Senior Drive & Automation Architect for Crane Systems

Huisman; Schiedam; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Bonus scheme

Bike scheme

Holiday entitlement

Company events

Job summary

Huisman in Schiedam is seeking a Principal Engineer Drive & Automation to ensure that electrical and control systems of complex cranes operate as a single integrated solution. You will relate electrical, software, mechanical and hydraulic elements into a safe and cost-effective architecture.

You bring a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 8+ years of experience with complex systems, plus strong systems thinking and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics or similar.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with complex systems.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering and/or control systems, drive systems and automation.
• Experience designing and integrating complex electrical and control systems.
• Proven expertise in automated systems and algorithms.
• System architecture, interfaces, requirements, validation and integration knowledge.
• Broad knowledge across mechanical, hydraulics and software interfaces.
• Experience with cranes, heavy machinery, offshore or similar equipment is a plus.
• Ability to work across disciplines and make system-level decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall system design and architecture (Electrical & Control).
• Define system architecture and substantiate key technical decisions.
• Ensure electrical, software, mechanics and hydraulics integrate safely and cost‑effectively.
• Act as sparring partner across disciplines; oversee requirements and risks.
• Contribute to engineering standards and the continued technical development of Drive & Automation.

Skills

Systems thinking

Systems-level design

Cross-disciplinary

Technical communication

Electrical engineering

Industrial automation

On-site readiness

Crane experience

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics or related

Job description

Huisman in Schiedam is seeking a Principal Engineer Drive & Automation to ensure that electrical and control systems of complex cranes operate as a single integrated solution. You will relate electrical, software, mechanical and hydraulic elements into a safe and cost-effective architecture.

You bring a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 8+ years of experience with complex systems, plus strong systems thinking and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.