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Job Description

What Do We Offer A pleasant and dynamic working environment within a collaborative and ambitious team, offering a high degree of autonomy; A competitive salary ranging from €3.600 to €5.000 gross per month, depending on your experience; A challenging and innovative work environment where you can develop yourself and make a directly visible impact: your software controls physical systems used around the world; An attractive benefits package in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for the Metalektro industry (CAO Metalektro), including 27 vacation days and 13 additional leave (ADV) days. What Do We Expect A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Control Engineering, or a related field; Experience in industrial automation and/or machine building, preferably in a logistics or intralogistics environment, with knowledge of PLC programming and industrial control systems (including Siemens and Allen Bradley); Affinity with C#, Python or similar programming languages and a willingness to further develop in other programming languages. Interest in working on diverse projects and the ability to switch flexibly between different technical challenges; Ambition to broaden your field of expertise, for example towards Robot and AI vision alongside PLC programming; Affinity with complex logistics processes and automated systems; Willingness to travel, both nationally and internationally. For this position, we are looking for candidates who already live in the Netherlands and within commuting distance of our office in Harderwijk. Given the nature of the role and our focus on building long-term employment relationships, we are currently not offering relocation support. About This Vacancy As a Junior PLC Control Engineer, you will develop, implement and test software for customer-specific intralogistics solutions. You will work on control software for, among other things, conveyors, shuttles, sorting systems, and robotic applications, all of which together ensure an optimally functioning logistics process. You will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and work closely with colleagues from other disciplines, such as Robot Programmers. In addition to software development, you will have an important coordinating and advisory role within projects. About The Team Within our Business Unit Intralogistics, we are working to take automation in warehouses and distribution centers to the next level. In a market where speed, efficiency, and flexibility are becoming increasingly important, we use automated robots and vision technology to make logistics processes more efficient, faster, and smarter. As a Junior PLC Control Engineer, you play a key role in this. AWL recruits exclusively through its own recruitment department and does not accept unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from agencies or third parties. Any such submissions will be treated as direct applications and shall not create any contractual relationship between the sender and AWL. If a candidate is hired, no fees or remuneration will be payable. Any terms and conditions of the sender are expressly rejected. Application process Your application Great that you’ve applied! We’ll review your application carefully and get back to you within a week. First interview You’ll meet with a recruiter and/or hiring manager to discuss your experience, motivation, and the role. The next interview A deeper conversation with the team about the (technical) aspects of the role and how you would collaborate day to day. The assessment Depending on the role, we may include a practical or skills assessment. The offer When it’s a match, we’ll share an offer and walk you through next steps to join AWL.

Core Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and test software for customer-specific intralogistics systems, including conveyors, shuttles, sorting systems, and robotic applications. Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams and take on coordinating and advisory responsibilities within projects.

Requirements

A bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Control Engineering, or a related field is required, along with experience in industrial automation or machine building and knowledge of PLC programming and industrial control systems. Candidates should have an affinity for C#, Python, complex logistics processes, and automated systems, be willing to travel nationally and internationally, and live within commuting distance of Harderwijk.

Benefits

• 27 Vacation Days
• 13 Additional Leave Days
• Competitive Salary
• Collaborative Working Environment
• High Degree of Autonomy