Electrical Design & Drive Systems Engineer - EPLAN

Role Purpose

Design and realise the electrical power, drive and control systems for X-Laboratory’s offshore motion compensation and maritime robotics equipment. You will take systems from electrical architecture and component selection through detailed EPLAN engineering, cabinet manufacturing, FAT and commissioning .

We are looking for a practical electrical engineer with strong experience in industrial cabinets, high-power electrical drives and machinery automation .

Responsibilities: What you do

• design electrical power, drive and control architectures for winches, actuator systems and other mechatronic machinery
• independently engineer complete electrical cabinets and systems in EPLAN
• produce electrical schematics, cabinet layouts, terminal plans, cable schedules, Bills of Materials (BOMs) and manufacturing documentation
• dimension and select electrical components including protection devices, contactors, power supplies, filters, cabling and busbar systems
• select and dimension industrial drive systems, particularly single- and multi-drive systems (ABB, Siemens, Danfoss), typically in the 100 kW+ class
• integrate motors, drives, PLCs, safety systems, remote I/O, sensors and auxiliary equipment
• configure and troubleshoot PLC and HMI systems for integration and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• prepare technical packages for procurement and supervise electrical cabinet manufacturing
• inspect completed cabinets and resolve manufacturing or integration issues
• perform electrical power-up, drive configuration and system commissioning
• lead/support FAT, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and, occasionally, commissioning at client or offshore locations
• maintain controlled and accurate as-built electrical documentation

Accountabilities: What you are measured against

• EPLAN Quality — complete, correct and manufacturable electrical documentation with minimal supplier clarification
• Electrical Design Quality — correct dimensioning and selection of drives, protections, EMI compatibility, cabling, busbars and auxiliary components
• Manufacturing Readiness — cabinet builders can manufacture released designs without avoidable redesign or missing information
• First-Time Quality — minimise design-related wiring errors, non-conformances and rework
• FAT Readiness — electrical systems are complete, correctly configured and ready for testing according to schedule
• Commissioning Performance — systematic commissioning and effective root-cause resolution of electrical and drive-system problems
• Configuration Control — drawings, BOMs, drive parameters and as-built configurations remain complete and traceable
• Delivery — engineering, manufacturing support and commissioning delivered according to agreed project milestones

Competencies & Behaviours

• excellent practical electrical engineering and EPLAN capability
• strong understanding of industrial power distribution, drives and cabinet engineering
• combines detailed engineering with a hands-on commissioning mentality
• able to translate system requirements into complete, buildable electrical systems
• systematic and effective in electrical troubleshooting
• comfortable working directly with cabinet builders, suppliers and technicians
• precise, independent and strongly focused on reliable real-world machinery
• curious and willing to continuously learn new technologies, from hydraulic systems to liquid cooling and emerging drive architectures

Qualifications

Requirements

• strong professional EPLAN experience
• proven experience designing industrial electrical cabinets and control systems
• experience selecting and dimensioning industrial electric drives and motors
• sound knowledge of three-phase power systems, electrical protection, cabling and busbar systems
• practical experience with PLC-based industrial automation and HMI systems
• experience supporting cabinet manufacture, system integration, FAT and commissioning
• ability to read, create and troubleshoot complex industrial electrical systems

Strong assets:

• B.Sc./M.Sc./HBO in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Mechatronics or equivalent professional background
• ABB drive systems , including selection and commissioning of single- and multi-drive architectures
• drive systems in the 100 kW+ power class
• Siemens, Bachmann, Beckhoff and/or Schneider Electric PLC systems
• Safety PLCs and industrial safety architectures
• PROFINET, EtherCAT, CAN, Modbus TCP/IP and/or OPC UA
• hydraulic drives, hydraulic power units and electro-hydraulic machinery
• liquid/water-cooled drives and high-power electrical systems
• offshore, maritime, shipbuilding, cranes, winches, lifting equipment or comparable heavy machinery
• FAT, SAT and field/offshore commissioning experience

Who we are

X-Laboratory is a high-end engineering and technology company specialised in offshore motion compensation and advanced maritime robotics. We develop scalable control, simulation and system integration solutions for demanding offshore environments, with the ambition and capability to evolve into a tier-1 OEM and full-system integrator for next-generation offshore operations.

Benefits

• competitive salary based on experience and education
• substantial ownership of real machinery from electrical design through commissioning
• flexible work scheme
• end-of-year bonus
• highly competitive commissioning remuneration
• international exposure and personal development budget
• potential stock participation at a later stage, at management discretion

How to apply

Send your CV, motivation and examples of relevant electrical engineering work to:

sollicitatie at deltaxlab dot com

We particularly value experience showing complete EPLAN-engineered industrial cabinets and drive systems that you have personally helped take from design through manufacture, FAT and commissioning .