Application Engineer

A production plant is running 24/7. Its control systems are connected, its processes automated - and every minute of uptime counts. You’re not just the architect of the system; you’re the reason it keeps running. Your design prevents downtime. Your decisions, quietly made, make all the difference.

As an Application Engineer at Yokogawa, you’ll build and maintain the systems that is the digital foundation of some of the world’s most essential industries - ensuring that safety, stability, and sustainability go hand in hand.

You’ll be part of the Solution Engineering Team within the Operations NL Team - a diverse group of specialists with complementary skillsets and a shared mindset.

You will be the responsible person for installing and maintaining our SCADA system CI-SERVER.

data historian and the products that rely on this data historian. You will also be the responsible person for our custom made applications.

As Application Engineer you will not only support above mentioned solutions you will also be trained to maintain our data historian and custom made applications.

Once you gather enough knowledge you will join our 24/7 standby team to support our clients 24/7. In practical this means that you are on duty for 1 week every 4 to 5 weeks. During this period, you can be called to support., * Install and maintain our CI Server systems.

• Maintain and support our data historian and custom made applications, based on VB, C# or the like.
• Implement modifications to customers systems in a live environment.
• Maintain the customer systems to be reliable and ready 24/7. This also includes handling assigned emergency calls.
• Coordinate and verify work prepared by our engineering centres in Romania and India
• Support your customer with technical questions or upgrades.
• Creating and maintaining as-built documentation that ensures clarity and continuity.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. We are open to candidates with limited professional experience who have a degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or a related field and are motivated to develop into a customer-facing Application Engineer. Full product and industry training will be provided., * An MBO / HBO degree in process automation/control, mechatronics or equivalent

• A communicative personality enjoys working in a team of technical experts
• A willingness to travel within the Netherlands frequently and from to time to time abroad
• (Basic) programming skills, like JAVA, VB or C#
• self-motivated in solving problems and searching for new knowledge
• A structured, hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication skills in either Dutch or English.
• A willingness to deliver 24/7 support on rotating baes.
• A solution-focused, flexible attitude and customer-centric mindset.

Yokogawa has been pioneering industrial automation for over a century. Today, our focus is clear: enable industries to become safer, smarter, and more sustainable.

We’re committed to achieving net-zero emissions, supporting the circular economy, and improving well-being - with a long-term vision for 2050 and beyond. At Yokogawa, you won’t just build systems. You’ll build security into the future.

Ready to architect security where it truly counts? Apply now and help us protect the processes that keep the world running

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to “co-innovate tomorrow”. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive culture

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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