Senior PLC Engineer
Would you like to contribute to the logistics performance of leading airports such as Schiphol, Heathrow, and other major airports around the world? Do you enjoy building systems together with enthusiastic team members who handle Hardware and Controls in an efficient way? Are you interested in tooling and supporting global teams in making the right design decisions when standard products do not fully meet customer requirements? Then apply now as a Controls Project Engineer in our Airports Engineering team, supporting projects on a global scale!
About the team
Within Engineering, you are the colleague responsible for making engineering easier through standardized products, processes, and smart tooling. Together with Technology and Engineering teams, you advise and support multiple projects where deviations from standard products are required to meet customer needs. You ensure these solutions are made available in our standard generation tooling.
Based on project experiences and products from Technology, you translate project requirements into a multidisciplinary decomposition and implement the required functionality in the project library and tooling. You take ownership of the developments carried out and support on-site commissioning activities and final testing.
We expect you to focus on project requirements as well as cost of execution and serviceability. In addition, you advise and support project teams in setting up engineering environments to ensure systems are delivered in a controlled manner, with the right quality standards and ready for handover to Service teams. For this, Vanderlande uses Atlassian and Polarion tooling.
Your profile
Successfully completed HBO (Higher Professional Education) in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Science, or Controls Technology.
This vacancy is intended for senior engineers.
Strong analytical skills.
Proactive, pragmatic, and hands-on attitude.
Ability to provide feedback and best practices to improve products.
Strong communication skills, including regular progress reporting.
Experience creating and improving standard ways of working.
Comfortable working with different departments and project locations.
Experience managing deadlines and milestones.
Knowledge of and experience with PLC applications (TIA Portal).
Strong interest in productivity tooling used for software generation based on XML input files.
Willingness to work regularly for extended periods abroad (up to 50% of your time).
Ability to work independently.
Good command of the English language.
You will report to the Project Manager Engineering within the Airports Engineering department. The Airports Engineering department consists of engineering teams across several locations in Europe and the Middle East. The job location is Veghel, but support will be provided to projects at multiple locations. Travel may be required depending on project demands.
What do we offer?
This position offers a competitive salary range of €5,000 to €5,800 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.
On top of your fixed salary, you'll receive the following secondary benefits:
40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
Flexible working hours.
A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year.
Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
Working from home allowance.
Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.
Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
A variety of Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
A great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.
Your application
So, if you would like to join a profitable and growing company that will enable you to reach your goals and focus on your future, then please apply now by completing the application form and uploading your CV and cover letter.
For more information, please contact Michelle van der Schoot (Senior Recruiter).
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
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.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 11,000 employees and a turnover of 2.3 billion euros.
Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) acquired Vanderlande in 2017 to cement its global leading position within material handling. It aims to achieve this by increasing its presence in all integrated and automated projects, and capitalising on the synergies between the organisations and the added value they offer to the market.
TICO therefore launched the Toyota Automated Logistics Group (TALG), which consists of Toyota L&F, Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande and viastore. TALG is a global partner for integrated logistic process automation, with its group companies collaborating under the guiding principle: for every challenge, a reliable solution.
In May 2025, Vanderlande completed the acquisition of Siemens Logistics' operations outside the USA and in doing so welcomed more than 2,000 new employees. The acquisition supports the company’s strategic ambition to accelerate its growth in automated logistics, particularly strengthening its capacity to deliver baggage, cargo and digital airport solutions.