Principal / Architect / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Ignite Next GmbH; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity through incentive plan

€50 gym allowance

Weekly team lunches

Annual off-site with the team

Development budget

Job summary

Lace Lithography is seeking a Principal / Architect / Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical architecture and design for advanced lithography systems in Eindhoven, NL. The role involves translating performance targets into sub-systems and collaborating with physicists, chemists and engineers across locations.

You will guide OEM partners, coach the mechanical team, and contribute to roadmaps while travel between Eindhoven, Bergen and Barcelona is expected.

Qualifications

• University degree in precision Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in developing complex, precision mechanical systems from concept to high-volume manufacturing.
• Expert knowledge in Requirements Engineering, System Engineering and product development processes.
• Hands-on as well as conceptual thinking with a system-level perspective.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to explain and defend complex engineering decisions.
• Proficient with CAD software and capable of performing and evaluating FEA/CFD simulations and benchmarking data.

Responsibilities

• Translating system performance specifications to mechanical sub-systems requirements.
• Definition and ownership of mechanical system architecture, design concepts and budget to meet targets.
• Guiding OEM supplier and partner teams during system definition and design.
• Guiding the growth and coaching mechanical engineering team with proper documentation and best practices.
• Contributing to technology and product roadmaps, identifying risks and mitigations.
• Collaborating closely with other disciplines, system engineers and program management.

Skills

Stakeholder management

System engineering

Requirements engineering

CFD/FEA simulations

Team leadership

CAD software

Education

University degree in precision Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

FEA/CFD software

Job description

At Lace Lithography, we’re scaling up our team and looking for a passionate and sharp talent to join us.In our company we build chip lithography technology that will enable the next 100 years of chip manufacturing. Founded in 2023, we’re based in Bergen (Norway), Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and Barcelona (Spain), and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious investors.

Lace Lithography is seeking a highly experienced Principal / Architect / Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering team. In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for mechanical architecture, definition and design of high-tech lithography systems. Working alongside physicists, chemists and engineers in a multidisciplinary environment, you will play a critical role in development of high-end, complex mechanical systems to the highest standards of modern lithography technology from concept phase throughout development and delivery to the end customer, in partnership and collaboration with top international players in the industry.

This role is based in Eindhoven (the Netherlands) and will involve regular travel between our key locations and partners throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities

This list is not exhaustive; additional duties may be assigned as we grow.

• Translating system performance specifications to mechanical sub-systems requirements

• Definition and ownership of mechanical system architecture, design concepts and budget breakdowns to ensure system performance targets are met

• Selecting and guiding OEM supplier and partner teams during system definition and design, in line with our developing goals and challenges

• Guiding the growth and coaching mechanical engineering team of the size and skill level matching product and company development, including proper documentation, introduction of best practices, standards and ways of working

• Contributing to technology and product roadmaps, identify risks and mitigations strategies

• Closely collaborate with other disciplines, teams, system engineers and program management

Qualifications

• University degree in precision Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering or related filed

• 10-15+ years experience developing complex and precision mechanical systems in a high-tech environment, from first principles to concept, industrialization and high-volume manufacturing, including ownership of system architecture, function or domain

• Expert knowledge in Requirements Engineering, System Engineering and Product development process

• Hands on as well as conceptual thinking, ability to deep dive and zoom out to system level

• Stakeholder management, ability to explain, trade-off and defend complex engineering decisions and choices

• Fluent with CAD sw, ability to perform, guide and evaluate FEA / CFD simulations and benchmarking data, tolerance analysis

Our team here at Lace:

…consists of amazing people who’ve joined us from all over the world, driven by intense curiosity, the urge for exploration, and a desire to push the limits of physics. We promise to offer you a place among highly motivated Lacers, present you with extremely difficult problems—and have a lot of fun solving them.

Workplace & culture:

Lace operates out of two beautiful, vibrant, and strong-willed cities. Although we are cities apart, we strive to make the team feel as one.

We don’t define values—but we have one universal expectation:
Be the best team player you can be.

Perks and Benefits:

Part of the team, part of the company
Competitive salary + equity through our incentive plan.

Feel‑good perks
€50 monthly gym allowance, weekly team lunches, monthly social events, and annual off‑site with the whole team.

Personal Development
Quarterly development goals with your manager and your own budget to learn and grow.

No journey without travelling
We support relocation and immigration to make joining Lace as smooth as possible.