Mechanical Design Engineer - Girona

About the Role

This position is on site at our Girona Site in Spain

Join the Mechanical Engineering team to design and develop industrial machinery, especially converting/web handling equipment. The candidate will participate in the full project lifecycle: from concept and design through manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, and technical support.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design of industrial machines and modules (assemblies and detailed parts).
• Maintenance and evolution of existing projects (improvements, modifications, and incident management).
• Creation and updating of technical documentation: drawings, Bills of Materials (BOM), tolerances, specifications, and manuals.
• Definition of robust mechanical solutions: bearings, shafts, transmissions, guiding systems, fits, materials, and finishes.
• Coordination with suppliers and workshop: industrialization, machining, assembly, adjustments, and dimensional validation.
• Support for mechanical assembly and adjustments on site.
• Close collaboration with automation/electrical/R&D project teams to ensure stable, safe, and maintainable solutions.

Requirements / Knowledge

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar, or equivalent proven experience in industrial machinery design.
• 3D CAD knowledge: Solid Edge or similar.
• 2D CAD knowledge: AutoCAD or similar.
• Strong knowledge of tolerances, fits, basic GD&T, drawing interpretation, and manufacturing and assembly criteria.
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, treatments, coatings) and selection of commercial components.
• Required: good level of English (spoken and written) for technical documentation and communication with suppliers/clients.
• Valuable: knowledge of machinery compliance (CE, UL, CSA) and safety (risk assessment, safeguards, interlocks).
• Valuable: experience in converting and/or web handling machinery (unwind/rewind, rollers, alignment, tension control, nips, etc.).

Competencies

• Proactive profile, focused on problem solving and field diagnostics.
• Used to working in a team and coordinating with different technical profiles.
• Dynamic and organized person, with good judgment for documentation and maintaining standards.