System Dynamics Architect

• Variety and challenge You are

• A go-getter

• A team player

• Result-oriented Why VDL?

• International family company

• Development and production

• Your input matters System Dynamics Architect Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? At VDL ETG Technology & Development, you'll work on cutting-edge projects for leading customers in various sectors, such as semiconductor, analytical and medical. We are proud of the passion, professionalism, and results-oriented attitude of our team so that they can offer our customers the best solutions. They are the driving force behind our success. Join us and be part of a worldwide team that shapes the future of technology. Job information As a system dynamics architect you are responsible for the setup and creation of a technical specification leading to a consistent system design that meets the performance and functional requirements of our customer. You will lead a team providing an optimal dynamic behavior based on the set specifications. You do this in close cooperation with colleagues from other disciplines based on in depth understanding of the analysis and design. You will provide hands on support, take responsibility and judge and report on the detailed calculations, simulations and design decisions during the development process. Furthermore you are responsible for:

• Defining requirements (modules/systems): Defining dynamic requirements for modules/systems based on performance specifications.

• Defining requirements (analysis): Defining requirements for analyses (analytical or experimental) to be performed to make dynamic performance prediction/validation.

• Performing analysis: Performing necessary calculations/tests and interpreting implications of results adequately for dynamic performance prediction/validation.

• Driving design improvements: Clearly communicating evidence-backed results in simplified manner to stakeholders from other technical and non-technical domains. Steering design changes with a practical mindset to meet/improve dynamic performance of systems.

• Knowledge development: Proactively contributing to organization's dynamics competence development program. Your profile

As an experienced system architect you have a good understanding of machine dynamics. You are also highly experienced in analysis and testing to understand the dynamics of vibration sensitive machines. You will also bring the following:

• University master's degree with a mechanical/mechatronics background & a minimum of 3-7 years experience on vibration sensitive systems or PhD with aforementioned specialization/experience with some years of experience.
• Topics such as dynamic substructuring, multibody dynamics, vibration isolation, passive/active damping, modal analysis & vibrometry are familiar to you.
• Demonstrated history of experience with FEM (ANSYS, COMSOL, Nastran, etc), CAD (NX, Solidworks, etc.) and computational (MATLAB, Python, Simulink, etc.) tools.
• Experience in independently managing complex analysis while working independently or in a team.
• You learn quickly and are analytical, critical and think practically.

Working at VDL ETG T&D means working at an innovative, international and entrepreneurial company where 'strength through collaboration' is key. We value a collegial, pleasant working atmosphere. We work together in a professional way.

• A competitive salary
• A good pension scheme
• 27 days of paid holiday and 13 ADV days
• Profit sharing
• Plenty of room for personal development
• An annual VDL party
• Employee discounts
• Participation in sporting activities Take a look behind the scenes at VDL ETG Technology & Development Interested? Vacancy open since: 07-03-2025 See what we do at VDL ETG Technology & Development VDL ETG Technology & Development (VDL ETG T&D) is the company within VDL ETG that stands for research and development. With a group of creative designers, we translate our customers' requirements and wishes into usable designs for their systems, focusing on manufacturability, functionality and reliability. We do this from our locations in Eindhoven and Almelo. This involves components of complex devices for various industries. "I get enough space to develop myself " Great colleagues Fun company outings Application process A new job in 5 steps! 1 Kennismaking We willen je graag beter leren kennen. Wat is jouw kracht en wat wil je nog leren? En is er van beide kanten een goede klik? Vervolggesprek Nog steeds enthousiast? Top! In een tweede gesprek leer je ons nog beter kennen. We bespreken graag jouw mogelijkheden. Contractvoorstel Wij hebben een goed gevoel. Hopelijk jij ook. Je ontvangt van ons een contractvoorstel. Akkoord? Tijd om te tekenen! Aan de slag! Welkom nieuwe collega, jij bent nu onderdeel van de VDL-familie! We kijken uit naar je eerste werkdag.