Controls Project Engineer Airport Engineering

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics automation company is seeking a Controls Project Engineer in Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will design and program PLC controls for material handling systems, overseeing budgets and schedules while commissioning systems at customer sites. Candidates should possess a technical degree and have 8+ years of project engineering experience. Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with diverse teams are essential. The position requires excellent verbal and written skills in English.

Qualifications

• Technical degree at least at bachelor level.
• 8+ years of experience in project engineering environment.
• Ability to develop PLC applications.
• Knowledge of design practices and lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and program PLC controls for material handling systems.
• Manage technical solutions pertinent to Control engineering.
• Commission the material handling system at customer sites.
• Monitor project budget and schedule.

Skills

PLC programming (TIA Portal, Siemens S7-300 & 400 series, Siemens S7-1500 series)

Knowledge of fieldbus technology (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet)

Strong analytical skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Adaptability and multi-tasking

Experience with SCADA applications

Education

Technical degree (Electrical, Electronics, Industrial Automation, etc.)

Tools

TIA Portal

Siemens PLCs

Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

Controls Project Engineer – Airport Engineering

Vanderlande is the global leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses.

Innovation is the key to winning in a world that is changing faster than ever, which is why it is essential for Vanderlande to develop cutting‑edge solutions. The use and development of cutting‑edge technologies is core to that success. This technology alone does not make a successful organization and our mantra is “In a world of technology, a belief in people”.

Your position

As a Controls Project Engineer you will closely work with Project Leader, Integration Manager, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers as a part of a multidisciplinary team of Engineers. You will manage technical solution pertinent to Control engineering and support sales in bid and contract phase. During execution phase you will work towards the successful completion of one or more projects in an international environment.

Tasks and responsibilities

As Controls Project Engineer you design and program PLC controls for our material handling systems (In the Airports domain), meeting high quality demands on project basis. During the engineering phase you work closely together with a multidisciplinary project team to deliver a Functional Specification. After that, you are responsible for the detailed design, programming and testing of the PLC software. When the engineering phase is finished, you will go to the customer site to commission the material handling system. During this commissioning phase you carry out functional testing of the PLC hardware and software. You are also responsible for integrating your PLC software in the overall control system and assist in the customer acceptance testing. During the execution of the project you closely monitor the available budget and the agreed schedule, and you take the appropriate actions when necessary.

Your profile

• A technical degree (Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Industrial Automation, Computer Science or Control Technology) at least at bachelor level
• Previous experience of material handling domain will be an added advantage
• Desired experience level: 8 years and above in Project engineering environment (system integration, solution design, project delivery)
• Knowledge of design practices and qualification requirements, systems development lifecycle
• Able to develop PLC applications (TIA Portal, Siemens S7-300 & 400 series, Siemens S7-1500 series )
• Knowledge of Allen Bradly / other PLC platform is added advantage.
• Has knowledge of SCADA applications in relevant platform (WinCC, WebFactory, …)
• Able to develop application for safety systems using relevant platform e.g. Siemens safety PLC
• Knowledge of fieldbus technology: Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet, AS-I, CC-Link
• Communicating with regular progress reports, aware of Earned Value Management, managing deadlines and milestones
• Feeds back lessons learned from the project into product, process and tooling
• Has experience of working with Cross Functional, diverse and global teams
• Strong analytical skills
• Proactive, flexible, pragmatic and hands on attitude.
• Ability to adapt to change with ease, capable of multi-tasking and can manage a variety of complicated tasks.
• Wiling to go extra miles to develop Control competency in the department.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English.