Electrical Design Engineer Smart Grid Solutions
€4,500 - €5,800 per month
Work Arrangement
Office Days per Week: 3 days
Key Skills
Job Description
Come work as an Electrical Design Engineer in the SGS Engineering department at Alfen! Contribute to innovative products that accelerate the global energy transition. Use your expertise to create groundbreaking solutions and grow with us! At Alfen, you’re at the heart of the energy transition. With our in-house developed products and our role as a system integrator, we are building the energy grid of the future: reliable, sustainable, and innovative. Our SGS business Unit delivers technically complex solutions and ensures strong, lasting client relationships and is situated in Almere. What will you do? As an Electrical Design Engineer at Alfen, you will be responsible for the detailed engineering of electrical systems, from concept through to practical, standardized solutions. You will work on smart grid solutions, selecting components, creating electrical diagrams, and ensuring that designs meet the customer technical specifications. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and ensure smooth execution of the Electrical Design, while making independent decisions within the concept framework. Your Tasks And Responsibilities Include Contributing significantly to the detailed engineering of electrical solutions, drawings, and components. Translating concepts into concrete electrical designs and technical specifications. Developing and drawing detailed electrical documents, including system designs and product specifications. Selecting appropriate components and providing recommendations to the Purchasing department. Documenting designs accurately (electrical diagrams/drawings) and providing necessary input for technical documentation (manuals). Supporting the team and internal stakeholders by explaining designs, key functionalities and resolving ad hoc problems in an adequate manner Adhering to all relevant quality, safety, and environmental standards, and following the required work methods and QHSE procedures. What do you bring? We Are Looking For An Electrical Design Engineer With a Strong Technical Background, a Structured Approach, And The Ability To Work Both Independently And As Part Of a Team. Additionally MBO4 or Bachelor degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering (Energy Technology). Demonstrable experience with working in an Engineering department for at least 5 years. Knowledge of electrical installations and systems. Experience with Autocad or Eplan/ ProPanel for electrical design. Knowledge of Engineering to Order work and experience in translating customer-specific requirements into concrete electrical designs. Proficiency in MS Office. Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken, and good verbal communication skills in Dutch. What do we offer? In Addition To a Technically Broad Position With Significant Influence On The Hardware Discipline And The Development Of Our Engineers, We Offer a gross monthly salary between € 4.500,- and € 5.800,- based on full-time employment, depending on your experience; 27 days of annual leave and 13 additional ADV days, with the option to sell 10 days; hybrid working, with the option to work remotely for up to two days per week based on a 40-hour working week; access to our online learning platform; sports facilities and activities, including fitness and sporting events; a pension scheme through PME, with a substantial employer contribution; a travel allowance of €0,25 per kilometre, up to a maximum commuting distance of 50 kilometres each way. Interested? For more information about this position, please contact Erwin van Butselaar, Senior Corporate Recruiter a.i., by phone on 06-43166804 or by email at [email protected]. You can apply via the ‘Apply now’ button on our website. Please note that a reference check, screening and/or assessment may be part of the selection process. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the vacancy will close once we have found a suitable candidate. Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
Core Responsibilities
Develop detailed electrical designs for smart grid solutions, translating concepts and customer specifications into standardized designs, drawings, and technical documents. Select components, advise Purchasing, support internal stakeholders, resolve design issues, and ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental procedures.
Requirements
Requires an MBO4 or bachelor's degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering or Energy Technology, and at least five years of experience in an engineering department. Candidates should know electrical installations and systems, have experience with AutoCAD or EPLAN/ProPanel and Engineering to Order work, be proficient in MS Office, and communicate excellently in English and well verbally in Dutch.
Benefits
- 27 Days Of Annual Leave
- 13 Additional ADV Days
- Hybrid Working
- Online Learning Platform
- Sports Facilities And Activities
- Pension Scheme
- Travel Allowance
About Alfen
Industry: Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
With transformer substations, energy storage systems, charging stations for electric vehicles and a diverse portfolio of other products and services, Alfen has a central and connecting role in the energy grid. Alfen’s transformer substations provide millions of households and companies with energy, while thousands of electric vehicles make daily use of Alfen’s charging stations. The Alfen energy storage system is used for applications such as load balancing, energy trading, frequency regulation and creating autonomous electricity grids in combination with solar or wind energy. With its large range of in-house developed products and vast experience as systems integrator, Alfen is building the electricity grid of the future: reliable, sustainable and innovative.