Automation Engineer

VDL Mobility Innovation Centre; Born; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary according to CAO Metalektro

Pension scheme

27 days of paid holiday + 13 ADV days

Profit sharing

Internal growth opportunities

VDL annual party

Employee discounts

Participation in sporting activities

Job summary

VDL Mobility Innovation Centre (MIC) in Born is seeking an Automation Engineer to design battery production systems and automation for production lines, from concept to implementation.

You will develop PLC software, coordinate commissioning, and push standardization while supporting engineering and production teams; proficiency in Siemens TIA Portal and English required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Bachelor's with relevant work experience in battery development.
• Experience in engineering roles (internships accepted).
• Experience with automation engineering (PLC, robotics, SCADA).
• Experience with Siemens TIA-Portal.
• Automation and programming projects from requirements to installation; reference projects preferred.
• Demonstrable analytical thinking skills.
• Fluent English.
• Ability to translate analysis into solutions and plan implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design battery production systems meeting functional requirements and regulations.
• Automation design of production lines including software and PLC.
• Ensure automation works as designed, demonstrated by tests.
• Aim for standardization and simplification in design.
• Provide support to engineering and production teams.
• Coordinate and program commissioning of automation.
• Implement improvements and new functionalities on production lines.

Skills

Automation engineering

Mechatronics

Software engineering

PLC programming

Robotics

SCADA

Siemens TIA-Portal

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Automation Engineering

Bachelor's degree + battery development experience

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Do you want to design innovative battery production systems as an Automation Engineer at VDL Mobility Innovation Centre? Then read on!

Your role:

VDL Mobility Innovation Centre (VDL MIC) is a battery manufacturer for, among others, a major OEM in the automotive industry. Within VDL Group, there are various applications that use battery systems. The next step for VDL MIC is to engineer applications based on customer specifications and to realize and industrialize these products and production processes ourselves. From A to Z, from prototype to series production. We are looking for people who want to pioneer with us in this business. The engineering team will focus on two areas: product and process (co)development. A team of 7 multidisciplinary engineers will work closely together to achieve this, each with their own expertise in a specific field. Are you ready to take on this challenge?

As an Automation Engineer within this Engineering team, your responsibilities include:

• Designing battery production systems that meet the specified functional requirements and comply with all applicable regulations.
• Automation design of production lines for battery systems, including software and PLC.
• Ensuring that the automation works as designed, demonstrated through functional tests and test runs.
• Taking actions to achieve more standardization and simplifications in design.
• Providing support to the engineering and production team.
• Coordinating and programming the commissioning of automation.
• Implementing improvements and new functionalities in the current production lines.

Your strength

• Preferably a Master's degree (or Bachelor's degree supplemented with relevant work experience in battery development) in Automation Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Software Engineering.
• Experience in engineering roles (internship experience is also relevant).
• Experience with automation engineering (PLC programming, robotics, SCADA) and knowledge.
• Experience in Siemens TIA-portal.
• Automation and programming projects from requirement to physical installation. Showing some reference projects is a pre.
• Demonstrable analytical thinking skills.
• Proficiency in the English language.
• Ability to translate analysis into solutions and implementation with corresponding planning.

The strength of VDL

Working at VDL Mobility Innovation Centre means working at an innovative, entrepreneurial company where 'strength through cooperation' is key. We value a collegial, pleasant working atmosphere. Besides challenging work and nice colleagues, we also offer you:

• Salary according to the CAO Metalektro fitting your experience level
• A good pension scheme
• 27 days of paid holiday and 13 ADV days
• Profit sharing
• Internal growth opportunities
• An annual VDL party
• Employee discounts
• Participation in sporting activities

VDL Mobility Innovation Centre (MIC) in Born is een nieuw bedrijf binnen VDL Groep waar we innovatieve en duurzame mobiliteitsoplossingen onderbrengen om een nog bredere partner in duurzame mobiliteit te worden. VDL MIC ontplooit samen met partners activiteiten die aansluiten bij de brede mobiliteitsstrategie van VDL Groep: design, elektrificatie, connectiviteit, autonoom rijden en services.

Waarom VDL?

• Development and production
• Your input matters
• Strength through cooperation

Wij bieden

• Open and informal working atmosphere
• Great colleagues
• Challenging work

Jij bent

• A problem solver
• Motivated
• Solution-oriented