Electrical Safety Engineer – Test Systems

Prodrive Technologies; Son en Breugel; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days leave

Pension plan

Travel allowance

Flexible hours

Free lunch on-site

Free dinner on-site

iPhone and laptop provided

On-site sports facilities

Job summary

Prodrive Technologies seeks an Electrical Safety Engineer to design and improve safety architecture for production and test systems. You will translate standards into robust, maintainable designs and work with software and mechanical engineers to ensure safe daily operation on the production floor.

The role requires a Bachelor degree with 2+ years in electrical engineering or related fields, a methodical approach, and strong English communication in a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, machine building, industrial automation, power cabinets or test systems.
• Ability to read, interpret and develop electrical schematics across multiple voltage domains.
• Knowledge of electrical safety principles, grounding, protective earth and low-voltage systems.
• Familiarity with standards and directives such as IEC 61010-1, IEC 60204-1, ISO 12100 and the Low Voltage Directive.
• Structured and thorough work style with attention to detail; translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical and compliance documentation.
• Eager to learn, take ownership, and communicate in English within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical schematics and safety functions for production and test systems.
• Develop solutions that safely disable hazardous voltages when DUT is connected or accessed.
• Define grounding and earth bonding concepts; implement protective earth.
• Perform and support electrical risk assessments; translate outcomes into practical designs.
• Apply electrical safety standards and directives in manufacturable designs.
• Review and improve existing test systems for safety and maintainability.
• Support verification, validation and documentation against EMC, safety, and machine directives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and production stakeholders during development and implementation.
• Contribute to reusable design principles and continuous improvement in Production Engineering.

Skills

Electrical schematics

Electrical safety

Grounding/Earth bonding

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics

Job description

Electrical Safety Engineer – Test Systems

Are you eager to design safe and reliable test systems, translate electrical safety standards into practical solutions, and contribute directly to our high-tech manufacturing environment? We invite you to visit our world-class manufacturing facility and become part of our Production Engineering team as an Electrical Safety Engineer.

Summary

Location

Education

Bachelor

Years of experience

2+

Function field

Research & Development

Hours

38

As an Electrical Safety Engineer within Production Engineering, you will design and improve the electrical safety architecture of production and test systems. Your focus will include circuits that safely disable hazardous voltages when a Device Under Test (DUT) is connected or disconnected, as well as grounding, earth bonding and electrical protection concepts. You will translate applicable standard\s and risk assessments into practical, robust and maintainable designs. Working closely with software and mechanical engineers, you will help ensure that our equipment is safe, reliable and suitable for daily use in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design electrical schematics and safety functions for production and test systems.
• Develop solutions that safely disable hazardous voltages when a DUT is connected, disconnected or accessed.
• Define and implement grounding, protective earth and earth bonding concepts.
• Perform and support electrical risk assessments and translate the outcomes into practical solutions.
• Apply relevant electrical safety standards and directives in practical, manufacturable designs.
• Review and improve existing test systems for safety, reliability and maintainability.
• Support verification, validation and technical documentation of designs against EMC, safety and machine directives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and production stakeholders during development and implementation.
• Contribute to common design principles, reusable solutions and continuous improvement within Production Engineering.

What we offer

• A performance-based salary that grows with your results
• 33 days of leave per year (including public holidays) to support a healthy work-life balance
• Pension plan and travel allowance for on-site working days
• Focus on personal development with a tailored growth plan
• Wide career advancement opportunities across various technical roles and projects
• A young, entrepreneurial, and innovative company culture
• Flexible working hours in a 24/7 environment, with free lunch or dinner on-site
• iPhone, laptop, and other necessary tools to help you perform your work optimally
• Free sports facilities on campus to help you stay healthy and fit.

What you bring

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, machine building, industrial automation, power cabinets or test systems.
• Ability to read, interpret and develop electrical schematics, including circuits with multiple voltage domains.
• Knowledge of electrical safety principles, grounding, protective earth and low-voltage systems.
• Familiarity with standards and directives such as IEC 61010-1, IEC 60204-1, ISO 12100 and the Low Voltage Directive.
• A structured and thorough way of working, with strong attention to detail and the ability to translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Experience in creating and maintaining technical and compliance documentation.
• Eager to learn, comfortable taking ownership and able to communicate effectively in English within multidisciplinary teams.

About Prodrive Technologies

We are dedicated to creating meaningful technologies that make the world work. We want to contribute to innovations that tackle major challenges in society, such as improving the quality of medical imaging. Besides, our technologies contribute to reducing the global dependency on fossil fuels and minimizing human exposure to air pollution. In other words, we create meaningful technologies that make the world work.