Mechanical Engineer / Octinion

Octiva creates robotic labor automation solutions for the Controlled Environment Agriculture market in close collaboration and at the service of innovative growers. Octiva was created in 2021 from a merger from Priva’s robotic solutions and Octinion’s agricultural robotics. Priva is one of the global leaders in horticulture process control, Octinion is known for building ground-breaking agricultural robotics. With teams in De Lier (The Netherlands) and Leuven (Belgium), Octiva has about 40 employees.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’re a part of the mechanical team that designs mechanical systems for the agro & food industry. At Octinion we always work multidisciplinary, so within different projects you’ll work closely together with experts from other teams (Vision, Electronic, Systems, Software).

You’ll perform a variety of tasks that range from:

• Concept development

• Analysing project requirements and perform technical calculations

• Mechanical systems design using CAD

• Creating production drawings

• Collaborating with external suppliers

• Supporting manufacture, build and validation of systems

Creating project documentation