Beringen SH
Design Engineer Modernisation (m/f/d)
- 07 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
Company DescriptionTogether with 7,300 colleagues at 49 locations in over 20 countries, we are the strategic lifecycle partner for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and food industries. With smooth processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. For example, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and medicines are produced reliably and in compliance with regulations. Your favourite chocolate and snacks are also quickly and highly precisely packaged with our help.
Syntegon Packaging Systems AG in Beringen (SH) is a company of the Syntegon Group and stands for a comprehensive portfolio of packaging solutions for the confectionery and food industry. Here, with more than 700 employees, we develop and produce innovative, customised packaging and handling systems for demanding high-performance applications.
Job Description
In this versatile role, you will work as part of a project team on modernisation projects of our packaging systems, making a significant contribution to Syntegon's success.
- You will work on the modernisation of sophisticated packaging machines of various vintages.
- In addition, you will independently handle customer projects from the offer to the order and find the best solution for their technical requirements.
- You will also research older documentation and verify the machine's status.
- You will implement and design modules and applications for conversions and retrofits using SolidWorks.
- For our foreign assembly technicians, you will be the contact person in the mechanical area before and during the assembly assignment.
- As a member of interdisciplinary project teams, you will work closely with colleagues from the electrical (SW/HW) team, project management, assembly, and commissioning.
Qualifications
- You have successfully completed a degree in mechanical engineering or a comparable technical field.
- We require several years of professional experience in mechanical engineering, preferably in special machine construction.
- You are accustomed to working with 3D CAD programmes and ideally have experience with SolidWorks.
- Complex, technically demanding tasks particularly motivate you, and you can enthuse about technically sophisticated packaging machines.
- You are a team player with a strong customer orientation, approach tasks independently and solution-oriented, and show great initiative.
- You bring passion for mechanical systems and ideally have experience with high-performance applications in product handling.
- Good German and English skills, both spoken and written, complete your profile.
Additional Information
Start: immediately or by arrangement
Workload: 100%
Permanent employment
Workplace: Beringen
We do not work with recruitment agencies for this position!
Benefits:
- Flexible working time models await you for a balanced work-life balance – you design your working day within a 40-hour week.
- Look forward to first-class catering in our restaurant with a wide selection of healthy food options. Events such as raclette or fondue days offer a relaxed atmosphere for exchanging ideas with your colleagues.
- We support you with subsidised, versatile Reka checks, as well as charging stations for electric cars & e-bikes. Our location offers excellent public transport connections – so you can start your day relaxed.
- Benefit from our extensive social benefits, such as extended paternity and maternity leave, above-average pension provision, 100% continued payment of wages in case of illness and accident (for up to 2 years), and much more.
- As part of Syntegon, you can benefit from exciting discounts and promotions within our Corporate Benefit Programme. These include "Brand for Employees", fleet discounts, subsidised fitness subscriptions, etc.
Contact
Marcel Jung
Tel: +41 58 674 65 68
At Syntegon at the Beringen site, we address each other informally across all hierarchical levels. For this reason, we also conduct the recruitment process using the informal "you" form. Please feel free to address us by our first names in your application documents.
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