for a Mechanical Engineer SystemFlex within the Poultry – Sustainment Engineering team, focused on poultry innovation. If you are passionate about machine building, configurable product platforms, and engineering smart solutions for the food processing industry, this role offers the opportunity to contribute across the full product lifecycle.

About the Role

As Mechanical Engineer SystemFlex, you will develop and maintain design solutions that enhance the performance, robustness, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of our conveyor and transport systems. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from Innovation, Product Management, Supply Chain, Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, and Service. Acting as a technical focal point within multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure products meet customer requirements while maintaining high standards for hygiene, reliability, safety, maintainability, and manufacturing efficiency.

In addition, you will contribute to standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting the evolution of our configurable product platforms and digital engineering capabilities.

You will become part of the SystemFlex team, responsible for configurable conveyor and transport systems used throughout the poultry processing industry. Working in a highly digitalized and model-based engineering environment, you will support New Product Development (NPD), product sustainment, maintenance activities, and customer order execution. Through Configure-To-Order (CTO) methodologies and standardized product platforms, you will help deliver customer-specific solutions while maximizing reusability and engineering efficiency.

Do you want to contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, from new product development to sustainment and continuous improvement?

What You’ll Do

• Support lifecycle management activities for assigned systems and product families and actively contribute to extending product life cycles.
• Develop customer-specific solutions based on standard products and modular building blocks.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams and communicate design changes and documentation updates effectively.
• Ensure accurate technical documentation to enable efficient, cost-effective, and error-free manufacturing.
• Ensure compliance with the latest machine safety requirements and relevant international standards.
• Configure, design, and develop mechanical aspects of customer solutions using 3D CAD and PDM systems in accordance with the Product Development Process (PDP).
• Create and maintain bills of materials, assemblies, components, technical drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Focus on functionality, hygiene and cleanability, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
• Deliver engineering specifications on time to support customer projects and project execution.
• Develop, maintain, and improve SystemFlex conveyor and transport standards across the poultry portfolio.
• Configure customer-specific conveyor solutions using Configure-To-Order (CTO) principles while maximizing standardization.
• Maintain and improve engineering rules, models, and standards supporting automated configuration processes.
• Translate functional customer requirements into configurable technical solutions within a model-based engineering environment.
• Support and continuously improve digital engineering tools, including CAD, PDM, configuration, and automation systems.
• Contribute to the development of modular product architectures and standardized engineering practices.
• Work closely with Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Engineering, and Service teams to improve product performance and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze recurring customer requirements, order variations, and field feedback to identify opportunities for further standardization and automation.
• Safeguard consistency and integrity of the SystemFlex product platform throughout its complete lifecycle.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience engineering technical systems, preferably within machine building, food processing, or related industries.
• You are a creative and analytical engineer who enjoys turning ideas into practical industrial solutions without losing sight of business objectives. You are curious, positive, eager to learn, and continuously looking for opportunities to improve products and processes.
• You thrive in an environment where standardization, configurability, and automation play a crucial role. You understand how to balance customer-specific requirements with scalable engineering solutions and have a structured, systems-oriented mindset.
• Experience with engineering software and documentation tools such as Creo and Windchill.
• Experience with configurable products, conveyor systems, transport systems, or material handling equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of Configure-To-Order (CTO), modular product architectures, product configuration, or model-based engineering is considered a strong advantage.
• Affinity with engineering automation, parameter-driven design, and digital engineering processes.
• Knowledge of PLM, PDM, CAD automation, and configuration management principles is considered beneficial.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail combined with a practical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently while valuing teamwork and collaboration.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Good command of the English language, both written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• Experience within the poultry processing, food processing, or hygienic machinery industry.
• Familiarity with engineering automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of machine safety standards and international engineering regulations.

Why Join Us?

• Freedom to form your role and define your added value to the organization
• Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
• An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
• A collaborative team culture with international cooperation
• Continuous learning through our advanced learning platform, with unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu language learning
• All the tools you need to succeed: laptop, iPhone, and a fully equipped home office
• Excellent work life balance, including 42 vacation days, flexible working hours, and hybrid working options
• A strong pension plan and collective health insurance options
• Many opportunities for internal growth, with encouragement to develop your career