Hardware Engineer

Hardware Electrical Engineer
About the Role
As a Hardware Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for designing, testing, and implementing hardware systems for machines in New Product Development (NPD). You will also play a key role in standardizing hardware components and developing best practices to ensure consistency across the organization. A strong understanding of hardware design principles and industrial automation systems is critical for success in this role.

What You’ll Do

Ownership of Hardware:
As the responsible party for hardware components within NPD projects, ensure all design processes comply with established standards.

Development of New Hardware Concepts:
When a product‑market combination requires a non‑standard hardware concept, proactively address design challenges and implement solutions that can be scaled and standardized.

Feasibility Studies and Component Evaluation:
Conduct feasibility studies for new non‑standard hardware components, industrialize promising options, document recommendations, and standardize new components to guide future design decisions.

Standardization of Hardware Designs:
Develop and maintain thorough documentation for hardware standards, contributing to a repository of best practices that guide hardware choices. Continuously refine and update hardware standards and best practices in alignment with the vision and roadmap of Poultry Innovation.

Implementation, Integration and Testing:
Guide the creation of electrical plans, participate in system integration, commissioning, and start‑up activities, ensuring that hardware systems are installed and tested according to test plans and best practices. Customer visits are part of the job.

What You Bring

Technical Proficiency and Problem‑Solving:
Demonstrate a strong ability to address complex hardware issues and standardize solutions across projects.

Communication and

Collaboration:

Excellent communication skills, ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, and a team player who can maneuver a varied stakeholder landscape. Excellent written and verbal English skills;
Dutch language skills preferred.

Hands‑On and Methodical: A hands‑on approach paired with a structured and organized method of documenting and reporting hardware designs, ensuring alignment with best practices.

Proactive and Detail‑Oriented: A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset, able to drive standardization of hardware components while also innovating to meet the vision and roadmap for Marel Innovation.

Broad Technical Knowledge:
Familiarity with safety regulations, hygienic design standards, and industrial communication protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, Powerlink, OPC/UA). Proficiency in using tools such as E‑Plan to review hardware designs.

Enjoy working in a dynamic environment.

Nice to Have

Experience in R&D and industrial machine development, with an emphasis on hardware standardization and best practices.

Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Proficiency in Dutch or other European languages is a plus.

Why Join Us?

Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business.

An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail.

A network of specialists who are always willing to help.

A healthy work‑life balance and flexible working arrangements.

Endless possibilities to keep learning: access to Linked In Learning and Busuu language learning.

Career opportunities and internal growth support.

Equal Opportunity Employment
JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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