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As a Mechanical Architect, your role is essential in contributing to challenging business cases and technical roadmaps from a mechanical perspective and in a multi-disciplinary context.

In this role, 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 will bring high-tech solutions to life, such as advanced lithography machines, compact electron microscopes, or medical devices that automate human tissue analysis.

What function?

In this role, 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 will bring high-tech solutions to life, such as advanced lithography machines, compact electron microscopes, or medical devices that automate human tissue analysis.

What excites you as a Mechanical Architect?

• Close collaboration with customers, fellow architects, the Project Manager, Account Manager, and the broader project team to ensure alignment and synergy.
• Translate customer needs into specifications, define mechanical architecture, budgets, and conceptual designs of (sub)systems.
• Specify test and integration requirements to complete the V-model development cycle and ensure product design quality.
• Build and maintain internal and external networks to support organizational growth and success.
• Drive innovation by introducing new technologies and solutions, applying theoretical principles in practical project contexts.
• Lead by example, motivating designers and engineers to take ownership of their deliverables.
• Manage broader, more complex scopes of work, including stakeholder management, technical leadership, and guiding larger multidisciplinary teams.

Sound good so far? We'd love to tell you more...

What do you bring to the table?

• MSc or PhD in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Proven track record in mechanical design within high-tech systems and/or equipment.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in mechatronic and precision system design, depending on seniority level.
• Broad multidisciplinary orientation, understanding how mechanical expertise integrates within complex systems.
• Strong analytical and abstract thinking skills, with proficiency in various analysis methods.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Recognized as a technical leader and inspirational coach, with deep theoretical and practical knowledge in technical design, mechanisms, precision mechanics, and Design for Excellence (DfX).

What can you expect in return from Sioux?

• A flexible 32-40 hour working week, with room to work from home.
• A healthy work-life balance, with 28 holidays plus an option for 12 additional holidays.
• Work with passionate colleagues who share your drive for technology and business success.
• Contribute to challenging high-tech projects by combining expertise in software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics, and assembly.
• Enjoy a high degree of freedom and responsibility, knowing exactly what you are doing.
• Personal coaching and a training budget of €6000 per year to support your development.
• Participate in fun activities like family festivals, Christmas parties, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Work at the Sioux Campus in the heart of the Brainport region, with access to Sioux Labs for lunch, sports, music, and knowledge sharing.

High-Tech, High-Fun, High-Value.

We can tell you all about the Sioux culture and our high-tech projects, but we prefer our colleagues to share their experiences.

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Export control

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 technology before starting work. Business needs may require Sioux to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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