Senior R&D Electrical Engineer

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Job Description

POSTION SUMMARY:

Vanderlande’s Technology Department is responsible for the design, specification and commissioning of material handling systems for our customers. In this position you will work in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative customer-focused environment to determine and translate customer needs into simple and effective design solutions, provide accurate time estimates, produce manufacturing and assembly drawings, manage documentation, and create BOMs.  

Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities):

• Translate concepts into realized alternatives, with a focus on own discipline, taking into account the functionality, feasibility, quality, manufacturability, costs, and completion time
• Takes into account other relevant disciplines.  Makes optimum use of team members’ expertise
• Responsible for maintaining VI Equipment Product lines, including supporting documentation
• Defines a planning for the work to be done, estimates the workload and lead time and communicates to relevant colleagues about changes and risks pro-actively. Adapts to changes and is solution oriented
• Finalizes a design and its deliverables, according to our processes, in order to guarantee a smooth transitions to the relevant stakeholders
• Be a resource for coordinating technical details with VI Supply Chain
• Make improvements to existing equipment designs
• Support the start-ups and the rest of the departments that require their support, as well as ensure that safety and quality standards are met.
• Deal with customers and suppliers to achieve the best solution.
• Occasional travel to manufacturing facilities and project sites to evaluate processes and design improvements (25%).

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology
• 7+ years experience in material handling or related industry with field installations
• Knowledge of E-Plan (P8, ProPanel and Wiring) and AutoCAD at an advanced/Epertise level
• Notions of Excel at a high level  
• Expertise of EU and US electrical and safety norms.
• Knowledge/Experience PLC, Frequency Inverters and HMI.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience designing UL/CE rated cabinets and enclosures to accommodate PLC controlled systems, including power distribution, motor protection and control, and Industrial Communication and networking (i.e. ASibus, Ethernet, TCP/IP, ProfiNET, CAN Bus)
• Experience designing cabinets involving multiple hardware platforms for industrial control applications, including A-B/Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, SEW

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies):

• Understanding of a variety of hardware
• Understanding of product data/document lifecycle management software
• Knowledge of controls engineering theories and principles
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated
• Knowledge of the metric system
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of Agile processes and related frameworks, such as SAFe

Furthermore, as a team player with a strong analytical mindset, you are/have:

• A self starter who likes to take initiatives and innovate;
• Recognized for your organizational abilities and for being result-oriented;
• Good communication and project management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 07:00/09:30 a.m. to 16:15/18:45 p.m.

Travel:

This position requires up to 25% travel occasionally

Requires to have your own car

What we offer:

• Flexible time schedule.
• Remote working policy (60% from home ~ 3 day/week) with additional compensation for home expenses. This can be adapted due to business needs.
• Holiday: 22 working days, an additional week in Easter & Christmas, and a pack of Magic Days with a reduced work schedule picked at your own convenience.
• Flexible compensation plan (fiscal benefits): private health insurance, transportation, restaurant, nursery, training).
• Continuous training (academy) and appraisal process (career plan).
• Allowance for overseas working.