Senior Mechanical Engineer
Key Skills
Job Description
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you take ownership of complex mechanical engineering challenges and translate system requirements into robust design solutions for advanced high-tech equipment. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you support our customers in the high-tech industry with developing cutting-edge equipment, both in the Brainport region and internationally. Together with experts in mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, software and mathematics you contribute to high-tech solutions such as advanced lithography machines, compact electron microscopes and medical devices that automate human tissue analysis. What excites you as a Senior Mechanical Engineer From our location in Eindhoven or sometimes at our clients' premises you like to keep yourself busy with: Translating requirements and specifications into mechanical concepts and design solutions in collaboration with Architects, System Designers and fellow Engineers. Developing and detailing mechanical designs in 3D CAD, while taking ownership of assigned work packages and deliverables. Performing engineering activities such as calculations, tolerance analyses and design trade-offs to support robust design decisions. Ensuring designs are manufacturable, testable, serviceable and cost-effective through the application of Design for Excellence (DfX) principles. Creating engineering estimates, planning your work, identifying risks and issues, and contributing to quality assurance in accordance with QMS procedures. Collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing partners regarding feasibility, component selection and integration of purchased parts. Sound good so far? We'd love to tell you more... Your future workplace This is what you bring to the table A BSc or MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electro-mechanics. Approximately 5-10 years of experience in the development and design of mechatronic or precision mechanical systems. Experience with translating requirements into practical engineering solutions and making well-balanced technical trade-offs. Knowledge of DfX principles, including manufacturability, assembly, cost and serviceability considerations. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams and support more junior colleagues in their development. This is what you can expect in return from Sioux flexible 32-40 hour working week, with room to work from home. A healthy work-life balance is very important to us, we have 28 holidays with an option to acquire an additional 12 holidays. You will work with passionate colleagues who share your drive for technology and business success. By combining our expertise in software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics and assembly, we make the impossible possible for our customers – working on challenging high-tech projects. You get a lot of freedom and responsibility; after all, you know exactly what you are doing. Personal coaching and a training budget of €6000 per year, so you can keep developing yourself. We also find it important to have fun together, this means everything from family festivals and sparkling Christmas parties, to inspiring knowledge sessions for the high-tech community. You will be working on the Sioux Campus in the heart of the Brainport region, with daily access to our Sioux Labs living room for lunch, sports, making music, or sharing knowledge in one of our Tech Labs. High Tech & High Fun We can tell you all about the typical Sioux culture and the challenging high-tech projects. About how you can develop yourself like nowhere else. But we prefer to leave this to our own colleagues. Go to testimonials > If you want to know more about our challenging projects, please click here. Important note: This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require Sioux to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
Core Responsibilities
Translate system requirements into mechanical concepts and robust design solutions, develop and detail designs in 3D CAD, and own assigned work packages and deliverables. Perform calculations and tolerance analyses, apply Design for Excellence principles, support quality and planning activities, and collaborate with suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
Requirements
A bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electromechanics and approximately 5–10 years of experience developing and designing mechatronic or precision mechanical systems are required. Candidates should be able to translate requirements into practical solutions, apply Design for Excellence principles, communicate effectively across teams, and support junior colleagues.
Benefits
- Flexible 32–40-Hour Workweek
- Work-From-Home Flexibility
- 28 Holidays
- Option to Purchase 12 Additional Holidays
- Personal Coaching
- €6,000 Annual Training Budget
- Company Events
- Access to Campus Facilities, Sports, and Tech Labs
About Sioux Technologies
Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Sioux Technologies brings high-tech to life, contributing to a society that is healthy, safe, smart, sustainable and more fun. We are a strategic high-tech solutions partner that develops, innovates and assembles complex high-tech systems with advanced Software, Mathware, Electronics and Mechatronics. As the largest privately-owned tech company in the Netherlands, we are focused on people and building long-term relations. We are continuously developing our 1200+ bright employees. This way, we create more fun & value, for our employees, our inter(national) customers, Sioux and the world around us.