Industrial Design Engineer (Hardware)

What you'll work on

• Industrial design of the machine: the look and feel, operator ergonomics and VNYX brand identity

across stations, so the next version looks like a finished product.

• E-mannequin: foldable shoulders, continuous 360° rotation, a pedestal low enough for long dresses,

and one body that fits a wide range of sizes. Includes a standalone and travel version for trade shows

such as CES in January.

• Size measurement: fixtures and sensor placement for measuring garments on the mannequin and waist

size on the hanger, working with the hardware and software teams.

• Photo rig and lighting: a fixed camera mount around a standard smartphone camera (Google Pixel),

with fixed lighting, angles and distances, built to be copied across many machines.

• Hanger and transport: hanger design changes so it also takes jeans and accessories, an RFID or QR

scan before items enter the line, and weighing on the line, working with our hanger supplier.

• Label station and operator screens: a foot-pedal workflow, a material scanner (near-infrared, or NIR),

and touch screens at each step.

• Assisted dressing: one operator dressing two mannequins, plus an automatic feed of the next garment.

This is our biggest speed gain.

• Design for manufacturing: choosing materials and production processes, writing technical drawings

and specs, getting supplier quotes and supporting small production runs.

What you bring

• A Bachelor's (ing.) or MSc in Industrial Design Engineering or Industrial Product Design (for example TU

Delft, TU Eindhoven, Hogeschool Rotterdam or The Hague University of Applied Sciences), or in

Mechanical Engineering.

• 3–8 years taking physical products from concept to production, at a product design and engineering

agency or in an in-house R&D team.

• Strong SolidWorks (or a similar CAD tool): parts, assemblies, technical drawings and tolerances.

• Design for manufacturing and assembly: sheet metal, machining, injection moulding, 3D printing,

aluminium profiles, and choosing the right material and process.

• Hands-on prototyping: you build, test and iterate your own models in a workshop.

• Integrated design thinking: combining mechanics, electronics, operator use and appearance in one

product.

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• Ownership of your own projects: planning, budget and supplier contact.

• Clear visual communication: sketches, renders and presentations (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,

InDesign or similar).

• Fluent English; Dutch is a strong plus. Right to work in the Netherlands.

Nice to have

• Design of industrial machines or professional equipment (production machines, control rooms,

professional appliances).

• Lighting design, or camera and lighting setups for product photography.

• Electromechanics: motors, sensors, wiring, Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

• Garment handling, textiles or retail automation (hanging-garment conveyors, folding machines,

mannequins).

• Machine safety and CE marking.

• Sustainable and circular product design, which suits a resale business.

How we work and what we offer

• Two-week sprints, on the same cadence as the software team. Every module is judged on manual

seconds per item, items per hour, uptime and picture acceptance.

• We buy before we design: off-the-shelf parts wherever they do the job.

• A small, senior team where your work goes straight onto a production machine.

• Your own workshop space and test rig next to the live line in Amsterdam.

• Competitive salary and an employee option plan (ESOP).

• The chance to build and lead the in-house hardware team as we scale up to multiple production lines in

2027.