Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer (EPLAN) | Industrial Plants

📍 Location: Eastern Netherlands (relocation support available)

🛠️ Industry: Industrial Engineering / Agri-Food Processing / Turnkey Plant Construction

🕒 Employment Type: Full-time

🗓️ Contract Type: Long-term

About the Role

Ready to take your electrical engineering career to the next level in the Netherlands?

We’re looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to join a well-established Dutch engineering company that designs and builds complete turnkey production plants for the food and feed processing industry. Their installations run all over the world and are known for quality, reliability and long service life.

If you have experience designing electrical schematics in EPLAN and you enjoy working at the crossroads of engineering, software and panel building, this could be an excellent opportunity to bring your skills into the Dutch industrial sector.

You’ll be a key link between the engineering, software and production teams, and you’ll help shape the future of the hardware department, with a focus on standardisation, modular design and smarter ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical schematics in EPLAN
• Prepare bills of materials and technical specifications for control panels and installations
• Align hardware solutions with the lead engineering and software teams
• Support the in-house panel building team with technical questions and implementation
• Supervise and support the testing of panels and installations
• Review and optimise designs for manufacturability, quality and standardisation
• Help develop modular standards and reusable solutions
• Identify and implement improvements in design and working methods
• Monitor technical consistency, quality and planning within projects

Requirements

• Vocational or technical degree (MBO level 4 or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation or a similar field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with EPLAN (required)
• Knowledge of electrical standards such as IEC and NEN
• Experience with industrial installations or machine building is an advantage
• Good communication skills in Dutch and English
• Enjoy working with different technical disciplines
• Able to keep an overview of complex projects with a practical, solution-oriented mindset
• Accurate, quality-driven and proactive in improving and standardising work
• Unfortunately, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates MUST have EU/EEA citizenship or a valid Dutch work permit.
• Willingness to relocate to the Netherlands

We Offer

• 1–2 year contract with the possibility of a permanent contract after
• Monthly gross salary of €4,000 – €5,700, depending on experience
• International projects with real technical impact
• A role with close collaboration between engineering, software and production
• Room to help build standardisation and improvements
• A down-to-earth, professional working environment with short lines of communication
• Personal development opportunities within the organisation
• Relocation package and support throughout your relocation and onboarding

Ready to design the systems behind world-class industrial plants, and build your career in the Netherlands?

Apply today and let’s talk about your next international career move!