Control Engineer OE/R&D

As a Control Engineer in the department Extrusion, you are working in a multidisciplinary team providing the control software for our machines and subsystems. Both customer and R&D projects are handled by the team allowing a wide variety of tasks.

Your responsibilities are:

• The maintenance of the standard machine and development of new functionalities.
• Installation, testing and validation of control software in our machines. 
• Providing support, mainly from our plant, to our field service engineers during installation or later stages in the machine’s lifetime. 
• Provide technical support and feedback to the project and commercial team during the offer phase.

Finally, you can take part in the development for future solutions based on our own innovations or the implementation of new technology from outside suppliers.

You are situated locally in Germany in the department Extrusion together with 10 colleagues. The team consists of engineers for software, hardware, and mechanical design. This role is mainly based Cham with tight connection to the engineering groups in our headquarters Epe in the Netherlands.

You are interested in working in a small team with different tasks. Developing new things and optimizing existing code is interesting for you. You also match the following profile:

• You are experienced in PLC software programming.
• Working self-organized and responsible is something you like.
• Working in a team suits you and your communication skills.
• You are fluent in German and English.
• You have a general interest in machine building.

VMI is a leading, very strong and reliable player in the market worldwide. We develop and produce high-tech, innovative products.

There is plenty of technical knowledge: a great opportunity to expand your knowledge within Engineering. Due to the size of the company, there are plenty of challenges and possibilities to develop and increase your personal growth.

An example is the possibility to move to a different product group or from Order Engineering to R&D or vice versa, more responsibility as for example lead engineer, project engineer, coordinator or grow to another department within VMI.

Other important information to mention is:

• Besides an excellent salary, we offer a good work-life balance including a generous leave policy of 30 days off, opportunities for working from home and a flexible work schedule.
• We have generous overtime compensation and allowances when travelling abroad.
• There is an excellent profit-sharing policy.
• An informal, pleasant working atmosphere where we work closely together.
• Training opportunities, access to the VMI Academy (an online learning environment) and internal development paths.
• International opportunities through our offices and customers worldwide.
• Innovation is a key theme within VMI, we spend more than 5% of our annual turnover on R&D to stay ahead in the market.
• Not to mention, how nice is it as an Engineer to be able to walk into the production hall to see your contribution to the machine.
• Do you like to be active? At VMI you can spend your energy at various sports events, often linked to the sponsorship of a good cause.

Are you interested in this vacancy? Apply directly via the application button on this page. For more information you can reach out to Simon Wachter (Manager Order Engineering) via +491608969884. 

A screening research is part of the application procedure.