Senior R&D Engineer - Sorting Machines

About the role

TOMRA Food is a multinational provider of sensor-based sorting, peeling and post-harvest solutions for the food industry. Its Systems & Sensors team develops advanced vision systems that improve sorting performance, product quality and resource efficiency. As a Senior R&D Engineer, you will turn innovative R&D concepts into reliable, market-leading machine solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, configuration, installation and testing of sorting machines.
• Facilitate collaboration between engineering disciplines and provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support the development of optical systems and sensor technologies to improve inspection quality.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability and sustainability.
• Drive scalable engineering through the reuse of modular building blocks.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system architecture, configuration and operating procedures.
• Provide technical guidance across projects and work with Product Management and regional business units.

Required profile

• Master's degree, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Physics or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience leading technically complex, cross-functional projects and bringing multidisciplinary teams together.
• Experience in automation, sorting machines, vision systems, photonics, optics or spectroscopy.
• Experience with R&D, manufacturing, supply chain and quality teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Required skills

• Data analysis, programming or modelling tools such as Python or MATLAB.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, able to present technical information.

What we offer

• Long-term career opportunities and global career paths with internal promotion.
• Professional training and development.
• Hybrid working policy.
• Hospitalisation insurance with dental care, group life, retirement and disability insurance.
• Bike lease, access to a share purchase program, performance bonus, meal vouchers and eco-cheques.
• 20 days holiday plus 6 days annual leave, laptop and mobile, company car.