Hardware Engineer

SPIE Smart City & Energies specializes in bridges, locks, and pumping stations. We focus on the technical installations (E, W, and IA) of innovative and complex civil engineering structures. Our goal is to keep the Dutch (water)ways navigable and ensure its residents stay dry in the changing climate.

We focus on designing, constructing, manufacturing, installing, and maintaining bridges, locks, water barriers, weirs, and pumping stations, offering a total solution with various disciplines such as steel construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial automation, and hydraulics. Innovation, sustainability, and maintenance-friendly solutions are key concepts, without losing sight of the customer's specific wishes.

Join Our Team

Join our enthusiastic team of colleagues. They will all welcome you with open arms. During a comprehensive induction period, you'll have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the SPIE organization and its methods, ensuring you feel truly at home and can perform at your best.

Not "Just a Job"

As a Hardware Engineer at SPIE Bridges, Locks & Pumping Stations, you are part of a multidisciplinary project team. You will be involved in the design and drafting of electrical installations of various structures (bridges, locks, and pumping stations).

You will be responsible for preparing and/or checking design documents during the engineering phase of the project. You will work on projects like the largest and tallest lift bridge - the Botlek bridge - and the largest pumping station in Europe, the IJmuiden pumping station. Your tasks will include:

• Preparing design proposals and diagrams in accordance with contractual project requirements, quality requirements, safety requirements, specifications, standards, and norms;
• Designing and drafting electrical diagrams and specifying components;
• Designing cabinet layouts in 2D and/or 3D;
• Performing cable calculations, short circuit calculations, and heat load calculations;
• Providing explanations of the designs to colleagues, supervisors, and/or clients.

Not "Just an Employee"

We must make a difference daily to perform at our best for our clients. That's what we ask of all our employees, including you as a Hardware Engineer. You find it challenging to work on the most exciting assignments and projects. In addition:

• You have completed a higher professional education (HBO) in electrical engineering or equivalent work/thinking level;
• You preferably have experience with Eplan-P8, Eplan ProPanel, Intelec, and/or AutoCAD;
• You have knowledge of PLC technology and the applicable standards for low-voltage installations;
• You have a good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written.

Not "Just a Set of Employment Conditions"

At the largest technical service provider in the Netherlands, you don't just get a job but a career with concrete growth opportunities. You will have a lot of responsibility and independence in your work. We ask a lot from you as a Hardware Engineer, and therefore we offer a lot. Specifically, for this position, based on a 40-hour workweek, we offer:

• A starting one-year contract with the intention to extend to indefinite duration;
• A balanced and well-aligned remuneration package based on your education/experience;
• Travel expense reimbursement;
• A PMT pension scheme of which SPIE pays over 70%. For later;
• 25 vacation days + 13 ADV days. That adds up nicely. Additionally, the option to buy or sell vacation and/or ADV days;
• An annual profit payout, a flexible benefits package, and the possibility to buy SPIE shares under favorable conditions;
• A mobile phone (with many options) and a laptop. Everything you need to be successful;
• A healthy work-life balance, with the possibility for flexible working hours and working from home;
• All opportunities for further development and training. You just have to seize them.

Simply Apply

Are you the person who no longer settles for a regular job with a regular employer? Simply apply directly for this vacancy for Hardware Engineer.