Mechanical Engineer Systemflex

We’re Hiring:
Mechanical Engineer System Flex – Poultry Innovation

Location:

JBT Marel Boxmeer

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Hybrid
Department:
Poultry – Sustainment Engineering
Shape the Future of Poultry Processing Technology
Development-oriented and innovative company is looking for a Mechanical Engineer System Flex. Are you passionate about machine building, configurable product platforms, and engineering smart solutions for the food processing industry?
JBT Marel (John Bean Technologies Corporation + Marel), unites two pioneering companies with complementary strengths, enabling us to offer exceptional value to our customers. Together, we are a leading global provider of equipment, integrated technology, and services to the food and beverage industry. Driven by a singular purpose - to Transform the Future of Food - we empower businesses to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market and help our customers produce food more efficiently, sustainably, and safely.
Our team comprises more than 12.000 employees worldwide across 6 continents, with more than 25.000 customers across more than 140 countries.
About the Role  As Mechanical Engineer System Flex, you will develop and maintain design solutions that enhance the performance, robustness, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of our conveyor and transport systems. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from Innovation, Product Management, Supply Chain, Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, and Service. Acting as a technical focal point within multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure products meet customer requirements while maintaining high standards for hygiene, reliability, safety, maintainability, and manufacturing efficiency.
In addition, you will contribute to standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting the evolution of our configurable product platforms and digital engineering capabilities.
You will become part of the System Flex team, responsible for configurable conveyor and transport systems used throughout the poultry processing industry. Working in a highly digitalized and model-based engineering environment, you will support New Product Development (NPD), product sustainment, maintenance activities, and customer order execution. Through Configure-To-Order (CTO) methodologies and standardized product platforms, you will help deliver customer-specific solutions while maximizing reusability and engineering efficiency.
What You’ll Do   Support lifecycle management activities for assigned systems and product families and actively contribute to extending product life cycles.
Develop customer-specific solutions based on standard products and modular building blocks.
Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams and communicate design changes and documentation updates effectively.
Ensure accurate technical documentation to enable efficient, cost-effective, and error-free manufacturing.
Ensure compliance with the latest machine safety requirements and relevant international standards.
Configure, design, and develop mechanical aspects of customer solutions using 3D CAD and PDM systems in accordance with the Product Development Process (PDP).
Create and maintain bills of materials, assemblies, components, technical drawings, and engineering documentation.
Focus on functionality, hygiene and cleanability, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
Deliver engineering specifications on time to support customer projects and project execution.
Develop, maintain, and improve System Flex conveyor and transport standards across the poultry portfolio.
Configure customer-specific conveyor solutions using Configure-To-Order (CTO) principles while maximizing standardization.
Maintain and improve engineering rules, models, and standards supporting automated configuration processes.
Translate functional customer requirements into configurable technical solutions within a model-based engineering environment.
Support and continuously improve digital engineering tools, including CAD, PDM, configuration, and automation systems.
Contribute to the development of modular product architectures and standardized engineering practices.
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