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Maintenance technology engineer

• Hybrid
• • Amsterdam , Noord-Holland , Netherlands
• Aerospace Systems

Job description

Technology is important for our society. We all depend on it. Keeping technology affordable and in operation requires maintenance. Maintenance itself an expertise; a field that is increasingly sophisticated and innovative. Maintenance is very diverse; combining technical, managerial and economical aspects. In addition, maintenance has a large impact on the circular economy. Have you considered a challenging career in maintenance technology? Are you interested to work in a multi-disciplinary team where you combine your expertise with the expertise of others to improve and advance maintenance technology? Then apply for this position and dive into the world of maintenance! As a Maintenance Engineer within the MRO team, you will work at the forefront of innovations in maintenance technology for industry and defense.

What will you do?

You'll be supporting our clients with maintenance technology solutions. You will help conceptualise, design, build and test technological solutions that help maintenance organisation reduce dull, dirty and dangerous work using automation, robot technology, advanced sensor technologies, and machine vision. You're hands-on, you collaborate on solutions, and you develop yourself into a maintenance technology expert.

In addition, you have a good view of the possibilities of using technology in maintenance. You think along with us about innovative solutions in the field of maintenance science & technology. Your ideas create value for future customers and you know how to translate your idea into demonstrable products. You work closely with your colleagues from other disciplines within NLR.

Your creativity combined with a sense of structured work comes through. You work with colleagues to solve the customer's demand, and you take pride in what you accomplish together.

What will you bring?

• Affinity with maintenance technology.

• Master degree, for example in aerospace, mechatronics, or a related field.

• Ideally, experience in the aircraft, engine or component maintenance.

• A proactive, problem solving and hands-on team player mindset, but be able to work independently.

• Ambition to grow into a maintenance technology expert.

• Sense of market opportunities, innovation and product development.

• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English, both written and spoken, (B2 level).

What we offer?

Working at NLR means working in a national and international high-tech environment. Cooperation and commitment are very important to us. By giving you freedom and your own responsibility, you are best able to come up with groundbreaking innovations. Do you want to develop yourself professionally and personally or perhaps to be promoted? This is also possible with NLR as a learning organization, which also has a training budget, a mentor, internal coaches and good contacts with universities, colleges and universities.

In addition to all this, we offer you:

Your new working environment?

Your new colleagues are engaged in the development and delivery of asset & maintenance solutions and high-quality and innovative maintenance technology for civil and military aircraft maintenance. The products and services are characterized by their applications in innovative and specialized research and testing programs. We develop and innovate with a strong focus on the usability and feasibility of our solutions and technologies.

What does it mean to work at NLR?

For over 100 years, Royal NLR has been a knowledge organization with the will and ambition to innovate. With this drive, we are making the world of aviation and space safer, more sustainable, more efficient and effective and pioneering innovations. We employ more than 990 dedicated professionals, ranging from aircraft engineers to psychologists and from mathematicians to application engineers. NLR stands for an inclusive and diverse organization where everyone feels welcome, safe, valued and respected.

Are you excited to start working as an R&D Engineer at NLR in Amsterdam? Apply directly via the application button. We're looking at your application!

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