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Do you enjoy building systems together with enthusiastic team members who handle Hardware and Controls in an efficient way? Are you interested in tooling and supporting global teams in making the right design decisions when standard products do not fully meet customer requirements? Then apply now as a Controls Project Engineer in our Airports Engineering team, supporting projects on a global scale!\nAbout the team\nWithin Engineering, you are the colleague responsible for making engineering easier through standardized products, processes, and smart tooling. Together with Technology and Engineering teams, you advise and support multiple projects where deviations from standard products are required to meet customer needs. You ensure these solutions are made available in our standard generation tooling.\nBased on project experiences and products from Technology, you translate project requirements into a multidisciplinary decomposition and implement the required functionality in the project library and tooling. You take ownership of the developments carried out and support on-site commissioning activities and final testing.\nWe expect you to focus on project requirements as well as cost of execution and serviceability. In addition, you advise and support project teams in setting up engineering environments to ensure systems are delivered in a controlled manner, with the right quality standards and ready for handover to Service teams. For this, Vanderlande uses Atlassian and Polarion tooling.\nYour profile\nSuccessfully completed HBO (Higher Professional Education) in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Science, or Controls Technology.\n\nThis vacancy is intended for senior engineers.\n\nStrong analytical skills.\n\nProactive, pragmatic, and hands-on attitude.\n\nAbility to provide feedback and best practices to improve products.\n\nStrong communication skills, including regular progress reporting.\n\nExperience creating and improving standard ways of working.\n\nComfortable working with different departments and project locations.\n\nExperience managing deadlines and milestones.\n\nKnowledge of and experience with PLC applications (TIA Portal).\n\nStrong interest in productivity tooling used for software generation based on XML input files.\n\nWillingness to work regularly for extended periods abroad (up to 50% of your time).\n\nAbility to work independently.\n\nGood command of the English language.\n\nYou will report to the Project Manager Engineering within the Airports Engineering department. The Airports Engineering department consists of engineering teams across several locations in Europe and the Middle East. The job location is Veghel, but support will be provided to projects at multiple locations. Travel may be required depending on project demands.\nWhat do we offer?\nThis position offers a competitive salary range of € 5,000 to €5,800 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.\nOn top of your fixed salary, you'll receive the following secondary benefits:\n40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).\n\nFlexible working hours.\n\nA hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).\n\nA Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year.\n\nCommuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.\n\nWorking from home allowance.\n\nCollective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.\n\nOn-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.\n\nVanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.\n\nA variety of Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.\n\nA great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.\n\nYour application\nSo, if you would like to join a profitable and growing company that will enable you to reach your goals and focus on your future, then please apply now by completing the application form and uploading your CV and cover letter.\nFor more information, please contact Michelle van der Schoot (Senior Recruiter).\nDiversity & Inclusion\nVanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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