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# Gearbox Design Engineer

- **Company:** Werelds in mens & werk B.V.
- **Location:** Tilburg, Netherlands
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, AutoCAD
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://werelds.nu/solliciteren?naam=Gearbox%20Design%20Engineer&espo_id=6af5a74a9cd3b30bd&adviseur_email=niels.van.der.koog@werelds.nu

## About the Role

We are looking for a Design Engineer with strong technical and communication skills who combines knowledge of mechanical engineering with practical experience in machine construction and drive technology, preferably in the design of industrial gearboxes. You will have:

 * A completed higher professional education (HBO) or university degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline;
 * Extensive work experience in the design and construction of industrial gearboxes;
 * Experience in translating client requirements into a technical design;
 * As you will be working in a very small team, the ability to work independently is an absolute must;
 * Willingness to travel and visit clients for troubleshooting;
 * Fluent command of the English language.

## Description

As a Gearbox Design Engineer you are responsible for designing and constructing industrial gearboxes entirely in accordance with customer specifications - so these are not off-the-shelf products. These high-quality, bespoke gearboxes are used in a wide range of industrial applications, such as drive systems for bridges, locks, cranes, conveyor belts and plant in the cement, mining and steel industries. You translate technical specifications and customer requirements into a practical, reliable and manufacturable design. In doing so, you take into account factors such as loads, gear ratios, choice of materials, bearings, lubrication, seals and the available installation space. Your duties will include:

 * Independently designing and engineering customised industrial gearboxes;
 * Taking overall responsibility for the technical design;
 * Translating client requirements and technical specifications into concrete designs;
 * Carrying out and assessing structural and mechanical calculations yourself, including performing service life and strength calculations for gearboxes using KiSSoft, as well as calculating ball bearings;
 * The sizing of gears, shafts, bearings and other components, including the selection of materials and heat treatment;
 * Producing 2D/3D models using AutoCAD: technical assembly drawings, cross-sections and detailed drawings of all individual gears, pinion shafts, shafts, gearbox housings, covers, rings;
 * Calculating key, spline and shrink fits;
 * Calculating torsional and bending forces on shafts;
 * Drawing up parts lists containing a description of all the components required for the gearbox;
 * Drawing up technical documentation and user manuals;
 * Designing complete lubrication systems (oil pump, oil lines, cooling);
 * Providing support with technical issues before and during production and assembly.