Mechanical Design Engineer - Antwerp, Belgium - 12-Month Contract
Our client, a leading partner to pharmaceutical, biotech and nutrition markets, has an exciting opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer for their new Capex investment project. As a scientific and technology innovator, this is a superb opportunity to onboard as our client continues to make strides towards a healthier world for all.
Responsibilities:
1. Starts his/her designs by listening to the "customer".
2. Organises design review meetings as appropriate during the design phase.
3. Will subject the actual construction of the prototype to the prior formal approach of both the customer and the management.
4. Looks into the safety of the designs as a prime focus. Following the safety aspects, he/she also gives attention to the ecological and environmental aspects of the concepts such as reduced noise levels.
5. Formulates, as needed and in function of his involvement in cross functional teams, proposals for improvements to existing mechanisms.
6. Performs at a high functional level, robustness and maintenance friendliness are equally obvious concerns.
7. Identifies in the conceptual phase the wear parts and minimises these with a balance in mind between investment and repair and maintenance costs.
8. Produces proper assembly and detailed drawings as well as parts list of each design made.
9. Disposes of a fair working knowledge of machine shop operations to make economically justified design decisions by him/herself.
10. Asks prices where needed for fabrication and trade purchase items.
11. Performs a close follow up of the ordered parts as they are delivered to ensure quality of component parts.
Qualifications
12. Master degree in Electromechanics, Mechanics or Mechatronics (In Belgium degree is called Industrial Engineer)
13. Experience in an all round Machine design or apparatus design environment
14. Fluent in English and Dutch (or willing to learn)
15. Experience as designers in a polyvalent technical environment
If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!
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