Controls Project Engineer - RMR Projects

Vanderlande; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days (20 statutory + 20

Flexible working hours

Hybrid workplace 40/60

Health & Wellbeing budget €300/year

Commuting allowance, travel reimbursed

Home office allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centres and gym

Vanderlande Academy & training

Networking communities

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Controls Project Engineer for the RMR Projects team in Veghel. You will design, program, and commission PLC-based control systems across customer material handling setups, coordinating across engineering and installation teams.

Role involves leading project activities from planning through on-site commissioning, with up to 50% travel within Europe. Hybrid working model with a strong focus on technical delivery and customer interaction.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a completed mechatronics apprenticeship with additional technical certification.
• Solid PLC programming experience with Siemens S7, TIA Portal, and IEC 61131-based soft-PLC systems.
• Strong project planning and coordination skills with technical understanding of electrical design, mechanics, and IT systems.
• Proficient English and willingness to travel within Europe up to 50% of time.

Responsibilities

• Design and program PLC-based control systems for RMR Projects within customer material handling systems.
• Lead control engineering activities from planning to onsite commissioning and testing.
• Monitor scope, budget, and timelines; initiate corrective actions when needed.
• Support sales by providing technical input and estimating control engineering resources for RMR opportunities.
• Coordinate stakeholders and train customers and installation teams on new/modified control solutions.
• Develop and standardize control software modules for efficiency and consistency.
• Troubleshoot system behavior and collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and IT teams to ensure operation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards through project lifecycles.

Skills

PLC programming

Project planning

Coordination

English proficiency

Travel willingness

Education

Electrical/Automation Eng. degree

Mechatronics apprenticeship with cert

Tools

Siemens S7 / TIA Portal

IEC 61131 based soft-PLC

Job description

Controls Project Engineer - RMR Projects

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.

Are you ready to take ownership and make an impact in dynamic and technically challenging environments? For our headquarters in Veghel, we are looking for a skilled and motivated Controls Project Engineer RMR, to join our Retrofit, Modification, and Renewal (RMR) team, supporting our key customer increased demands for improvements to their growing installed base. Do you like working close to technology designing, programming, and commissioning PLC systems directly at the source? 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:

• Design and program PLC based control systems for RMR Projects within our customers' operational material handling systems
• Lead and coordinate control engineering activities from initial planning through onsite commissioning, including functional testing and integration into high level systems
• Monitor project scope, budget, and timeline, and proactively initiate corrective actions when deviations occur
• Support the sales phase by contributing technical input and estimating control engineering resource needs for RMR opportunities
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee internal and external stakeholders, including training and guiding customers and installation teams on new or modified control solutions
• Further develop and standardize control software modules and libraries to increase engineering efficiency and consistency
• Analyze and troubleshoot system behavior, optimize existing control software, and collaborate closely with electrical engineering, mechanical design, and IT to ensure seamless system operation
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards throughout the entire project lifecycle

What do we ask from you?

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a completed mechatronics apprenticeship with additional technical certification
• Solid experience in PLC programming (Siemens Simatic S7 / TIA Portal and IEC 61131-based soft-PLC systems)
• Strong project planning and coordination skills with a solid technical understanding of electrical design, mechanics, and IT systems
• Proficient skills in English and willingness to travel within Europe up to 50% of your time. Duration varying between couple of days to multiple weeks for larger projects.

What We Offer:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days)
• Flexible working hours
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office)
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport
• Working from home allowance
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista