Jobs at Vanderlande

Designs, programs, tests, and commissions PLC-based material handling and industrial control systems. Reviews electrical, safety, power, I/O, and network layouts; develops controls documentation and test plans; troubleshoots PLC, electrical, hardware, and communication issues; performs site commissioning and integrated system testing; manages punch-list items, subcontractor progress, reporting, customer support, and cross-functional coordination. Requires up to 50% travel.

Designs, documents, governs, and continuously improves cybersecurity processes, workflows, runbooks, and operational playbooks for global airport operations. Translates policies, regulations, and legal requirements into practical procedures; establishes KPIs, reporting, compliance monitoring, and process maturity assessments; and supports adoption of cybersecurity capabilities. Collaborates with security, delivery, operations, legal, and project teams, with occasional involvement in incident coordination, vulnerability management, escalations, and investigations.

Support and administer HSE regulatory compliance at LAX, conduct inspections and audits, manage incident reporting and Workers' Compensation documentation, deliver safety training, chair safety committee, maintain HSE records and VelocityEHS data, track corrective actions, and provide safety trend analysis and status updates to site leadership.

Develops and maintains should-cost and cost models for components, assemblies, systems, products, and services. Analyzes materials, labor, manufacturing processes, supplier quotes, and market prices to identify cost drivers and savings opportunities. Supports procurement negotiations, sales budgeting, value engineering, and design-for-excellence initiatives. Maintains cost records in CAP and Facton EPC, creates reports and visualizations, and improves cost modeling processes while collaborating with global cross-functional teams.

Support electrical design and documentation for automated material handling and baggage systems. Produce schematics, power calculations, I/O lists, cabinet specs, and as-built drawings. Assist component selection, create BOMs, support field wiring and installation documentation, and participate in design reviews and project coordination. Complete assigned tasks to schedule while learning company tools and developing electrical, networking, and safety system skills.

Manage international airport material-handling projects from setup through customer acceptance. Responsibilities include creating and implementing project plans, coordinating clients, internal teams, and subcontractors, and controlling timelines, budgets, quality, safety, and customer expectations. The role manages independent projects up to €5 million or supports larger projects under a Project Director, while maintaining commercial responsibility and developing project teams across cultures.

Designs and engineers mechanical material-handling and warehouse automation systems. Responsibilities include translating customer specifications into 2D and 3D designs, clash detection, spatial and system calculations, equipment specification, safety compliance, documentation, and coordination with electrical, controls, supply chain, installation, and site teams. Supports site surveys, installation, and commissioning, with domestic travel up to 50%.

Lead the design and development of PLC-based automation and control solutions for distribution systems. Translate customer needs into scalable solutions, produce technical deliverables, support integration, analyze risks, improve control functionality, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The role includes Siemens PLC, safety, motion control, industrial communications, SCADA, data connectivity, virtual commissioning, and mentoring junior engineers.

Designs and implements PLC-based controls functionality, standard project libraries, and productivity tooling for airport logistics systems. Translates requirements into multidisciplinary solutions, supports engineering environments, and ensures quality, cost-effectiveness, serviceability, and controlled handover. Owns developments, provides best practices, manages milestones, and supports on-site commissioning and final testing. The role collaborates with global engineering teams and requires extended international travel of up to 50% of working time.

Lead data governance, quality, and enablement for the Sell & Deliver Project Execution domain. Define policies, metadata, data product ownership, quality KPIs, mappings, and monitoring. Collaborate with data engineers, modelers, product managers, and business owners to validate, authorize, and improve data products, resolve quality issues in Databricks, and promote data literacy across the organization.

Develop and maintain user-focused technical documentation for automated material-handling equipment, including assembly, installation, operation, maintenance, packaging, illustrations, animations, and training materials. Gather and validate engineering information, manage reusable content in a CCMS, incorporate safety requirements, coordinate technical reviews, assess documentation impacts from product changes, and track work through Jira and Agile processes.

Drive business development and sales growth in warehouse automation by building industry networks, generating opportunities, managing pipelines, developing win strategies, leading bids and proposals, presenting tailored solutions, negotiating contracts, and maintaining ownership of customer relationships through deal closure.

Manages procurement throughout sales and project execution, ensuring timely, complete delivery of products and services. Leads RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, supplier performance management, risk mitigation, escalation management, supply-plan updates, and sourcing decisions. Collaborates with sales engineering, project engineering, execution teams, and suppliers to reduce project risk and cost while supporting standardized and cost-effective solutions.

Lead the full bid lifecycle for complex logistics automation proposals, including strategy, planning, customer workshops, reviews, risk management, governance, and final submissions. Manage and develop a team of 5–10 Sales Engineering professionals, oversee workload and resource planning, improve processes, and collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Service, Finance, Legal, and international stakeholders. Contribute to commercial strategy and communicate proposal progress, opportunities, and risks to management.

Designs electrical systems for airport baggage-handling and material-handling projects, including power distribution, control diagrams, electrical enclosures, cabling specifications, installation drawings, and commissioning checklists. Uses AutoCAD and EPLAN and works with Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS, Profinet, and AS-i Bus networks. Collaborates with multidisciplinary international teams and supports installers, manufacturing, testing, and continuous engineering improvement.

Designs, builds, and maintains Qlik dashboards and reporting products for service business users. Translates complex data into actionable visualizations, standardizes KPI frameworks, improves dashboard usability and performance, and supports data modeling and quality. Collaborates with stakeholders, analysts, product managers, and subject matter experts to define reporting needs, resolve data issues, and deliver scalable analytical products aligned with the service roadmap.

Integrates and validates complex airport automation systems across factory and on-site environments. Develops test plans, configures test environments, executes integration and acceptance testing, analyzes results, troubleshoots root causes, and verifies solutions. The role coordinates mechanical, controls, software, and IT components while collaborating with suppliers, customers, and engineering stakeholders. It also documents findings, monitors progress, and supports operational handover. Travel is required for approximately 60% of the time, and airport-related security screening or clearance may apply.

Owns end-to-end system integration and testing from design through handover for airport logistics automation projects. Translates requirements into system designs, defines integration and acceptance strategies, leads test phases, manages supplier verification and validation, identifies and mitigates risks, integrates subsystems, and coordinates engineering teams, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. Ensures systems are reliable and operationally ready at handover. Travel is approximately 50% of the time.

Own the enterprise networking product strategy, roadmap, backlog, and prioritization. Translate business and operational needs into user stories, balance technical debt, security, reliability, and innovation, and lead networking projects and platform improvements. Manage stakeholders, suppliers, risks, and dependencies while aligning networking capabilities with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and cloud strategies. Drive Agile delivery and continuous improvement of secure, scalable networking services.

The Mechanical Project Engineer II will design and optimize Material Handling Systems, ensure customer requirements are met, and support installation while collaborating with various stakeholders.