We're Hiring: Mechanical Engineer SystemFlex – Poultry Innovation

Are you a creative Mechanical Engineer who enjoys designing, developing, and maintaining innovative machines and production systems?

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 SystemFlex. 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 SystemFlex, 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 SystemFlex 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.

Do you want to contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, from new product development to sustainment and continuous improvement?

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 SystemFlex 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.
• Work closely with Sales Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Engineering, and Service teams to improve product performance and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze recurring customer requirements, order variations, and field feedback to identify opportunities for further standardization and automation.
• Safeguard consistency and integrity of the SystemFlex product platform throughout its complete lifecycle.

️ What You Bring

We encourage each of our 12,500+ employees to bring their unique self to work and aim to make everyone feel recognized, valued and free to explore their potential. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and welcome new colleagues from all walks of life. You will recognize in yourself that you:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience engineering technical systems, preferably within machine building, food processing, or related industries.
• You are a creative and analytical engineer who enjoys turning ideas into practical industrial solutions without losing sight of business objectives. You are curious, positive, eager to learn, and continuously looking for opportunities to improve products and processes.
• You thrive in an environment where standardization, configurability, and automation play a crucial role. You understand how to balance customer-specific requirements with scalable engineering solutions and have a structured, systems-oriented mindset.
• Experience with engineering software and documentation tools such as Creo and Windchill.
• Experience with configurable products, conveyor systems, transport systems, or material handling equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of Configure-To-Order (CTO), modular product architectures, product configuration, or model-based engineering is considered a strong advantage.
• Affinity with engineering automation, parameter-driven design, and digital engineering processes.
• Knowledge of PLM, PDM, CAD automation, and configuration management principles is considered beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail combined with a practical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently while valuing teamwork and collaboration.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Good command of the English language, both written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• Experience within the poultry processing, food processing, or hygienic machinery industry.
• Familiarity with engineering automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of machine safety standards and international engineering regulations.

Why Join Us?

There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you do something worthwhile for a living. That said, coming home from work knowing you made a difference is just one of the great things you can experience at JBT Marel. You can expect:

• Freedom to form your role and define your added value to the organization
• Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
• An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
• A collaborative, inclusive team culture with international cooperation
• Continuous learning through our advanced learning platform , with unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu language learning
• All the tools you need to succeed: laptop, iPhone, and a fully equipped home office
• Excellent work life balance , including 42 vacation days , flexible working hours, and hybrid working options
• A strong pension plan and collective health insurance options
• An environment built on trust and respect, with room to explore, learn, and even fail
• To get a career instead of a job . We have many opportunities for internal growth; and we encourage it!

How to Apply

We’re excited to learn how you can contribute to our mission of smarter, safer food inspection. Apply now and join a team transforming the future of food processing.

Questions? Contact: Maarten Krepel – maarten.krepel@jbtmarel.com

Learn more at: jbtmarel.com

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JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Join us — and be the driving force behind smarter, leaner food production.

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