Design engineer / product developer (m/f/d) full-time

Croozer has been committed to environmentally friendly mobility for 30 years. Our vision is to develop flexible, high-quality bicycle trailers for modern everyday life that our customers will be happy with for a long time and that will make it easy for them to get around in any situation.

With around 40 employees, we draw our innovative strength from diversity. Our corporate culture is characterised by openness, mutual respect and personal responsibility. This combines the pioneering spirit of a start-up with the stability of an established company.

We are looking for a full-time design engineer/product developer (m/f/d) for our location in Hürth as soon as possible.

• You develop innovative solution concepts for bicycle trailers and components.
• You derive technical requirements, create technical specifications and perform calculations for the dimensioning of components/groups.
• You design mechanical components and assemblies made of metal and plastic that are suitable for production and cost-oriented, and create 3D CAD models as well as standard-compliant production drawings.
  
• You build prototypes (3D prototyping, metal and woodwork).
• You create parts lists and technical specifications and coordinate sample planning, derive validation tests, carry them out and then evaluate them.
• You optimise assemblies from existing products as part of product maintenance.
• You work in an agile and interdisciplinary manner with internal and external interfaces as well as international suppliers and service providers.
  
• You will manage your own small development projects, starting with concept development and continuing through to the start of series production, coordinating with all teams involved.

• You have a university degree in mechanical engineering/design or a comparable education
• You already have several years of professional experience in the design of mechanical components/assemblies and the creation of production drawings, ideally in constructive lightweight construction (e.g. bicycles, toys, prams, wheelchairs, etc.).
• Your CAD skills, ideally in Solidworks, are very good.
  
• You have extensive knowledge and practical professional experience in the field of metal and plastics processing and experience in the application of quality methods and tools, e.g. 8D reports, QFD, FMEA.
• You are used to working independently, in a solution-oriented and structured manner, while also having a high level of teamwork.
• Ideally, you have already gained initial experience in project management.

• You are a friendly and open-minded person
• We value your curiosity and your wide-ranging interest in people, things and ways of working
• We expect you to be willing to learn and committed to your professional and personal development
• As a designer/product developer, we need you to be a team member who is able to engage in discourse and debate in order to develop the best possible solutions for the tasks at hand
  
• You do not take objections and criticism of your work results personally, but answer them openly and confidently with the aim of achieving the best solution through discussion.
• You are interested in the results of your colleagues and provide fair and helpful professional feedback.
• You enjoy your work.

• Everyone is welcome at our company, regardless of gender, age or background.
  
• Friendly working atmosphere, characterised by team spirit and a sense of belonging in a modern working environment.
• Numerous social benefits: in addition to a company pension scheme and kindergarten subsidies, we offer you a company bike and a free bicycle trailer from Croozer.
• Gender-neutral, fair and commensurate remuneration
• Projects and interesting exchanges with colleagues from other departments.
  
• Varied, diverse and challenging tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility.
• Flexible working hours that allow you to adapt your working hours to your personal life situation.
• Support for your personal and professional development.
• A well-structured induction phase where you will get to know your colleagues, our products and all the important workflows.

If this sounds like you, please send your complete application documents, including a motivation letter, your earliest possible start date and salary expectations, ideally summarised in a single PDF document, to Sabrina Zeus bewerbung@croozer.com.

We look forward to meeting you!

Croozer GmbH, An der Hasenkaule 10, 50354 Hürth, www.croozer.com