Lead Electrical Design Engineer Smart Grid Solutions

Lead Electrical Design Engineer Smart Grid Solutions
Lead Electrical Design Engineer Smart Grid Solutions
Lead Electrical Design Engineer Smart Grid Solutions
Combine your electrical design engineering expertise with technical leadership. Lead the design of smart grid solutions and guide engineers in delivering innovative, reliable electrical systems.
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.
As an Lead Electrical Design Engineer at Alfen, you will be responsible for the detailed engineering of electrical systems, from concept through to practical, standardized solutions. Further on you will also give practical daily guidance to direct staff members in the same discipline and take care of the correct execution of work.
Another part of the function is to track the progress of activities in the discipline, identifies potential delays in a timely manner, and initiates solutions to prevent or minimize such delays. 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. You will provide input to the R&D discipline Expert Electrical regarding staff performance

Your tasks and responsibilities include

Is responsible that the direct reports in the same discipline (Electrical Design) carry out the daily work within the frame work arranged together with the Discipline Expert
Represents the discipline in more complex projects, both technical and process-related.
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 discipline 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.

We are looking for an Lead Electrical Design Engineer with a strong technical background.
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 Eplan/ ProPanel for electrical design.
Knowledge of Engineering to Order work and experience in translating customer-specific requirements into concrete electrical designs.
Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken, and good verbal communication skills in Dutch.
Good communicating skills and hands on mentality for completing tasks within quality and time constraints.

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 € 5.500,- and € 6.800,- 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.

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 erwin.v.butselaar@alfen.com.
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.

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