Project Engineer Automation

About the team

Shape the future of renewable energy with us!

ZF Wind Power is one of the world’s leading providers of wind turbine gearboxes and is currently being established as an independent entity within the ZF Group – with the clear goal of responding even more effectively to market and customer needs while enabling further growth. This step increases entrepreneurial flexibility and strengthens our role as a global technology leader in wind energy.

We have the world’s largest installed capacity of +8 MW offshore wind turbine gearboxes. Since entering the wind industry in 1979, we have delivered more than 85,000 gearboxes, powering over 200 GW wind turbines, covering more than 25% of the total installed capacity of geared-driven wind turbines worldwide. Together with our partners, we continuously invest in the wind market to empower a sustainable future together.

Because ZF Wind Power keeps on growing, we are looking for a Project Engineer Automation to join our team in our headquarters in Lommel, Belgium.

What you can look forward to as Project Engineer Automation:

• As a member of the global process engineering team, you are the owner for automation projects
• You are responsible to develop our automation roadmap and set the standard in alignment with the relevant stakeholders
• You will take lead in defining opportunities for improvement from a business process point of view and drive them to implementation
• As a project owner you are the responsible single point of contact to execute the roadmap ahead
• A flawless launch in the designated plant, supporting on site is your true north

Your profile as Project Engineer Automation: 

• Next to a (Master) degree in mechanical/electrical/industrial engineering or similar you have solid knowledge of automation building blocks, whether it is robotics, vision, controllers or others with a good understanding of Step 7 / TIA Portal, Robotics standards and programming languages
• You are methodical and uphold a clear, transparent and structured project management methodology
• Success is based on team consensus. Driving a project and a team proactively in a matrix organization is your second nature
• You are a strong communicator to all levels of the organization, with suppliers and integrators and can operate in a high-level report out meeting as well as on the shop floor with operators and engineers getting things done
• Therefore very good language skills in English and good in Dutch are required
• You measure your success rate on metrics achieved

Why you should choose ZF in Lommel:

• Extensive benefit package
• Extra ADV (additional leave based on contract hours) days
• Hybrid work option
• Soup at work to support healthy lunch/dinner
• Possibility of bike lease
• Working on a product that has a positive impact on our environment