Senior Controls Hardware Engineer
KION Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kaunas • Lithuania
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Salary
💰 €3,600 - €5,200 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Interpret design input information to produce complex control system designs.
- Ensure systems designed and supplied are CE Compliant to the Machinery Directive.
- Produce design and manufacturing programmes.
- Produce all associated documentation including, but not limited to, design calculations, design specifications, operation and maintenance manuals, and test specifications.
- Design and produce electrical layout and schematic drawings using appropriate CAD tools.
- Procurement of electrical control panels and installation services; and liaise with suppliers on technical matters.
- Liaise and provide technical information to respective internal teams such as electrical installation supervisors, subcontractors, Project Sales, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Purchasing Department etc.
- Provide technical backup to the service team as required, including bug fixes, enhancements, and modifications.
- Drive continuous improvement by developing and championing ideas that boost productivity, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Act as a technical leader, guiding highly complex technical discussions and enabling effective knowledge transfer across teams.
- Provide technical leadership in highly complex technical discussions and solutions.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as Controls Hardware Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer or a similar role.
- Educated to degree level (Bachelor’s degree or higher) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Extensive proven hands-on experience working within an industrial automation environment on high-complexity technical solutions.
- Experience working with E-Plan, AutoCAD, MS Package.
- A working understanding of Electrical and Electronic technical manuals & drawings.
- Good understanding of distributed control systems and the principles of industrial networks used to connect and integrate control systems.
- Strong understanding and use of relevant design requirements such as the Machinery Directive and its harmonised standards, with experience in FEM and BS standards preferred.
- Demonstrated technical leadership qualities, including the confidence to guide complex engineering decisions.
- Willingness to travel internationally to customer sites or other office locations for up to 20% of the time.
- Full working proficiency in English.
- Hold a valid driving license.
Benefits
- Access to LinkedIn Learning platform and internal talent development programs to encourage and support your professional and personal development.
- Hybrid work model, modern workspaces available in Kaunas (Kauno Dokas) and Vilnius (SIMBIOCITY).
- Additional Health Insurance and Pension Accumulation.
- Eligibility to Annual Incentive Plan.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
control system designdesign calculationsdesign specificationselectrical layout drawingsschematic drawingsbug fixesenhancementsmodificationsindustrial automationdistributed control systems
Soft skills
technical leadershipguiding complex discussionsknowledge transfercontinuous improvementcustomer satisfactioninterpersonal communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical backupconfidence in decision-making
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineeringvalid driving license