Senior Mechanical Engineer (Systems)

ALARA; Groot-Ammers; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ALARA, based in Groot-Ammers, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to oversee and integrate mechanical, electrical, and structural subsystems within industrial solutions. You will translate client requirements into technical specifications and ensure overall system coherence.

You will work closely with other disciplines, engage with clients and suppliers, and contribute to standardization and professionalization of the engineering organization. English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level, mechanical engineering background required.
• Extensive experience in project environments.
• Knowledge of fuel, lubricating oil, cooling and exhaust, and ventilation systems.
• Ability to write technical specifications and provide RFQ input.
• Good command of English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the container system and interaction of all disciplines.
• Define and manage scope boundaries with ALARA, clients, and suppliers.
• Prepare technical specifications and contribute to RFQs to procurement.
• Engage in technical discussions with clients, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Support engineering, supply chain and installation phases with quality checks.
• Contribute to standardization of systems and ways of working at ALARA.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

English language

Project environments experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Are you an energetic and ambitious Senior Systems Engineer? Do you thrive on delivering customer-focused, high-quality tailor-made solutions within a dynamic production environment? And do you want to make an impact for international clients across a variety of industries?

Then ALARA offers you the opportunity to make a real difference through challenging projects, significant responsibility, and plenty of room to apply your expertise.

ALARA as your new employer

ALARA is based in Groot-Ammers and has its own production facility of approximately 20,000 m². As a specialist in “mastering noise and engineering silence,” around 140 colleagues work on a wide range of projects both nationally and internationally.

They take pride in delivering projects from consultancy and engineering through to production and installation. At ALARA, complete tailor-made solutions are realized. Their solutions include sound-insulating enclosures, containers, noise-reducing ventilation systems for large data centers, acoustic doors, and silencers.

Your role as Senior Systems Engineer

As a Lead Systems Engineer, you are responsible for overseeing, connecting, and integrating all technical systems within ALARA’s industrial solutions. You act as the technical focal point between disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering, ensuring that all subsystems come together into a well-functioning overall concept.

You are involved in projects from an early stage and play a key role in assessing customer requirements, technical feasibility, and system architecture. You translate client specifications into clear technical requirements and safeguard the coherence between systems such as fuel, lubrication, cooling, ventilation, and exhaust.

In this role, you take a high-level view of the entire system: how components interact, how the system behaves under different conditions, and how to ensure safety, reliability, and performance. You work closely with other specialists and make an important contribution to standardization and the further professionalization of the engineering organization.

Your responsibilities include:

• Overseeing and evaluating the complete container system and the interaction between all technical disciplines;
• Defining and managing scope boundaries between ALARA, clients, and suppliers;
• Preparing technical specifications and providing input for RFQs to procurement;
• Engaging in technical discussions with clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on key decisions;
• Supporting engineering, supply chain, and installation phases, including quality checks and testing;
• Contributing to the standardization of systems, components, and ways of working within ALARA.

In this role, you combine technical expertise with project responsibility and stakeholder management. You report to the Manager Engineering and work closely with lead engineers from other disciplines.

Your profile

• A higher professional education (Bachelor) level of thinking and working, with a mechanical engineering background;
• Extensive experience in project environments;
• Knowledge of and experience with systems such as fuel, lubricating oil, cooling and exhaust systems, and ventilation;
• The ability to write technical specifications and provide input for RFQs and procurement processes;
• The ability to establish a higher technical quality level and consistent standards within ALARA principles;
• Good understanding of the English language, both spoken and written.

Are you the driven Senior Systems Engineer for ALARA?

We would be happy to get in touch with you personally!