Electrical Engineer

Ensuring Chart’s Success

As our new Electrical Engineer, you will join a dynamic team responsible for developing and designing power components for compressors, maintaining existing solutions, collaborating with the Automation Department, and participating in research and development from idea generation to implementation. You will also work on interdisciplinary projects, provide technical clarification, design solutions with Project and Sales Departments, and perform testing, maintenance, documentation, and bug fixes. The role includes opportunities to travel for troubleshooting and commissioning at client sites (10–20% travel).

Howden Turbo, a Chart Industries Company, is a leading supplier of turbo compressors for applications including wastewater treatment, flue gas desulphurisation, exhaust gas recirculation, sulphuric acid manufacturing, direct reduced iron (DRI) processing, coke oven gas management, and other essential chemical and metallurgical processes. Chart Industries is a global leader in engineering equipment for clean energy and industrial gas markets, with over 11,700 employees at 64 manufacturing sites and 50+ service centres worldwide

What Will You Do?

• Develop and design power components for compressors in industrial and metallurgical applications including coke oven gas, direct iron reduction, wastewater, flue gas, exhaust gas recirculation, mechanical vapor recompression.
• Support ongoing development of electrical hardware, power components, and frequency converters
• Collaborate with Automation, Project, and Sales Departments and customers on technical clarification and solution design
• Participate in research and development for current and new products
• Perform testing, maintenance, documentation, and bug fixes
• Conduct troubleshooting and commissioning at client sites (10–20% travel)
• Support interdisciplinary projects for current and new products

Your Experience Should Be...

• Degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Experience in power electronics and frequency converters preferred
• Hands-on experience with hardware and software
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English for collaborating with international colleagues; German language skills are an asset
• Willingness to travel internationally

We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Howden more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you. 

Our Benefits Package...

Flexible and supportive work environment

• Flexible working hours with a 35-hour workweek and 30 days of vacation per calendar year
• 2 days of home office per week
• Health programs
• Company sports groups

Compensation & Conditions

• Excellent compensation package based on qualifications and experience in the metal and electrical industry tariffs
• Employer contribution to pension plans

Location conditions

• Electric charging stations on site
• Company parking available and good transport links (5-minute walk to the train station)
• On-site cafeteria