Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Trinamics; Randstad; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th-month payment

27 vacation days + 13 additional days

CAO Metalektro employment terms

Job summary

Trinamics is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team on international electrical systems and power distribution projects. You will own engineering activities from design through commissioning, coordinating with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

This senior role combines hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities in an international, multidisciplinary environment, offering growth and project ownership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in complex projects.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities and guiding engineers.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution systems and components.
• Experience with LV/MV systems and protection/earthing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of electrical engineers within multidisciplinary projects.
• Own technical design, coordination and delivery of electrical systems.
• Collaborate with customers to capture requirements and translate to engineering solutions.
• Coordinate interfaces between electrical systems, structures, manufacturing and other disciplines.
• Review distribution systems, layouts, components, and earthing solutions.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges through engineering and manufacturing."
• Prepare and review technical specs, docs, assembly plans and FAT procedures.
• Support FAT and other testing activities.
• Monitor progress and outstanding technical issues within project teams.
• Ensure compliance with quality requirements and inspection plans.
• Assist planning and resource estimation for engineering work.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Project Leadership

Team Coordination

Client Interaction

Documentation

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Employment: Full-time | 40 hours per week

About the role

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? Do you enjoy combining technical expertise with project coordination, team leadership and customer interaction?

Trinamics is looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join a growing engineering team working on complex electrical systems and power distribution solutions for international projects.

In this role, you will take ownership of electrical engineering activities throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initial design and engineering coordination to manufacturing, testing and commissioning. You will work closely with fellow engineers, project managers, customers, suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure that technical solutions meet the required specifications, quality standards and project objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys working in an international, multidisciplinary environment and wants to combine hands-on technical involvement with greater responsibility, project ownership and leadership.

Your responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of electrical engineers within multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Take responsibility for the technical design, engineering coordination and delivery of electrical systems.
• Work closely with customers to understand technical requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions.
• Coordinate interfaces between electrical systems, modular structures, manufacturing and other engineering disciplines.
• Review electrical distribution systems, layouts, components, cabling, connections and earthing solutions.
• Identify, investigate and resolve technical challenges throughout the engineering and manufacturing process.
• Prepare and review technical specifications, engineering documentation, assembly plans and commissioning procedures.
• Coordinate and support factory acceptance testing (FAT) and other functional testing activities.
• Monitor engineering progress, manufacturing activities and outstanding technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality requirements, technical standards and inspection and test plans (ITPs).
• Support engineering planning, resource estimation and the assessment of additional work and its commercial impact.
• Collaborate with project management, procurement, sales, suppliers and other stakeholders to achieve successful project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance, support and knowledge sharing to less experienced engineers.

What we are looking for

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical qualification.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, preferably within complex industrial, energy or power distribution projects.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• A solid understanding of electrical distribution systems and associated components.
• Knowledge of low-voltage and medium-voltage systems, transformers, UPS systems, protection systems and grounding/earthing.
• Experience with electrical design, technical specifications, engineering documentation and interface coordination.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, quality control, testing and commissioning.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
• A practical, flexible and results-oriented approach.
• The ability to remain effective under pressure and manage multiple technical priorities.
• Good command of written and spoken English. Dutch language skills are an advantage.
• A valid driving licence.
• Eligibility to travel internationally for short business trips. Approximately 15% of your time may be spent at factories, suppliers or project locations.
• An EU passport is required for this position.

What we offer

• A gross monthly salary of €5,000 – €6,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
• 13th-month payment.
• 27 vacation days plus 13 additional days, based on a full-time working week.
• Employment conditions in accordance with the Metalektro Collective Labour Agreement (CAO Metalektro).
• A full-time position based on a 40-hour working week.
• The possibility to work approximately 50% from home, in consultation with the team.
• An international working environment with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• A technically challenging role with opportunities to develop your leadership and engineering expertise.
• The opportunity to contribute to innovative electrical engineering projects from design through realization.

Interested?

Are you ready to take on a senior engineering role where technical expertise, collaboration and project ownership come together?