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Role Overview
Controls Project Engineer – Airport Engineering at Vanderlande. This position is based in an international project environment supporting airport material handling systems automation.
Company Overview
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 and cutting-edge technology development are core to the organization's success, supported by a belief in people.
Role Purpose
Design, program, and deliver PLC control solutions for airport material handling systems on a project basis. You will work across the full project lifecycle—from bid and contract support through engineering, detailed design, programming, testing, and on-site commissioning—as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Programming
- Design and program PLC controls for material handling systems in the airport domain to meet high quality standards.
- Develop detailed design, programming, and testing of PLC software following the engineering phase.
- Develop PLC applications using TIA Portal, Siemens S7-300 & 400 series, and Siemens S7-1500 series.
- Develop applications for safety systems using relevant safety PLC platforms.
- Design SCADA applications on relevant platforms such as WinCC or WebFactory.
Project Delivery & Engineering
- Work closely with Project Leader, Integration Manager, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers in a multidisciplinary team.
- Collaborate with the project team during the engineering phase to deliver a Functional Specification.
- Support sales in the bid and contract phase by managing technical solutions pertinent to control engineering.
- Execute projects in an international environment toward successful completion.
Commissioning & Testing
- Commission material handling systems on customer sites.
- Carry out functional testing of PLC hardware and software.
- Integrate PLC software into the overall control system.
- Assist in customer acceptance testing.
Project Management & Reporting
- Monitor available budget and agreed schedule during project execution.
- Take appropriate actions when necessary to manage deviations.
- Communicate regular progress reports and manage deadlines and milestones.
- Apply Earned Value Management practices.
- Feed back lessons learned from the project into product, process, and tooling.
Qualifications & Experience
- Technical degree at bachelor level or above in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Instrumentation, Industrial Automation, Computer Science, or Control Technology.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in a project engineering environment, including system integration, solution design, and project delivery.
- Knowledge of design practices, qualification requirements, and systems development lifecycle.
- Previous experience in the material handling domain is an added advantage.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency with PLC platforms: TIA Portal, Siemens S7-300 & 400 series, Siemens S7-1500 series.
- Knowledge of Allen Bradley and other PLC platforms is an added advantage.
- Knowledge of fieldbus technology: Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet, AS-I, CC-Link.
- Experience with safety systems development on relevant platforms.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Cross-functional and global team collaboration experience.
- Proactive, flexible, pragmatic, and hands-on attitude.
- Ability to adapt to change, multi-task, and manage a variety of complicated tasks.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Willingness to go extra miles to develop control competency in the department.