Your role
Vanderlande is the global market leader in Airport & Parcel Solutions, and sorting systems for Warehouse Solutions. Working within the Europe Project Delivery Engineering team for Parcel Solutions, you will have opportunities and potential to join a wide and diverse range of projects and will contribute to sales and engineering projects on design safety of material handling systems.
In this role you will work closely with the team of Design Safety Engineers guiding and supporting projects for increasing the maturity of design safety compliance through design reviews and site inspections of mechanical, electromechanical and controls systems. You will provide professional expert skills and knowledge and effectively communicate, technical recommendations to key stakeholders that will include Mechanical, Electrical and Controls Design Engineers, Project Managers, HSEQ teams and Customers while maintaining a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Your department
The department you will be working in will be based in the BCN office whilst focusing on projects across the EMEA LATAM region (Europe, Middle East, Africa & Latin America). The team has strong collaborative links across the customer centre and centrally offering expertise in Design Safety Compliance. To accommodate continued growth and prepare for future success, we are seeking a Design Safety Engineer talent who can blend technical expertise, with a hands-on and open approach ensuring projects success.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Support a safe working environment: Championing, encouraging and leading by example to deliver a safety-first culture.
- Through effective collaboration: utilize expert skills and knowledge to guide multiple project teams, internal and external suppliers to deliver safe system design solutions, with the ability to deal with ambiguity to make and own risk-based decisions.
- Oversee Project Deliverables: Identifying design safety uncertainty through effective risk analysis and propose mitigations as well as executing site inspections.
- Champion Design Safety: for the lifecycle of the equipment, during the tendering and sales phase through to design, build, installation, commissioning, deployment, operational use, decommissioning and disposal for project team members and end users.
- Support Team Growth and Development: Continuously improve and grow your own and teams technical and professional development, sharing lessons learned across projects and products.
- Ensure Technical Compliance and Readiness: Able to identify non-compliance through audit of the system design from start of pre bid phase, through Engineering and handover phases to provide a Declaration of Conformance (CE).
- Provide Regular Updates to Management: Communicate effectively with project and management teams on status and performance, highlighting potential risks and solutions.
- Be a trusted partner: with Vanderlande’s customers through effective, collaborative working relationships. Have an ability to discuss and advise customers and suppliers on machinery safety and legislative compliance to ensure that customers’ expectations are met or exceeded.
Personal characteristics:
- Confident, outgoing and personable team player.
- Proactive hands-on approach, searches for information instead of waiting.
- Good attention to detail with the ability to follow procedures and maintain accurate records.
- Takes ownership of their responsibilities for projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Adept at negotiation, diplomacy and conflict resolution.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
- BSc/MSc in Engineering field
- Understanding of the machinery directive (2006/42/EC) and experience in the application of safety standards such as EN 619; ISO 13849-1/2; ISO 13850, ISO 14122-1 till -4; IEC 60204-1)
- Qualified in machine safety CMSE (Certified Machine Safety Expert) or equivalent.
- Knowledge of electrical safety and 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS7671)
- Competency in PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998).
- Evidence of working in the area of machine safety.
- Formal health, safety and environment qualification (CDM, IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS)
- Professionally Accredited with an engineering body or aiming to be.
- Proven track record in material handling systems strongly preferred. Experience of airport baggage handling or parcel systems (note training will be given in these disciplines).
- Proven track record with customer interaction by the means of presenting, workshops etc. strongly preferred.
Our offer
You will get the opportunity to contribute to the growth and profitability of Vanderlande Industries. An organization which has been elected as ‘Top Employer’ and ‘Best Employer’ for several years in a row and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
- 22 days of vacation, a week of holidays in Easter and in Christmas, and a pack of Fridays with a reduced work schedule.
- Training Plans
- Flexible schedule
- Work Remote policy (60% WFH 40% office)
- Flexible compensation plan
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
- BSc/MSc in Engineering field
- Understanding of the machinery directive (2006/42/EC)
- Experience in the application of safety standards such as EN 619, ISO 13849-1/2, IEC 60204-1
- Qualified in machine safety CMSE (Certified Machine Safety Expert) or equivalent
- Knowledge of electrical safety and 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS7671)
- Competency in PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998)
- Formal health, safety and environment qualification (CDM, IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS)
- Professionally Accredited with an engineering body or aiming to be
- Proven track record in material handling systems strongly preferred
- Experience of airport baggage handling or parcel systems
- Proven track record with customer interaction by the means of presenting, workshops etc.
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
