Do you want to work in a dynamic and international environment? Siemens Cranes offers with her cutting edge soft- and hardware-solutions, one integral digital platform for customized harbor and automatic solutions. Simulations with digital twins and fully remote-controlled cranes are some of the Siemens Cranes developments that you can help continue to grow!
About the role
As software developer you will be part of a R&D team and/or project team and responsible for realizing new developments with WinCC OA. These new developments can be for remotely controlling cranes and/or for a new software solution that collects diagnostic information and data from different systems on a terminal and make this available for the users (maintenance engineers). The developments created right now will shape the innovations that Siemens Cranes offers for the coming years and you will play a vital role in this.
The main focus will be developments with WinCC OA in an international environment, within the Cranes department in the Netherlands and Germany. It is necessary to travel occasionally for business reasons, in average one month a year in total.
You will have daily contact with the R&D and project engineering teams. Depending on your own preference, the work will be focused within development or more project related. As a software developer you will also work closely with Douwe Wagenaar, head of innovations at Siemens Cranes in the Netherlands.
Your tasks:
- Designing, creating and maintaining solutions developed within WinCC OA.
- Supporting the commissioning and acceptance tests.
- Tracking , documenting, and reporting development progress regularly.
- Actively participating in the development of automation solutions for harbor cranes.
- This role offers a growth path in two years to product owner in which you would oversee developments with more a strategic position.
About Siemens
Siemens Cranes is one of the global key players in the crane electrification, automation and digitalization business. More than 5000 container cranes world-wide are driven by Siemens automation technology. Industry 4.0, Big Data, The Internet of (Every)Thing(s), Smart Industry, global trends which are particular applicable to crane solutions. With the development of sensor technology and increased interconnectivity, the historical manual crane operation shifts rapidly to fully digital and flexible terminal operation. The first fully automated Siemens terminal is operational and this blueprint is transferred to automate other terminals worldwide.
What are we looking for?
You have a curious nature and like to figure things out yourself. You can work independently, but are a team player as well. You can take the initiative when it’s needed and have strong communication skills. Time and task management play an important part in your work ethics. You welcome an international and diverse environment and are willing to occasionally travel internationally for your work.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Industrial Automation / Mechatronics or similar.
- At least 3 years proven experience in the field of complex (automation) projects / in an engineering environment as an engineer.
- Knowledge of and experience with WinCC OA and/or SIMATIC S7 programming languages.
- Knowledge of C++, C#, SQL, .NET and experience with IT networks is not required, but is preferred.
- Proficiency in English and ideally, also in Dutch.
- In possession of a Dutch driver’s license or willing to obtain a license.
Experience or affinity with container cranes, container terminals or with industrial automation of machines is also very welcome, so you have a good understanding the influence of software on the behavior of the machine.
If you do not meet all of our requirements, but feel this should be your new roll: we would like to meet you and help you develop your skill set.
Our offer
At Siemens, we foster an ownership culture, in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our company’s success. We trust and empower our employees to act as owners, make decisions and innovate to succeed. We communicate openly and honestly to learn from our failures and celebrate our successes. We invest in our team members, offering a wide variety of internal and external development opportunities.
Furthermore:
- A parttime (32 hours) or fulltime role.
- A very good salary (plus a 13th month)
- Freedom and a healthy work- life balance. Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
- 40 days’ leave per annum and working arrangements based on the New Working Model.
- A yearly health budget of €150,- and the possibility to participate in our buddy programme or/and YoungSiemens.
- Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
If you're interested, apply now. We are happy to meet you!
Should you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Sabrine Buitendijk (P&O), +31613585982
We believe diversity creates more opportunity for success. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life: it doesn’t matter the gender, age, ethnic background, sexual orientation or disability. Our main aim is to find people from around the globe who can contribute to world-changing technology.
An online assessment and screening is part of the interview process.
Please do not make use of this vacancy as an acquisition opportunity.
