Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Job Title

Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

Aspire. Grow. Achieve. Together

As one of the world's leading providers of tailor-made and process-automated solutions, Vanderlande reliably creates the most innovative, effective, and sustainable processes and systems for every individual customer requirement. With over 9,000 employees globally, we support over 600 airports, parcel service providers such as DHL, UPS, and FedEx and global e-commerce companies like Zalando.
 

In this role, you take ownership of the complete electrical design for green field and brownfield project within our customers’ operational material handling systems — supporting their increasing demand for improved performance, reliability, and lifecycle extension across a growing installed base. From power distribution architecture and bills of materials to control diagrams using Industrial Ethernet and ASi bus technologies, you will deliver clear and comprehensive design packages for enclosures, cabling, and installation. This role puts you close to the action, working in close contact with our customers and our internal multidisciplinary experts to deliver solutions that keep their systems running at peak performance. Every day is different—no two projects are alike. You will work on multiple projects simultaneously, from sales review to execution. Each requires creativity, technical expertise, and a proactive mindset.  

Your Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering the complete electrical design scope for airports projects, ensuring effective upgrades and modifications to our customers’ operational material handling systems.

• Design power distribution architectures and prepare accurate bills of materials for all electrical components.

• Produce control diagrams incorporating modern industrial communication technologies such as Industrial Ethernet and AS‑Interface (AS‑i).

• Deliver complete electrical enclosure and wiring designs, including cable specifications and circuit layouts.

• Create clear installation drawings and assembly instructions to support smooth on‑site execution.

• Support commissioning activities with structured checklists, guiding the process from initial electrical connection through final I/O testing.

• Utilize advanced CAD tools (AutoCAD, EPLAN) and contribute to the improvement of engineering tools, standards, and workflows.

What do we ask from you?

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or similar

• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices combined with solid skills in CAD tools such as EPLAN and AutoCAD

• Knowledge of power distribution systems and network architecture (PROFIBUS, AS-i bus, Industrial Ethernet)

• Good communication skills