We have the perfect project for you
in Engineering

Are you looking for a new project in Engineering?

The engineering market is very specialised and it is difficult for an individual candidate to find the right project to match his expertise or the most appropriate way to gain access to a highly desirable company.

We support you - during the application phase and throughout the duration of your project

This is where Hays comes in. With our strong network and industry expertise, we can find the most appropriate assignments for you – swiftly and reliably.

We are happy to compare your experience and qualifications with carefully selected positions and help you both with choosing and applying for your most appropriate form of work – be it a temp position or in contracting.

Long-term collaboration with engineers and companies

By maintaining efficient communications with our direct specialist and HR contacts at our customer sites, we ensure that we can quickly give you feedback on your application. We support you during the application process and throughout the lifetime of your project, so you always have a point of contact for your questions – even when project circumstances change.

When you take a temp engineering role with Hays, you'll benefit from long-running deployments and gain deeper insights into the companies you work with. This enables you to become well acquainted with a company and expand your existing expertise.

We can offer you projects in the following industries:

Automotive
Railway technology
Electrical engineering / electronics
Semiconductor technology
Aerospace technology
Engineering / plant construction
Medical engineering
Communications engineering
Optics
Telecommunications

In-demand roles:

Automation engineers (e.g. PLC programmers, commissioning, robot programmers)
Analysis engineers
Buyers (strategic / operational procurement / project purchasing / technical purchasing)
Embedded software developers
Hardware developers
Project leaders
Process engineers
Quality engineers
Resident engineers
Requirements engineers
Supply chain managers (logistics, lean management, vendor management)
Test engineers
Materials engineers

You can find out more about these roles here:

Automation engineers

PLC programmers

Skills:

Programming languages:

Allen Bradley
Beckhoff
CoDeSys
COMOS
PCS7
Rockwell
S5, S7
TwinCAT
and many others

Visualisation:

Intouch
ProTool
WinCC / WinCC flexible
Zenon
and many others

Bus systems:

Asi Bus
Ethernet
Interbus
Modbus
Profibus
Profinet
and many others

Commissioning engineers

Tasks:

Adjustments and adaptations
Electrical / mechanical commissioning
Cold / hot commissioning

Robot programmers

Skills:

ABB
Fanuc
KUKA - KRC1 and KRC2 controlling
Mitsubishi
Stäubli
and many others

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Analysis engineers

Tools:

Abaqus
Ansys
CFD: Fluent, Gambit, Matlab / Simulink, Fortran, Maple, TecPlot, Flotherm, Icepak
DIAdem
LabView
LS-Dyna
Nastran
OpenForm
Patran
and many others

Tasks:

Computer simulation
Function development
Numeric simulation
Physical simulation
Technical simulation

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Buyers

Tasks:

• Procurement strategy design

• Optimisation of processes and responsibilities

• Procurement market research

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Embedded software developers

Skills:

Authoring language:

C
C++
C#
Assembler
Embedded Java
and many others

Bus systems:

CAN bus
Ethernet
FlexRay
LIN bus
MOST bus
K-Line
and many others

Microcontrollers:

Altera
Atmel AVR
ARM
Freescale ColdFire
Infineon
Intel
NXP
PIC
Renesas
STMicroelectronics
TI
Xilinx
μC 8bit: Freescale HC08, Atmel AVR 8bit
μC 16bit: Freescale HC12, Intel XC 866; TI MSP 430
μC 32bit: ARM 7,ARM 9, Coldfire, PowerPC
and many others

Operating systems:

Specialist systems (VxWorks, Nucleus, Osek)
Embedded standard systems (embedded Linux; Windows CE or Automotive)
Proprietary operating systems

Tasks:

Algorithm development
Real-time programming
Embedded development
Functional safety (ISO 26262, IEC 61508)
ECU development
Test / diagnosis

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Hardware developers

Skills:

Programming / markup languages:

AHDL
VHDL
System C
Verilog

EDA tools:

Altium Designer
Eagle
Mentor Graphics
OrCAD
and many others

Microcontrollers:

Altera
Atmel AVR
ARM
Freescale Coldfire
Infineon
Intel
NXP
PIC
Renesas
STMicroelectronics
TI
Xilinx
μC 8bit: Freescale HC08, Atmel AVR 8bit
μC 16bit: Freescale HC12, Intel XC 866; TI MSP 430
μC 32bit: ARM 7,ARM 9, Coldfire, PowerPC
and many others

Electrical planning systems:

EPLAN
WSCAD
ECSCAD
ELCAD
PDMS

PCB construction:

Eagle
OrCAD
P-spice / H-spice
and many others

Tasks:

Analysis of systems and circuitry
Chip development
EMC = electromagnetic compatibility
Design of printed circuit boards
Creation of cable management plans
Hardware design (digital & analog)
Hardware test
Circuit design

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Project manager

Skills:

Automotive
Railway technology
Electrical engineering
Electronics
Energy engineering
Semi-conductor technology
Aviation & aerospace
Telecommunications engineering
Medical technology
Optics
Telecommunications

Tasks:

Interim management
Process consultants
(Project) portfolio management
Project managers
Program management
Sub-project management
Development managers
Multi-project management

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Process engineers

Skills:

CIP / Kaizen
SixSigma
FMEA process
and many others

Tasks:

Process optimisation
Process analysis

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Quality engineers

Skills:

8D report (complaint management)
APQP (advanced product quality planning)
Auditor (external / internal)
CE certification
FMEA (failure mode and effect analysis)
ISO 14001 (international environmental standard)
ISO 26262 (functional safety)
ISO 9000
ISO 9001
Kaizen / CIP
MSA (measurement system analysis)
PPAP (production part approval process)
QSA (quality system assesment)
Quality planning
SixSigma
SPC (statistical process control)
TS 16949
VDA 6.1 – VDA 6.4

Tasks:

Integrating quality assurance into business processes
Implementation of quality management systems
Process control
Quality planning
Quality assurance
Standardisation of internal systems
Preparation and execution of audits and certifications
Inspection of incoming goods

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Resident engineers

Tasks:

Change management
Manage and maintain contact and knowledge transfer between a company’s different business areas
Customer coordination
and many others

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Requirements engineers

Skills:

Doors
MKS / PTC Integrity
SPICE (ISO 15504)

Tasks:

Requirements management
Requirements analysis and consultation
Identify, organise and check customer requirements for the system being developed
Draw up performance / functional specifications

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Supply chain managers

Tasks:

SCM / Logistics

Logistics services procurement
Logistics planning
Materials management / disposition
Central and intermediate storage planning
Process analysis and improvement
Interface optimisation
Transport planning
Packaging design
Import and export customs regulations

Lean management

Continuous improvement process (CIP, Kaizen)
Optimisation of business processes
Production and scheduling planning

Vendor management

Supplier selection / development / qualification
Communication with vendors
Outsourcing / site planning

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Test engineers

Skills:

CANdela
CANape
CANalyzer
CANoe
DIAdem
Inca
LabVIEW
Test bench
DT (destructive testing)
and many others

Tasks:

Test bench work
Evaluation of test results
Test design
Metrological equipment (e.g. test vehicles)
Planning and management of fatigue tests on components and complete vehicles
Bench tests (e.g. endurance test system, QA test rig in manufacturing, vibration test rig, altitude testing)
Customer site and external site testing
Testing procedure / testing setup / test planning
Coordination of testing segments