Job Title

Internship: From Data to Insight in Engineering Tools

Job Description

Assignment type: Internship

Start date: September 2026

Assignment duration: 6 months

Location: Veghel

Education level: Bachelor / Master

Desired study: IT / Software engineering / Data Science

Language: Dutch/English

Description of assignment

Vanderlande is a market leader in logistics process automation. Within ICT, we develop tools that help our engineers design advanced conveyors and sorting systems. These tools come together in the Engineering Suite of Tools (ESoT), with the System Designer at its core: an AutoCAD and Revit plugin used to design complete systems.

Think of it as Rollercoaster Tycoon for conveyor systems. What you build digitally is actually manufactured and installed at airports and warehouses around the world.

In this role, you’ll dive into smart monitoring, logging, and alerting within the ESoT landscape. You’ll turn operational data into clear insights and create intuitive dashboards that spot issues before they become visible. Together with software developers, you’ll help build a strong observability culture by recognizing patterns, visualizing trends, and truly understanding system behavior.

Department description

The department ‘Applications Engineering’ consists of 2 teams. Team B develops and supports the tools that make up the Engineering Suite of Tools (ESoT). This is a range of different servers and applications that support the engineering process from sales to supply. 

In total 11 people form Team B: 9 developers, 1 Product owner and 1 Scrum master. Backgrounds vary, seniority too, but all are very willing to cooperate and share knowledge. The student will work on his/her own project, with 2 direct supervisors but with the support of the team in an agile way. 

Tasks/responsibilities

The aim of this internship is to transform operational ESoT data into clear insights by building dashboards and smart alerts that improve system visibility and proactive incident detection: 

• Telemetry Treasure Hunting 
  Collect, process and analyze logs and metrics from ESoT environments to identify useful insights and opportunities for improvement. 

• Dashboard Creation & Storytelling 
  Build intuitive dashboards that turn raw data into visual stories for both technical and non‑technical audiences. 

• Alert Crafting & Optimization 
  Design and test alerting rules that are smart, actionable, and non‑spammy—improving signal-to-noise ratio for Ops and Engineering teams. 

• Operational Insight Experiments 
  Run small exploratory analyses to find anomalies, trends, and operational blind spots. 

• Share and protect the knowledge 
  Write short guides, visuals, or mini “field notes from the InsightOps internship” to help teams understand and use the dashboards and alerts you create. 

Your profile

• You have a curious mindset and interest in understanding system behavior
• You are proactive, open to learn, and willing to experiment
• Enjoys collaborating with a team of software developers
• *Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands.

Contact

Do 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: [email protected].