AI-Driven Engineering Transformation Lead

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Health & wellbeing budget

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Company restaurant

Job summary

Vanderlande, a global leader in logistics automation, is seeking an entrepreneurial technology leader to drive AI and data engineering within its Technology Business Unit.

You will reshape engineering workflows, build reusable AI patterns, and lead fusion teams across engineering, data, and product domains to shorten cycles and improve delivery.

The role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits as Vanderlande continues to scale AI-enabled capabilities across its engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in engineering / technology development.
• 7+ years leading AI initiatives / developments.
• Proven experience transforming complex engineering or product-development environments.
• Strong understanding of generative AI, machine learning, intelligent agents, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge systems and AI-enabled software engineering.
• Experience with data architecture, data products, engineering knowledge management.
• Familiarity with engineering environments such as BOM, CAD, PLM, ALM, simulation, software development and test automation.
• Experience establishing multidisciplinary teams and product-based delivery models.
• Strong ability to translate technical opportunities into measurable operational and business outcomes.
• Experience working in industrial automation, logistics, systems engineering or another software-intensive engineering environment.
• Proven ability to build new capabilities, develop specialist talent and lead organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the AI and data strategy for the Technology Business Unit.
• Own the Technology AI and data portfolio, roadmap and prioritization process.
• Identify opportunities where AI and data can reduce engineering lead times, remove rework and improve development quality.
• Redesign engineering workflows around AI-enabled capabilities rather than adding individual tools to existing processes.
• Establish multidisciplinary fusion teams across engineering, data and product domains.
• Create engineering data products and knowledge structures for AI use.
• Ensure governance and responsible AI practices across projects.

Skills

AI leadership

Engineering leadership

Data architecture

Machine learning

Software engineering

Tools

BOM

CAD

PLM

ALM

Simulation

Job description

Vanderlande, a global leader in logistics automation, is seeking an entrepreneurial technology leader to drive AI and data engineering within its Technology Business Unit.

You will reshape engineering workflows, build reusable AI patterns, and lead fusion teams across engineering, data, and product domains to shorten cycles and improve delivery.

The role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits as Vanderlande continues to scale AI-enabled capabilities across its engineering lifecycle.