Vacancy

Controls Engineer

Location: Lokeren, East Flanders, Belgium Sector: Engineering Contract: Indefinite time Hours: 40 hrs/week Last updated: 25 November 2025

Function

Are you a technical jack-of-all-trades with a passion for automation and robotics? As a Controls Engineer, you will work within an innovative team and play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining customised automation solutions. You will be responsible for both the electrical and functional realisation of customer projects. From the concept phase to the creation of manuals, supervision of installations, and final delivery - your role is crucial at every project stage.

  • Detailing concepts after transferring sales.
  • Writing functional descriptions and manuals.
  • Creating and checking electrical diagrams and layouts together with a draftsman.
  • Managing the sourcing of components, including price comparisons and technical solutions.
  • Coordinating and supervising on-site installations and connectivity.
  • Provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Supervising software testing and drafting test procedures.
  • Providing training at customers' premises.
  • Following up on aftercare and resolving any customer issues.
  • Ensuring compliance with local legislation and guidelines during realisation.

Profile

To be successful in this role, you will have the following qualifications and skills:

  • A master's degree with a specialisation in electricity, electrical engineering, electromechanics,...
  • Experience with CAD software.
  • A strong combination of creative and technical skills.
  • Proactive mindset with the ability to spot and seize opportunities.
  • Flexible, positive and open-minded attitude.
  • Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.
  • Willing and motivated to learn and develop yourself further.
  • Able to work in an international environment and positively embrace different cultures.
  • Willingness to travel to international project sites up to 30% of the time.

Organisation

This company is a world leader in intralogistics applications, warehouse equipment and automation. Their solutions are used by companies all over the world. Based in Lokeren, they offer their customers innovative customised solutions, from engineering to installation and maintenance. To strengthen their team, they are currently looking for a Controls Engineer.

Offer

As a Controls Engineer, you will find yourself in a challenging and varied position in an open and enthusiastic environment with the necessary freedom and opportunity to take initiative.

You will receive a competitive salary package, including meal vouchers, a car with fuel card, group and hospitalisation insurance, net allowances, CLA90 bonus, laptop, iPhone + subscription, freshly prepared lunches...

Intensive training by experienced people internally and externally as well as the opportunity to work and travel in an international context.

You will join a 40-hour week with 12 ADV days.

You will work from Lokeren, but will also have the opportunity to work from the satellite office in Berchem.


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    Contactpersoon: Laura Van De Weghe
    Kantoor: Technical Engineering Waas and Dender
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    Waar is deze job gelegen?

    Lokeren, East Flanders, Belgium

    Welk type contract is dit?

    Indefinite time

    Hoeveel uren per week werk je in deze functie?

    40 hrs/week

    Met wie kan ik contact opnemen over deze vacature?

    Contactpersoon: Laura Van De Weghe
    Kantoor: Technical Engineering Waas and Dender
    E-mail: laura.vandeweghe@ctrl-f.be
    Telefoon: 03 760 31 30