Electrical Design Engineer | Eplan | High-Tech & Defense Systems

Akkodis; Hengelo; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Up to 36 vacation days

Flexibility to work from home

Bike and fitness scheme

Strong pension scheme

Personalized development opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to join their team. The role involves designing electrical schematics and contributing to high-tech fire control systems. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electrical Engineering, experience with EPLAN, and the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams. This position offers flexibility, competitive salary, and numerous benefits including vacation days and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Electrical Engineer with Eplan.
• Ability to balance quality and speed, delivering on time.
• Comfortable working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to balance quality and speed, delivering on time and within budget.
• Comfortable working with harsh environmental constraints (shock/vibration).
• Skilled in working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Design electrical schematics in EPLAN.
• Select electrical components and ensure compliance.
• Review military standards and translate them into designs.
• Contribute to subsystem prototyping and testing.
• Contributing to subsystem prototyping, testing, and qualification.
• Communicating across disciplines including mechanics, testing, and architecture.
• Participating in continuous improvement of tools, methods, and workflows.
• Planning your own work and helping your team reach key milestones.

Skills

Electrical schematics in EPLAN

Knowledge of European safety guidelines

Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams

Fluent in English

Experience with harsh environmental constraints

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

EPLAN

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer | Eplan | High-Tech & Defense Systems

At Akkodis, we’re a diverse team of 50,000+ engineers and digital experts, operating across 30 locations worldwide. From training teams to delivering projects, our Smart Industry experts create new value for businesses across the world. United by our passion for talent and technology, our colleagues bring their diversity of experience, skills, and insights together to deliver 360° capabilities to our partners.

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer ready to take the lead in high-tech system development? We’re looking for multiple engineers to strengthen a growing team working on cutting-edge fire control systems. This is your chance to take ownership of complex subsystems and shape reliable, safe, and future-ready products.

What you'll be doing as an Electrical Engineer:

• Designing electrical schematics in EPLAN
• Selecting appropriate electrical components and ensuring compliance with EMC, safety, testability, and maintainability standards
• Collaborating with your Lead Engineer to define requirements and documentation
• Reviewing international and military standards and translating them into practical designs
• Contributing to subsystem prototyping, testing, and qualification
• Communicating across disciplines including mechanics, testing, and architecture
• Participating in continuous improvement of tools, methods, and workflows
• Planning your own work and helping your team reach key milestones

What you need to be successful as an Electrical Engineer:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar
• Experience as an Electrical Engineer with Eplan
• Knowledge of European safety guidelines and military standards
• Ability to balance quality and speed, delivering on time and within budget
• Comfortable working with harsh environmental constraints (shock/vibration)
• Skilled in working within multidisciplinary teams
• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus)

From day one, you'll benefit from:

• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience
• Up to 36 vacation days to recharge your battery
• Flexibility to work from home 1–2 days per week
• A bike- and fitness scheme to keep you moving
• A strong pension scheme and collective health insurance
• Year-round events, knowledge sessions, and activities
• Personalized development: training, courses, and coaching
• Growth opportunities aligned with your ambitions

But that’s just the beginning, the real excitement starts in your day-to-day work:

Build smarter defense tech: Help develop the next generation of advanced fire control systems in a highly dynamic R&D environment

International quality standards: Work with complex guidelines and requirements that ensure product safety, stability, and compliance

Shape how things are made: Drive improvements in tooling, design strategy, and system implementation

Take pride in your systems: From prototype to final qualification, see your contributions come to life

Collaborate in compact teams: Join cross-functional project teams (Electrical, Mechanical, Test) and work closely with lead architects

Are you ready to take responsibility in high-tech system development and bring smart fire control systems to the next level? Apply now!

Due to the nature of the work and applicable security requirements, only candidates with a nationality from a NATO member state can be considered for this position.