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R&D Draftsperson/Design Engineer

R&D Draftsperson/Design Engineer

EFP European Facade Products Marum

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What is required?

  • Senior secondary vocational/higher education or equivalent ability
  • Preferably 3-5 years of relevant work experience
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD
  • Proper command of Dutch and English, both spoken and written
  • Technical understanding of the facade industry

What will you get?

  • €2,800 - €3,600 (depending on knowledge and experience)
  • 40-hour work week
  • 25 vacation days
  • Opportunities for training and growth
  • Reimbursement of travel expenses

What will you do?

  • 40% AutoCAD designing and drawing
  • 20% Customer communication and email management
  • 20% Application of technical insights, considering production and costs, among other things
  • 15% Rounds of feedback and prep work
  • 5% Internal meetings

This vacancy has been created based on interviews with employees to help you get a realistic preview of the job.

Vacancy

As a R&D Draftsperson/Design Engineer at EFP European Facade Products, you will be responsible for developing and designing system profiles for facades, skylights, windows, and doors. In doing so, you take all aspects such as wind-load, water resistance, static requirements, design, budget, and technical feasibility into account.

You will work closely with customers to create customized solutions for special architectural project requirements where our standard façade systems don't meet the requirements. In the design phase, you'll peruse project drawings and consult with the customer, architect and/or consultant on their specific needs and demands by e-mail, video conferencing or phone. After, you will develop one or more proposals based on existing profiles and the required shape. You'll consider materials available of the facade contractors’ preference, and the suitability of the building, among other things. 2D drawing in AutoCAD will form a significant part of your job, while a technical understanding of facade systems and the ability to work independently will be important.

You'll join a technical design team consisting currently of approximately four colleagues, and each has experience of its own. In this role, you will report to the general manager. EFP European Facade Products mainly works on projects in the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Africa, you should be able to properly communicate in English and constantly switch between several ongoing projects.

If you enjoy working in a technical, solution-oriented way and find it challenging to consider different aspects when designing, this is the right job for you.

Working week

R&D Draftsperson/Design Engineer

It's a nice working day when you help customers and actively contribute ideas to create solutions to their facade challenges.

If you enjoy working in a technical, solution-oriented way and find it challenging to consider different aspects when designing, this is the right job for you.

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    • Lunch break
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD
    • Coffee moment
    • Preparatory work for designing and drawing
    • Contact with client
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD
    • Lunch break
    • Preparatory work for designing and drawing
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Meeting with colleague
    • Contact with client
    • Lunch break
    • Coffee moment
    • Internal consultation
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Preparatory work for designing and drawing
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD
    • Contact with client
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Coffee moment
    • Preparatory work for designing and drawing
    • Processing feedback
    • Processing feedback
    • Designing and drawing in AutoCAD

Firsthand experience

A customer sends you an email containing a new request for a facade design. What's your approach?

Whenever you receive a new customer request, you first review the project drawings and consult with the customer on their specific needs. After, you investigate which standard profiles are applicable and identify bottlenecks. You use this information to develop a concept proposal, considering wind-load and water resistance, static requirements, design, budget, and technical feasibility. You create one or more proposals using 2D drawings in AutoCAD and discuss these with both colleagues and the customer. By working together and considering different perspectives, you will create at the most suitable facade solution.

Growth

At EFP International, we mainly provide training on the job, and you mostly learn from well-versed co-workers —partly because you should discover and further expand the specific aspects of system development in practice.

R&D Draftsperson/Design Engineer

Working at EFP European Facade Products

EFP European Facade Products was founded in 2004 and develops quality aluminum profile systems for the facade industry. Its customers are international window/door facade contractors that manufacture and install EFP profiles and components in order to create and install the correct end product. In addition to profiles, they also develop all other system components, gaskets/seals, accessories, fittings, and a like. EFP is in close contact with investors, project developers, architects, and contractors in order to assure providing the most suitable solutions for each market.

EFP's end product is the shell of a building, or, the exterior façade you can see. A crucial product requirement is climate control of the building, this includes heat & sound insulation, waterproofing and minimize the air ingress. Aesthetics, budget, production, and assembly efficiency are also important. They're mainly applied for the benefit of large office blocks/towers, hotels, but also for residential buildings. For all systems, test elements are in-house pre-made and tested on performance by independent national and international test-institutes.

  • Headquarters in Marum
  • Active in 23 countries
  • 16 employees in the Netherlands
  • 18 employees around the world
  • 5% / 95%
  • Average age 45 years
  • Working from home by exception

Colleagues

Jeroen Viktor Hannessen (38) - General Manager

Why did you decide to work for this company?
This company was founded by my father and after a few years and graduating from college I joined him. This is 16 years ago now.

What did you study?
Engineering at Hanze Hogeschool in Groningen

What do you do in your spare time?
Do it yourself jobs, spend time with my family, sports and going on vacation

Jelle Wijngaarden (56) - R&D Engineer

Why did you decide to work for this company?
I had previously worked at an aluminum facade manufacturer and also at a software company. Afterwards, I was able to start at a system house for aluminum profiles, which allowed me to contribute to the development of aluminum windows and sliding doors.

What was your previous job?
Projectlead at a facade supplier and Profile Database Developer at a software company

What do you do in your spare time?
Travelling and sailing

Niels Hannessen - Financial Controller

Why did you decide to work for this company?
Since EFP was founded by my father, I have been involved with it for a longer period of time. Due to the growth of the company, there was a need for structured help in the financial administration. I can now (part-time) contribute to this. This provides a nice variety in my work tasks.

What was your previous job?
Assistant Accountant at Impact Administratie

What do you do in your spare time?
Travellig, games, reading, sports and spending time with friends and family.

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