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In this role, you will have the autonomy to shape technical solutions, lead R&D projects from concept to implementation and directly influence the future of our products.\nAs R&D Engineer, you are a hands-on, mechanically-minded engineer who takes ownership of our R&D lab and the physical equipment that our projects and our sales team depend on, from demo suitcases and pilot test setups used in front of customers, to the air-sampling equipment that determines how reliable our GC-MS measurements are. You keep the lab organised, maintained and continuously improved, including its inventory and logistics. Alongside this, you combine mechanical design and fabrication with a working knowledge of electrical and instrumentation systems to develop, build and validate practical solutions in the laboratory. Your work will contribute to higher product quality, improved functionality, greater energy efficiency and reduced odor and environmental impact.\nYou will take ownership of multiple R&D projects, coordinating their technical and operational progress from start to finish. As a key technical contact for customers, you will translate real world challenges into innovative, reliable and manufacturable solutions. You will also work closely with Operations and Service to ensure that developments perform successfully beyond the laboratory.\nThis is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys both strategic thinking and practical problem-solving. You will join a small, multidisciplinary and international team where decisions are made quickly, expertise is valued and individual contributions are highly visible. You will have the freedom to challenge existing approaches, explore new technologies and test your own ideas.\nResponsabilidades\nYou coordinate R&D projects and ensure they progress from initial concept through experimentation and implementation. You are also an important point of contact for our customers.\nYour responsibilities include:\nOwning the R&D lab: keeping it organised and well maintained, managing inventory and logistics, and continuously improving the space and how it runs.\nMaintaining and improving the demo suitcases and pilot test equipment used by the sales team and in customer-facing trials, with an eye for making them more robust and easier to use reliably in the field.\nMaintaining and redesigning the air-sampling equipment (bags, lines, fittings) used ahead of GC-MS analysis, so that samples can be taken more consistently and measurement results can be trusted.\nPlanning, preparing and conducting laboratory experiments.\nManaging R&D projects from start to finish.\nImproving manufacturing processes and product quality and functionality.\nDeveloping mechanical and electrical improvements.\nDesigning and automating manufacturing processes and workstations.\nMonitoring project progress and setting priorities.\nTranslating customer requirements into practical technical solutions.\nWorking closely with the Operations and Service teams.\nContributing to the development of increasingly energy efficient products.\nYou start the day with the team to review current tasks and projects. During the day, you divide your time between laboratory experiments, lab and equipment upkeep, engineering activities and coordinating project progress.\nYou start the day with the team to review current tasks and projects. During the day, you divide your time between laboratory experiments, engineering activities and coordinating project progress.\nRequisitos\nTo be successful in this role, you have:\nYou have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.\nYou have at least five years of relevant experience, for example as an R&D Engineer, laboratory technician, manufacturing automation engineer or workstation designer.\nYou have strong, hands-on mechanical skills, fabrication, prototyping and mechanical design, and a working knowledge of electrical and instrumentation systems (wiring, sensors, basic troubleshooting) to support this work.\nYou are comfortable reading and working around PLC-based control systems (e.g. reading register/IO documentation, basic configuration) you are not expected to program PLCs from scratch.\nYou have experience with SolidWorks and AutoCAD.\nYou have a good command of written and spoken English.\nYou have strong interpersonal and communication skills.\nYou work independently, proactively, accurately and in an organised manner. You will be the only engineer in the team day to day, so self-sufficiency and clear documentation of your own work are essential.\nYou are a self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and projects.\nYou hold a valid driving license.\nYou are willing to travel up to 10% of the year, mainly within the Netherlands and Belgium and occasionally farther abroad. International travel will be discussed in advance.\nBeneficios\nWhat do we offer?\nThe opportunity to improve products and manufacturing processes with a positive environmental impact.\nA varied role combining engineering, experimentation and project management.\nContinuous learning and professional development.\nThe opportunity to work with the latest technologies.\nA position within a small, multidisciplinary and international team.\nThe chance to grow alongside our products and contribute to increasingly energy efficient solutions.\nA role in which your expertise directly supports product development and the expansion of our growing market.\nJoining us would mean to be part of an organization that is a world leader in its niche market. We are innovative and solution-oriented for the customer. We operate internationally, serving both large and small clients. We control nearly the entire process in-house, and you would play an important role in that. Improvement and environmental awareness are important within our organization.\nWe offer a competitive salary that matches your qualifications and experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package including travel expense reimbursement, pension and disability plans, sports facilities, and a vibrant workplace near Maximapark.\nIf you are looking for a role where your experience matters, your ideas are taken seriously and you can help shape the next generation of products, we would like to hear from you.\nAbout Us\nAerox is a leading global supplier specializing in industrial odor reduction solutions. Our product, the Aerox®-Injector, enables customers worldwide to minimize odor emissions, ensuring compliance with regulations whilst promoting a better living environment. As a trusted partner to market leaders across diverse industries such as food, nutrition, animal feed, fish feed, rubber, and tobacco, Aerox offers a dynamic and rewarding environment. Be part of our mission to make a positive impact, contribute to sustainability, and shape the future of odor reduction. Join us today and play a vital role in creating a cleaner and more responsible world.\nFor more information about the vacancy, please contact our recruiter Melina Bosschaart on +31306779104 or visit www.verder.com.\nRecruitment agencies, we’ll give you a call when we need you!","description_format":"text","description_chars":7257,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hardware","Manufacturing","Test & Measurement Instruments"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-04T13:46:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.585,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":31,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-06T05:45:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sauermann-group-rd-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sauermann-group-rd-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T21:19:35Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":755,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4245,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2283272},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2283272"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsauermann-group-rd-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsauermann-group-rd-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsauermann-group-rd-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sauermann-group-rd-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsauermann-group-rd-engineer"}]}