Assignment type: Internship
Start date: February 2027
Assignment duration: 6 months
Location: Veghel
Education level: Bachelor / Master
Desired study: Industrial engineering or business information management
Language: Dutch / English
Description of assignment
Interested in exploring how artificial intelligence can support engineers in their daily operations? At Vanderlande, we are looking to scale our Value Engineering capability using intelligent agents, while keeping expert accountability at the core. Currently, a lot of time is spent addressing recurring cost and value questions during product development. By introducing AI tools, we aim to assist Value Engineers and enable colleagues across the organization to answer these questions independently.
During this project, you will focus on two key workstreams: VE Productivity Agents for rapid cost and value assessments, and VE Self-Service Agents. You will evaluate technical feasibility, identify risks, define governance frameworks, and map out human-agent responsibilities into a clear implementation roadmap. It is a great opportunity to shape practical AI applications within an international engineering environment.
Department description
You will join the Value Engineering team, which is part of Demand Management within the Procurement department. We are a small, focused group of Value Engineers who work closely with Technology and Global Solutions teams.
Our team helps make the right decisions early in the project lifecycle to achieve cost reductions and enhance product value. Your assignment will directly contribute to making our Value Engineering support more responsive, consistent, transparent, and scalable.
Tasks/responsibilities
- Define and prioritize VE Productivity and Self-Service Agent opportunities
- Perform feasibility assessments and identify potential risks for agent solutions
- Establish governance frameworks and define human-agent responsibilities
- Create a structured roadmap for intelligent agent implementation
- Model Value Engineering processes and conduct business analysis to uncover value opportunities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design practical AI and automation solutions
Your profile
- Strong interest in AI, agentic systems, and automation
- Analytical and process-oriented mindset with systems thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and drive tasks forward
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Exposure to or interest in Cost Engineering or Value Engineering
- *Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands
What we offer
- A monthly internship allowance (based on a 40-hour work week):
Bachelor: €500 per month
Master: €550 per month - Full commuting allowance, including public transport, depending on whether you have access to free public transport or not
- On-site health center with gym
- Active employee communities and initiatives
- Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar
Contact
Do you recognize yourself in this challenging profile? Are you looking for an internship in our organization? Please fill out the application form and upload your resume and cover letter. For more information, contact us by e-mail: [email protected].
Skills Required
- Mandatory enrollment in a Dutch education system
- Resident of the Netherlands
- Bachelor's or master's education level
- Dutch and English language proficiency
- Study in industrial engineering or business information management
- Strong interest in AI, intelligent agents, and automation
- Analytical and process-oriented mindset
- Systems thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and drive tasks forward
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Exposure to or interest in Cost Engineering or Value Engineering
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
