Team Lead Electrical Engineering (Controls Hardware)

Location: Lokeren, Belgium; candidates must be located in Belgium and willing to travel up to 30% to offices and projects abroad.

Company

hirify.global designs and manufactures robotic intralogistics systems in-house.

What you will do

• Lead a controls hardware engineering team of approximately 5–10 engineers delivering project solutions based on standardized engineering approaches.
• Create and refine concept layouts, technical designs, and documentation for electrical infrastructure and controls hardware.
• Plan and monitor team and project activities, allocate resources, report progress, and guide engineers in their designs.
• Coordinate system integration, on-site I/O testing, safety validations, and collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Verify designs, approve technical documentation and system integration, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage the project budget.
• Train team members and participate in recruitment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with an electrical specialization.
• At least 8 years of experience in electrical infrastructure engineering, including electrical cabinet calculations and commissioning follow-up.
• At least 3 years of experience managing a team of engineers.
• Experience with CAD programs such as Eplan and cable calculations using Caneco.
• Creative and technical ability, a proactive mindset, and the ability to identify opportunities to support the business.
• Flexible, positive, open-minded, communicative, proactive, and enthusiastic about teamwork and learning.
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• Located in Belgium and willing to travel up to 30% of the time to offices and projects abroad.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, enthusiastic, and international working environment with opportunities to take initiative.
• Intensive training from experienced colleagues.
• Company car with fuel card or charging pass, group and health insurance, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, and net allowances.
• Laptop and iPhone with subscription.
• 20 vacation days plus 12 additional days for a full year on a 40-hour workweek instead of 38 hours, for 32 days in total.
• Satellite office in Berchem, Antwerp.

Hiring process

• Apply through the vacancy’s application link.
• Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies and headhunters are treated as direct applications without third-party compensation.