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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Henrik Vos

Mechanical engineer · Machines that run for 30 years

Portrait of Henrik Vos

Specs

  • 20 years

    design and field work
  • Chartered engineer

    since 2012
  • Dutch, English, German

    on site and on paper

I design and fix heavy machinery — pumps, gearboxes and the plants they live in. Twenty years between the drawing board and the factory floor, and I still like the factory floor better.
Chartered engineer, open to lead and consulting roles.


Experience

  1. Lead mechanical engineer

    2016 – Present

    Maasflow Pumps · Full-time

    Rotterdam

    Lead on the 2 MW pump range. Cut energy use by 18% and field failures by a third.

  2. Design engineer, gearboxes

    2010 – 2016

    Delta Drives · Full-time

    Eindhoven

    Designed gearboxes for wind turbines and ship winches.

  3. Field engineer

    2006 – 2010

    Nordsee Offshore · Full-time

    North Sea

    Two weeks on, two weeks off, fixing whatever broke at sea.

Systems I know

  • CAD & simulation

    SolidWorks, Ansys, stress and flow models.
  • Rotating machinery

    Pumps, gearboxes, bearings, seals.
  • Safety & standards

    ISO, ATEX and machine-safety sign-off.
  • Leading teams

    Up to 14 engineers across three sites.

Education

  • MSc, Mechanical Engineering · Delft University of Technology

    2001 – 2006

    Delft · Grade: Cum laude

In the field

  • Test rig, pump range 2
  • Fabrication check
  • Plant upgrade, 2024
  • Design review

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