Internship: HMI & UX Design for Smart Automation

Job TitleInternship: HMI & UX Design for Smart Automation
Job Description
Assignment type: Internship
Start date: February 2027
Assignment duration: 6 months
Location: Veghel
Education level: Bachelor / Master
Desired study: Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Industrial Product Design, HBO ICT
Language: Dutch / English
Description of assignment
When every minute of downtime matters, technical systems need to be easy to understand and troubleshoot. In this internship, you will work on improving the operator interfaces used with our PLC-controlled parcel sortation systems. These HMI screens show system status and diagnostics and are used by customers, project controls engineers and service engineers in the field.
You will explore what users need from the interface and translate these needs into a clear, consistent and intuitive HMI design. You will improve existing visualizations, add new functions based on user feedback and make the interface scalable for future functionality. The agreed improvements will be implemented and tested.
Department description
You will join the Modularization and Deployment department, which is part of Technology. The department is responsible for modularizing standard equipment into functional, multidisciplinary building blocks. These building blocks are used by projects to engineer customer solutions for parcel sortation systems.
The team develops and deploys PLC software deliverables and other multidisciplinary library files for engineering. The department also supports engineering teams in using these solutions and continuously improves them based on user feedback. During your internship, you will be guided by the PLC team and work with stakeholders from multiple global engineering offices.
Tasks/responsibilities
Interview service engineers, project controls engineers and other users to understand their requirements
Develop a compact HMI design baseline covering navigation, labels, buttons, status indications, alarms and screen titles
Review the interface with representative users and document findings, decisions and technical dependencies
Implement agreed HMI improvements in Siemens TIA Portal, including relevant PLC/HMI interface changes
Test the improved solution on Siemens MTP700/1200 HMIs
Prepare the solution for reuse and document the remaining steps for automatic project generation
Your profile
An interest in HMI usability and user-centred interface design
Basic knowledge of Siemens TIA Portal
Practical experience with PLC or HMI systems is preferred
Good communication skills in English
Affinity with both industrial automation and user interface design
*Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands
What we offer
A monthly internship allowance (based on a 40-hour work week):
Bachelor: €500 per month
Master: €550 per month
Full commuting allowance, including public transport, depending on whether you have access to free public transport or not
On-site health center with gym
Active employee communities and initiatives
Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar
undefinedContactDo you recognize yourself in this challenging profile? Are you looking for an internship in our organization? Please fill out the application form and upload your resume and cover letter. For more information, contact us by e-mail: internship@vanderlande.com.