Maintenance Engineer (m/w/d)

Become a Maintenance Engineer at Alfen and help shape the future of Energy Storage! Develop and implement maintenance strategies, improve system availability and reliability, and help continuously improve the performance of our Battery Energy Storage Systems.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you play a key role in developing and implementing the maintenance strategy for Alfen's Battery Energy Storage Systems. Your focus is on improving system availability, limiting unexpected downtime, and ensuring that our maintenance approach continues to evolve as our installed base grows. You use technical knowledge, operational data, and field experience to identify improvement opportunities and translate them into practical maintenance activities, plans, and standards. This includes supporting preventive and condition-based maintenance approaches and continuously improving the way maintenance is prepared and executed. You work closely with Service teams and other functions such as R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality. You take ownership of maintenance-related topics within your scope and help translate lessons learned and operational needs into sustainable improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Strategy & Implementation

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve maintenance strategies for Alfen's Battery Energy Storage Systems.
• Define required maintenance activities, intervals, resource requirements, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure maintenance planning considers system requirements, operational needs, and contractual maintenance requirements.

Data & Maintenance Optimization

• Use operational and maintenance data to identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and availability.
• Support the development of preventive and condition-based maintenance approaches.
• Identify maintenance-related spare-parts requirements to support optimal system availability.

Maintenance Standards & Continuous Improvement

• Review and improve maintenance and inspection templates, procedures, technical documentation, and drawings.
• Translate field experience, product changes, and lessons learned into practical maintenance improvements.
• Support the implementation and rollout of updated maintenance practices across the Service organization.

Service & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Service, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, suppliers, and other stakeholders to achieve effective maintenance solutions.
• Support root cause analyses where required and translate relevant findings into maintenance improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Service Technicians and contribute to service and maintenance activities where required.

Ownership & Operational Support

• Take ownership of assigned maintenance topics from analysis and alignment through implementation and follow-up.
• Contribute proactively to departmental objectives and improvement initiatives.
• Participate in breakdown and on-call/standby services where applicable and work in accordance with relevant QHSE requirements.

What do we expect from you?

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer who combines technical expertise with a structured and hands-on approach. You take ownership of your topics, communicate effectively across technical and operational teams, and translate maintenance challenges into practical solutions.

You bring:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably within an international technical environment.
• Knowledge of and experience in a technical environment.
• Experience with MS Office and ERP systems, and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills, with a proactive and decisive approach.
• Good command of Dutch, English and/or German, both spoken and written.
• VCA VOL certification, or an internationally recognized equivalent.
• Knowledge of NEN 3840 and/or NEN 3141.

What do we offer?

At Alfen, you will have an independent and responsible role with plenty of room for your own ideas and entrepreneurship. We also offer:

• Competitive salary according to the Metalektro Collective Labor Agreement.
• 27 vacation days + 13 ADV days per year, with the option to sell days.
• Company laptop and phone.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home.
• Free access to our online learning platform.
• Sports activities and social events via AlFun.
• Pension plan through PME, with Alfen paying more than half of the contribution.
• Travel allowance of €0.25 per km up to a maximum of 50 km one way.

Where will you be working?

You will join the ESS Service Improvement Team, a multidisciplinary team focused on strengthening and continuously improving our Service organization. The team brings together expertise in Continuous Improvement, Maintenance Engineering, Service Parts, Data & Reporting, and technical diagnostics, working closely with the wider Service organization and other business functions. Alfen is a leading provider of innovative energy storage solutions, helping build a reliable and future-proof energy grid. We are involved in high-profile projects across Europe and deliver Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) solutions to grid operators, industrial customers, and energy companies. At Alfen, you'll work in a dynamic environment where innovation, collaboration, and personal development are at the heart of everything we do.

Interested?

Please note that a reference check, pre-employment screening, and a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) may be part of the recruitment process. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the vacancy will close once a suitable candidate has been found.

Unsolicited acquisition is not appreciated.