International Controls Project Engineer - Loop sorters

International Controls Project Engineer – Loop sorters

Are you passionate about traveling and advancing your career in Industrial Automation? Do you seek opportunities to work on fascinating international projects with a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team of engineers and project leaders? Apply now to become part of our dynamic team and make a global impact.

What will you be doing?​

Imagine waking up in a hotel anywhere in the world. Today is the day you've been preparing for months: the customer acceptance test. Your journey began at the office, gathering all relevant information, documents, drawings, parameter files, and developing the low-level software and configuration files. The past few months on-site have been intense, but you've met many people and become an integral part of the multidisciplinary, international site team. Together, you've successfully integrated the sorter into the customer's complete solution. This process included I/O checks, commissioning the (safety) PLC, parameterizing and fine-tuning frequency drives, interfacing with other systems, and optimizing the FSC. Your analytical skills, combined with the support of your colleagues, have helped you overcome challenges along the way. As the day progresses, you execute test cases according to the test protocol. The sorter is just one component of the overall material handling system, which performs well, meeting the set requirements and proving its functionality. You feel a sense of pride in what the team has achieved. In the evening, you celebrate the success with a joint dinner. Now, you're ready to enter the final phase of the project: the stand-by period, providing support during the initial weeks of operation before handing over to the service department. With this project nearing completion, you're excited to move on to your next adventure in a new location.

Responsibilities​

As a Controls Commissioning Engineer for loop sorters, you'll share responsibility for commissioning our systems at customer sites. Your main task is to configure and commission the Vanderlande FSC (Flow Systems Controller) system. This configurable equipment controller is used to build automatic sortation systems. System components include the industrial computer with configurable FSC software application, programmable controllers (Siemens PLC), industrial networks (Profinet/AS-I/Industrial Ethernet), motor controllers, sensors, and numerous industrial low-level equipment. Your work also includes describing and commissioning interfaces with other components of the overall system. After completing the in-house engineering, you'll travel to the customer site to commission the system. This involves checking and setting up the electrical mechanical installation, building interfaces with peripheral equipment such as barcode scanners, fine-tuning the FSC software configuration you've engineered, and putting our software into operation. In this role, you'll closely collaborate with all parties on-site. Since problems can occur anywhere in the system, analyzing problems often requires data analysis, logical reasoning, and troubleshooting system components. You'll be largely responsible for subsystem testing and ensuring the system passes the site acceptance test.

What do we ask from you?​

• A Bachelor degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Software or Industrial Automation or comparable
• Good communication skills verbal & written in English
• Familiar with industrial automation and controls hardware such as field bus systems and sensors, including Profinet, Siemens S7 (Safety) and Frequency controllers
• You have a broad technical knowledge and well developed analytical skills which helps you to overcome multidisciplinary challenges
• You are self-reliant, proactive and practically orientated
• You are willing to travel around the world up to about 70 – 80% of the time

About the team

You`ll be part of the Loop Group which is responsible for delivering the loop sorters in our projects. These loop sorters (Crossorter and Helixorter) are applied in three market segments (Airports, Parcel and Warehouse Automation) all around the world.

What we offer

In the challenging and responsible position of Controls Project Engineer you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with plenty of room for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company you will be able to reach your goals and focus on your future. We are looking for both junior, mid and senior candidates. This position offers a competitive salary range of €3.800,00 up to €4.800,00 per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance) with a comprehensive travel allowance on top. Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 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 in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives
• And 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 regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.