Product Engineer, Cleaning Systems for Smart Dairy Robots

Lely; Maassluis; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Shuttle bus to Maassluis

Lely Academy courses

Pension scheme

Up to 8 weeks vacation

Job summary

Lely is seeking a Product Engineer Cleaning to develop cleaning solutions for the Lely Astronaut, our automated milking system. You will combine mechanical engineering, process technology, and experimentation to improve cleaning, water use and energy efficiency.

You design experiments, build test setups, analyze data, and translate findings into practical product improvements. You will collaborate with mechanical, software and systems engineers, suppliers and sustainability specialists in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering or comparable technical discipline.
• Experience in product development, process engineering, testing or validation.
• Affinity with fluid dynamics, process technology or cleaning systems.
• Experience designing experiments, analyzing technical data and translating results into product improvements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• Good command of English; Dutch is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and validating cleaning processes for new and existing products.
• Translating technical challenges into experiments, test methods and practical engineering solutions.
• Analyzing data from laboratory, workshop and field tests to optimize cleaning performance, water consumption and energy efficiency.
• Collaborating with mechanical, software and systems engineers, suppliers and sustainability specialists throughout the product development process.
• Evaluating sensors, materials and process performance to improve product quality, reliability and sustainability.
• Contributing to the successful introduction of new technologies from concept through validation and implementation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Practical mindset

Strong communication

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Dutch language advantage

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering / Process Engineering

Job description

Lely is seeking a Product Engineer Cleaning to develop cleaning solutions for the Lely Astronaut, our automated milking system. You will combine mechanical engineering, process technology, and experimentation to improve cleaning, water use and energy efficiency.

You design experiments, build test setups, analyze data, and translate findings into practical product improvements. You will collaborate with mechanical, software and systems engineers, suppliers and sustainability specialists in a