Life Cycle Engineer

About Prodrive Technologies

At Prodrive Technologies, we create meaningful technologies that make the world work. Through innovation, engineering excellence, and collaboration, we develop advanced solutions that improve efficiency, connectivity, and quality of life around the globe.

What makes Prodrive unique is our fully integrated approach. We design, develop, manufacture, and test our products entirely in-house. This enables long product lifecycles, seamless interoperability, and exceptional quality while providing engineers with exposure to the complete product development process.

What we are looking for

Prodrive Technologies is seeking a motivated, self-starting engineer, to support the continuous improvement, maintenance and performance of our products. In this role, you will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to ensure products remain reliable, cost-effective, and aligned with customer needs throughout their lifecycle. You'll gain hands-on experience analyzing product performance, supporting design improvements, improving manufacturing processes, and identifying opportunities to enhance quality and reduce costs.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent engineering graduate or early-career engineer looking to build a strong technical foundation while contributing to innovative products that make a real-world impact.

Responsibilities

Product lifecycle support

• Support engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, like component maintenance and qualifications
• Assist with maintaining existing product designs and technical documentation in collaboration with our headquarters in the Netherlands
• Safeguard engineering change processes and product updates that go into series

Continuous improvement and cost optimization

• Analyze Product BOM’s to evaluate life-cycle health, cost-down opportunities and supply-chain risks
• Analyze Product manufacturing processes (M&M) to find optimizations and increase efficiency
• Participate in 3C, 8D and other analytical problem solving methods and implement corrective actions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Team up with Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Participate in project meetings and speak up in technical discussions where your voice will be the trusted design expert.
• Build and maintain a network with our headquarters in the Netherlands for design resources and other experts

What you bring with you

Required

• Bachelor's or Masters’ degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CAD software (e.g. Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Siemens NX, JT2go, Altium designer, Eagle)
• Basic understanding of programming and scripting (e.g. Python, C, SQL, JAVA)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Eagerness to learn and work in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

What you will develop

• A complete understanding of design and manufacturing in multiple technologies and markets
• Exposure to global OEM companies in industrial, semiconductor and healthcare applications
• Learn and understand Dutch culture through travel to the Netherlands headquarters
• What vertical integration and seeing the impact of your actions actually means

Benefits & Perks

At Prodrive Technologies, we invest in our employees by providing competitive benefits and a supportive work environment designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 250 hours of paid time off annually, with unused time carrying over year-to-year
• Hybrid work schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) for eligible positions
• Company-provided lunch daily, with dinner provided for employees assigned to evening shifts
• Generous parental leave program
• Annual retirement bonus
• Company-wide outings twice per year
• Career development and professional growth opportunities
• Exposure to innovative technologies developed, manufactured, and tested entirely in-house