The department  is responsible for the specification, design and engineering of high tech professional products and capital intensive equipment. The department consists of a number of competence groups, such as Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Software and Project management. In multi-disciplinary project teams we specify, design, develop and qualify the professional products for our customers.

Job Mission
The System Architect Mechanics or Mechatronics specifies and delivers a high level system architecture for the new professional products and enables the optimal functionality and cost effective engineering of these systems.
Job Description/ Main Responsibilities:
The main tasks are related to the Development process  following the PGP (Product Generation Process):
- Feasibility phase: Study the Customer Requirement Specifications (CRS) and investigate the feasibility of mechanical concepts.
- Definition Phase: come up with Description of System Design Requirements and Specifications (SDS).
- System Design Phase: come up with system design concepts:
- Come up with well-considered choices, validated against system requirements.
- Definition of high level modules and related technical interfaces. Monitor that projects stay within agreed
- Specifications. Make use of your creativity and helicopter view to find solutions in case of conflicts.
- Detail Phase: Lead a (small) team of designers
- System Verification: Verification of design / the chosen concept on the requirements.
- Production release: Release the design for production.
Other tasks:
- Contribute to system roadmaps.
- Coaching and training on the job of mechanical engineers.
- Setting direction in and deployment of the Way of Working (a.o. using V-model, PGP process, design reviews,..)

Master in Mechanical Engineering preferably with a focus on construction / precision mechanics.
Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in creating new equipment concepts (or large complex modules). Experience with design principles, dynamic behavior, motion control, thermal behavior, material properties.
- Basic knowledge of (FEM) calculations in the area of thermal management, flow control and static design
- Experience with 3D design tools (preferably NX or PRO-E) and TeamCenter.
- Experience with Matlab/Simulink or related development tools.
Personal Skills
- Technical leadership. Sets out direction for technical project teams.
- Abstract thinking, out-of-the box thinking
- Helicopter view
- Communication.
- Effective communication with all levels and disciplines. Clear and structured way of reporting.
- Networking. Build and maintain networks throughout the organization and also outside the organization.
- Able to challenge others, to come up with even better ideas
What do we offer?
- Contribution to the development of a state-of-the-art, high-tech measurement system.
- Challenge to meet performance specifications, quality aspects, time considerations and cost.
- Come in touch with every engineering process step. .
- You work together in a professional way, in an informal and dynamic environment.
- Plenty of opportunities for personal development.
- Competitive terms of employment and great career opportunities.

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