Are you looking for a new challenge where you can fully apply your passion for innovative product development, technical solutions, and sophisticated engineering design?
At Villeroy & Boch, we shape the homes of tomorrow – and you can play a key role in this journey. As a Design Engineer (m/w/d), you will develop our products from the initial design concept through to series production. You will combine technical expertise with a strong understanding of manufacturing, quality, and product requirements, taking ownership of your projects through industrialization and successful market launch.
Your responsibilities – Develop, design, and bring products into series production
- Product development with ownership: You develop our products from the initial design concept through to production readiness and take technical responsibility throughout the entire development process.
- Technical design and engineering: You create precise 3D models of products, production models, tools, and manufacturing aids, taking into account functionality, design, manufacturability, and cost.
- Product optimization: You analyze technical challenges, independently develop solutions, and implement necessary product and tooling modifications through to final series approval.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Together with Production, Product Management, Quality, Toolmaking, and external partners, you discuss, evaluate, and implement technical changes and confidently drive your projects through all development cycles.
- Industrialization: You support prototypes, pilot production, and production ramp-ups, ensuring that our products can be successfully manufactured in series in our wellness manufacturing locations.
- Documentation and data management: You create technical documentation, drawings, and CAD data and ensure their complete and timely availability.
Your profile – What you bring
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Engineering Design, or a comparable field. Alternatively, you have completed vocational training as a Technical Product Designer and gained relevant professional experience in Design Engineering.
- You have solid experience in 3D CAD design, ideally with PTC Creo, and enjoy developing technical solutions independently.
- You think beyond pure design and have a good understanding of manufacturing processes and the path from product concept to series production.
- You work in a structured and solution-oriented manner and communicate confidently with different functions and stakeholders.
- You have good Dutch and English language skills.
Why Villeroy & Boch?
At Villeroy & Boch, you will take responsibility for challenging products with an international reach. You can expect short decision-making processes, a modern product development environment, and close collaboration with Design, Production, and Product Management.
In addition to flexible working time models and attractive benefits, we offer you the freedom to actively shape technical solutions and turn innovation into successful series products.
Ready for your next step? We look forward to receiving your application!
Think outside the box with us! #shapeandcreateSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Engineering Design, or a comparable field
- Alternatively, vocational training as a Technical Product Designer with relevant professional experience in Design Engineering
- Solid experience in 3D CAD design
- Experience with PTC Creo
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and progression from product concept to series production
- Structured and solution-oriented working style
- Confident communication with different functions and stakeholders
- Good Dutch language skills
- Good English language skills
What We Do
Opportunities for go-getters and goal-setters – become part of Villeroy & Boch! Ceramic is our strength. But the ability to perceive things differently is also part of our DNA. For this precise reason, we are looking for motivated colleagues to join our 8,000 employees in 125 countries. People who are eager to make things happen and rise to new challenges. And to work with us to shape Villeroy & Boch's successful future. Find out more about our extensive and varied vacancies offering excellent career and development prospects – in departments including Marketing & Sales, Online Marketing & E-commerce, HR, Finance, SCM, IT and Production. Take your first step on the career ladder with Villeroy & Boch Pupils: build solid foundations for your career with an apprenticeship or a dual study programme. Students: from work experience to student traineeships or dissertation – opportunities are available in many different departments. Graduates: as part of our junior programme, we support you all the way to your first management position. Professionals: we offer exciting opportunities for people at all stages of their careers, from entry-level positions to management roles. You will take on exciting tasks as well as responsibility at Villeroy & Boch from day one. Because we firmly believe that each and every one of our employees has his or her own very individual strengths. We will help to you fully explore this valuable potential, with tailored training and development programmes, a balance between career and family life, an attractive working environment with impressive architecture, modern offices and a friendly atmosphere. And, of course, by rewarding outstanding performance. Visit our careers website now to find out more about the company and our current vacancies. We look forward to hearing from you. Visit villeroyboch.com/career! Legal notice & privacy policy: https://www.villeroy-boch.de/social-media-datenschutz-impressum.html
