Electrical Engineer E-Houses

Trinamics; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working: up to 50% from home

Genuine prospect of direct contract

Employment terms aligned with client '

Job summary

Trinamics is seeking a senior electrical engineering professional to lead a team of engineers on modular substations projects in the The Hague area. You will guide technical design, coordinate with customers and factories, and ensure on-time factory testing and commissioning.

You will verify distribution systems, write specifications, and manage interfaces with clients. The role emphasizes hardware engineering with some software tasks, and offers hybrid work up to 50% from home.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8–10+ years of relevant experience; 10+ preferred.
• Knowledge of E-houses, LV, MV, transformers, UPS, protection, and manufacturing procedures.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of at least two engineers per project from technical design through manufacturing to factory testing and commissioning.
• Verify electrical distribution systems and coordinate interfaces with customers.
• Investigate technical issues and advise on layouts, components, cable selection, termination kits, earthing and grounding.
• Write technical specifications, assembly plans and commissioning plans.
• Lead FAT/FWT test work at the client's factories and at third-party suppliers.
• Coordinate progress in the factories and resolve remaining technical issues, with attention to quality control and ITPs.
• Estimate engineering hours and the commercial impact of additional work.
• Work closely with customers, factories, suppliers, lead engineers, sales, procurement and other internal departments.
• Mainly hardware engineering, with occasional software-related issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Fluent English

Dutch (a plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Trinamics is a well-known, specialized name in technical recruitment in the Netherlands, and a familiar and trusted partner for candidates and employers alike. We help technical candidates, from experienced specialists to promising talent, secure a permanent position with strong employers in the technical sector. We work on a secondment-to-permanent basis (deta-vast): you start on assignment through Trinamics, with a genuine prospect of a direct contract with the client afterwards. During the assignment, your employment conditions are exactly those of the client, since the client sets these terms itself.

About our client

Our client is a global technology group with a strong presence in the Netherlands. Its fast-growing modular infrastructure department delivers prefabricated modular substations (E-houses and skids) to the international data center industry. The department has an international team with engineers from all over the world.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of at least two engineers per project, from technical design through manufacturing to factory testing and commissioning
• Verify electrical distribution systems and design and coordinate interfaces with customers
• Investigate technical issues and advise on layouts, components, cable selection, termination kits, earthing and grounding
• Write technical specifications, assembly plans and commissioning plans
• Lead FAT/FWT test work at the client's factories and at third-party suppliers
• Coordinate progress in the factories and resolve remaining technical issues, with attention to quality control and ITPs
• Estimate engineering hours and the commercial impact of additional work
• Work closely with customers, factories, suppliers, lead engineers, sales, procurement and other internal departments
• Mainly hardware engineering, with occasional software-related issues

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 8 years of relevant experience, preferably 10+
• Knowledge of E-houses, LV, MV, transformers, UPS systems, protection, and construction and manufacturing procedures
• Fluent in English, spoken and written; Dutch is a plus

What's on offer

• Employment conditions equal to those of the client, including holiday days and ADV in line with the client's collective labor agreement (cao)
• Hybrid working: up to 50% from home, in consultation
• A varied role in an international, fast-growing environment, with a genuine prospect of a direct contract with the client
• Location: The Hague area

Please note: this role is not suitable for freelancers or self-employed contractors (zzp'ers). The role involves short trips on location, at home and abroad (about 15% of the time). A driving license and an EU passport are required.