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Equipment Designer (m/f/d)
What You'll Do
- You will design and develop equipment, fixtures, machines, and systems for our manufacturing operations, taking into account functionality, cost-effectiveness, quality, and workplace safety.
- You will create technical concepts, 3D CAD models, assemblies, individual parts, drawings, and bill of materials (BOMs) for both new and existing equipment.
- You will select mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and automation components and design them in accordance with technical requirements.
- You will oversee projects from requirements gathering through design and procurement to assembly, testing, commissioning, and handover to production.
- You coordinate technical solutions with Production, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing, and Assembly, as well as with external suppliers and service providers.
- You assess technical feasibility and take manufacturing, assembly, testing, maintenance, and safety requirements into account as early as the design phase.
- You analyze technical problems and optimize existing machines, systems, and equipment in terms of process reliability, quality, ergonomics, cycle time, ease of maintenance, standardization, and costs.
- You create and maintain technical documentation such as design drawings, functional specifications, bills of materials, change logs, and approval documents.
- You support experiments, prototype builds, and functional tests, and implement necessary technical adjustments.
What You Can Do
- You work in a structured, meticulous, and independent manner with a focus on quality.
- You have a technical and analytical mindset, are solution-oriented, and can find practical solutions even for complex tasks.
- You communicate confidently with internal and external contacts and enjoy working as part of a team.
- You handle technical requirements and documentation responsibly.
What You Bring to the Table
- You have technical training or further education in the fields of design, mechanical engineering, automation technology, or equipment engineering.
- You have several years of experience in the independent development and design of equipment, machines, and automation solutions.
- You have experience implementing automation projects.
- You have strong CAD skills, ideally in Solid Edge or a comparable system.
- You have a good understanding of technical drawings, materials, and manufacturing processes, as well as experience with bills of materials and technical documentation.
- You are familiar with the requirements for safety-related and regulatory issues in the machinery sector.
- You have good written and spoken German skills.