Senior R&D Engineer - Mechanical

Role Overview: You will be working as a Senior R&D Engineer Mechanical at Vanderlande, a global leader in logistic process automation. Your role will involve designing, developing, and validating mechanical modules for integrated equipment solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that designs meet required performance, safety, and regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities: - Translate complex customer requirements into clear functional and technical specifications. - Lead and contribute to the selection of mechanical components and assemblies to ensure optimal performance, durability, and reliability. - Create detailed CAD models, drawings, and engineering specification documentation. - Manage parallel product development and maintenance activities, ensuring on-time delivery, alignment with budgets, and adherence to quality standards. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, and PLC software components. - Prepare and deliver development progress reports and technical presentations for internal and external stakeholders. - Lead prototyping, testing, and validation phases, ensuring design intent and performance requirements are met. - Analyze test results, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend design refinements. - Work with service, supply, and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for production, quality, and cost efficiency. - Drive innovation through the adoption of new materials, technologies, and sustainability-focused design practices. - Mentor and support peers and junior engineers by offering technical guidance and hands-on coaching. - Foster a strong collaborative culture and coordinate across teams to resolve design challenges. - Ensure all designs comply with internal design rules, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. - Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation for designs, technical changes, testing, and verification activities. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through best practices, root cause analysis, and process optimization. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, with 1012+ years of relevant industry experience. - Demonstrated leadership in mechanical design and development, with a proven history of innovation and successful product delivery. - Experience with conveying systems is highly advantageous. - Proficient in FMEA, FEA, CE compliance, and machinery development standards. - Advanced-level user of CAD tools such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or CATIA. - Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including SCRUM or SAFe. Role Overview: You will be working as a Senior R&D Engineer Mechanical at Vanderlande, a global leader in logistic process automation. Your role will involve designing, developing, and validating mechanical modules for integrated equipment solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that designs meet required performance, safety, and regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities: - Translate complex customer requirements into clear functional and technical specifications. - Lead and contribute to the selection of mechanical components and assemblies to ensure optimal performance, durability, and reliability. - Create detailed CAD models, drawings, and engineering specification documentation. - Manage parallel product development and maintenance activities, ensuring on-time delivery, alignment with budgets, and adherence to quality standards. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, and PLC software components. - Prepare and deliver development progress reports and technical presentations for internal and external stakeholders. - Lead prototyping, testing, and validation phases, ensuring design intent and performance requirements are met. - Analyze test results, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend design refinements. - Work with service, supply, and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for production, quality, and cost efficiency. - Drive innovation through the adoption of new materials, technologies, and sustainability-focused design practices. - Mentor and support peers and junior engineers by offering technical guidance and hands-on coaching. - Foster a strong collaborative culture and coordinate across teams to resolve design challenges. - Ensure all designs comply with internal design rules, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. - Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation for designs, technical changes, testing, and verification activities. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through best practices, root cause analysis, and process optimization. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, with 1012+ years of relevant industry experience. - Demonstrated leadership in mechanical