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# System Engineer

- **Company:** Nearfield Instruments
- **Location:** Eindhoven, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d3eed1246ab3a567

## About the Role

* A Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Optics, Control Engineering, Image Processing or a related technical discipline.
 * 5+ years of experience as a System Engineer within a complex high-tech environment.
 * Experience in semiconductor equipment, precision engineering, metrology or another advanced technology industry is highly preferred.
 * Strong understanding of multidisciplinary system architecture involving mechanics, electronics, software, physics and control systems.
 * Experience translating customer requirements into technical specifications and system architectures.
 * Proven experience developing top-down performance budgets and allocating system requirements across subsystems.
 * Experience performing technical trade-off studies, feasibility analyses and risk assessments.
 * Knowledge of verification, validation and system qualification methodologies.
 * Experience leading multidisciplinary technical discussions and coordinating development activities without direct hierarchical responsibility.
 * Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a structured approach to complex problem solving.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * A proactive, collaborative mindset and strong sense of ownership.
 * Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
 * When working in the Eindhoven office, travel to Rotterdam is required once per week.

## Description

As a System Engineer, you are responsible for translating customer and product requirements into a balanced system architecture that delivers exceptional performance, reliability, manufacturability and serviceability. You own the technical system perspective throughout the entire product lifecycle; from concept and feasibility studies to development, integration, validation and customer qualification.

You are the technical connector between Product Management, Development & Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications and our customers, ensuring every subsystem contributes to one optimized machine.

What you will do

As a System Engineer, you will:

 * Own the system architecture and ensure compliance with customer and product requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
 * Translate customer needs into clear, measurable system requirements and performance specifications.
 * Define and maintain system performance budgets, interfaces and allocations across multiple engineering disciplines.
 * Lead technical trade-off studies, feasibility analyses and architecture decisions for complex system challenges.
 * Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation plans together with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
 * Work closely with Product Management to evaluate customer requirements, market needs and future product capabilities.
 * Guide Development & Engineering teams by providing system-level requirements, architecture and technical direction.
 * Define verification, validation and qualification strategies together with Manufacturing, Integration & Test and Applications Engineering.
 * Support system integration, performance characterization and root cause analysis during development and customer qualification.
 * Drive technical decision-making while balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability and serviceability.
 * Act as a technical point of contact for customers, supporting technical discussions, escalations and product improvements.
 * Contribute to the next generation of Nearfield's metrology platforms through continuous innovation and systems thinking.

You are a systems thinker who enjoys solving multidisciplinary engineering challenges and bringing complex technologies together into one high-performing product.