Mechanical Engineer - SystemFlex (Poultry)

About the role

JBT Marel is hiring a Mechanical Engineer for its SystemFlex team in Boxmeer, Netherlands, within the Poultry – Sustainment Engineering department. The role covers configurable conveyor and transport systems used in poultry processing, in a highly digitalised, model-based engineering environment. It is a full-time hybrid position.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain design solutions for conveyor and transport systems, improving performance, robustness, cost-effectiveness and scalability.
• Support lifecycle management of assigned systems and product families, and extend product life cycles.
• Develop customer-specific solutions based on standard products and modular building blocks, using Configure-To-Order (CTO) principles.
• Configure, design and develop mechanical aspects of customer solutions with 3D CAD and PDM systems, following the Product Development Process.
• Create and maintain bills of materials, assemblies, components, technical drawings and engineering documentation.
• Ensure compliance with machine safety requirements and international standards, and deliver engineering specifications on time.
• Contribute to standardization, automation and continuous improvement, and to digital engineering tools such as CAD, PDM, configuration and automation systems.
• Work with Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Engineering and Service teams, and analyse customer requirements and field feedback to find opportunities for standardization.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience engineering technical systems, preferably in machine building, food processing or related industries.
• Experience with configurable products, conveyor systems, transport systems or material handling equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of CTO, modular product architectures, product configuration or model-based engineering is a strong advantage.
• Good command of English, written and spoken.

Required skills

• Creo and Windchill.
• PLM, PDM, CAD automation and configuration management knowledge is beneficial.
• Nice to have: poultry processing or hygienic machinery experience, familiarity with engineering automation and digital transformation, and understanding of machine safety standards.

What we offer

• Hybrid working and flexible working hours.
• 42 vacation days and a strong pension plan with collective health insurance options.
• Internal growth opportunities and a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu, plus a laptop, iPhone and fully equipped home office.