Senior R&D Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Organization: Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports, and parcel sectors. Our extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software, and life-cycle services – results in the realization of fast, reliable, and eficient automation technology. The products and processes developed by the R&D group include Shoe Sorters, Cross-Belt Sorters, Pop-up Transfer Sorters, Tilt-Tray Sorters, Bomb-bay Sorters, various types of Belt Conveyor, Individual Carrier Systems (ICS), AGVs/AMRs, Robotics, Custom Software, and more. The Role: The Senior R&D Electrical Engineer is part of a multidisciplinary team who are responsible for developing and refining products and processes for use in the automated logistics industry. The R&D Electrical Engineer is largely focused on industrial electrical design but is also engaged in aspects of machine control and electromechanical design. This role requires travel up to 10%, both domestically and internationally.
Requirements
- Electrical Design for Machine Control
- AutoCAD Electrical/Eplan (Single and Multi-Line Drawings)
- NEMA/NFPA 70/NEC/NFPA 79/NFPA 70E/UL508A
- Safety PLCs (e.g. Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider)
- Industrial Fieldbus (e.g. EthernetIP, Pronet)
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or equivalent)
- 8 years relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- IEC/CE
- Familiarity with Parcel and Airports Logistics
- Distributed I/O
- Industrial Fieldbus (e.g. Probus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, ASi, Modbus)
- Arc Flash Analysis
- Machine Safety (ISO13849)
- Motor Control Theory
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
- Predictive Maintenance
- Condition Based Monitoring
- IIoT v4 (Industrial Internet of Things)
- Knowledge of sensor feedback (photo electric, limit switches, proximity etc...)
Responsibilities
- Creating electrical designs and architectures for standard products
- Defining design parameters for the application of standard products by project teams
- Being well versed in applicable standards such as UL and NEC
- Developing and maintaining standard methods for performing engineering calculations
- Setting process and design standards in place for use by project teams
- Helping develop automation for repetitive CAD and design processes
- Executing or coordinating physical testing of equipment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
