Senior PLC Engineer

Vanderlande; Veghel; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Flexible working hours

Hybrid workplace (40% home)

Health & Wellbeing budget

Commuting allowance

WFH allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centers

Vanderlande Academy

Networking communities

Company restaurant & coffee bar

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Senior PLC Engineer to join the Airports Engineering team in Veghel, NL. You will contribute to global airport projects, developing PLC-based solutions, and supporting commissioning and testing across locations.

The role requires HBO-level automation/controls education, strong PLC/TIA Portal expertise, and willingness to travel up to half the time; a proactive, hands-on mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• HBO degree in relevant engineering field.
• Senior level role requiring leadership in projects.

Responsibilities

• Own and supervise PLC engineering activities for airport projects.
• Support on-site commissioning and testing.
• Ensure designs meet cost and serviceability targets.

Skills

TIA Portal

Analytical skills

English language

Project reporting

Cross-location collaboration

Education

HBO in Mechatronics/Electrical/Industrial Automation/CS/Controls Technology

Tools

PLC applications

Job description

Job Description

Would you like to contribute to the logistics performance of leading airports such as Schiphol, Heathrow, and other major airports around the world? Do you enjoy building systems together with enthusiastic team members who handle Hardware and Controls in an efficient way? Are you interested in tooling and supporting global teams in making the right design decisions when standard products do not fully meet customer requirements? Then apply now as a Controls Project Engineer in our Airports Engineering team, supporting projects on a global scale!

About the Team

Within Engineering, you are the colleague responsible for making engineering easier through standardized products, processes, and smart tooling. Together with Technology and Engineering teams, you advise and support multiple projects where deviations from standard products are required to meet customer needs. You ensure these solutions are made available in our standard generation tooling. Based on project experiences and products from Technology, you translate project requirements into a multidisciplinary decomposition and implement the required functionality in the project library and tooling. You take ownership of the developments carried out and support on-site commissioning activities and final testing. We expect you to focus on project requirements as well as cost of execution and serviceability. In addition, you advise and support project teams in setting up engineering environments to ensure systems are delivered in a controlled manner, with the right quality standards and ready for handover to Service teams. For this, Vanderlande uses Atlassian and Polarion tooling.

Job Title

Senior PLC Engineer

Job Description

Would you like to contribute to the logistics performance of leading airports such as Schiphol, Heathrow, and other major airports around the world? Do you enjoy building systems together with enthusiastic team members who handle Hardware and Controls in an efficient way? Are you interested in tooling and supporting global teams in making the right design decisions when standard products do not fully meet customer requirements? Then apply now as a Controls Project Engineer in our Airports Engineering team, supporting projects on a global scale!

Your profile

• Successfully completed HBO (Higher Professional Education) in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Science, or Controls Technology.
• This vacancy is intended for senior engineers.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and hands-on attitude.
• Ability to provide feedback and best practices to improve products.
• Strong communication skills, including regular progress reporting.
• Experience creating and improving standard ways of working.
• Comfortable working with different departments and project locations.
• Experience managing deadlines and milestones.
• Knowledge of and experience with PLC applications (TIA Portal).
• Strong interest in productivity tooling used for software generation based on XML input files.
• Willingness to work regularly for extended periods abroad (up to 50% of your time).
• Ability to work independently.
• Good command of the English language.

You will report to the Project Manager Engineering within the Airports Engineering department. The Airports Engineering department consists of engineering teams across several locations in Europe and the Middle East. The job location is Veghel, but support will be provided to projects at multiple locations. Travel may be required depending on project demands.

What do we offer?

This position offers a competitive salary range of €5,000 to €5,800 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety of Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• A great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.