Marine and industrial systems integrator with internal automation platform
Eekels is a 110-year-old systems integrator serving marine, offshore, and industrial sectors, with a stack heavy in electrical automation (EPLAN, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Rockwell, ABB) and panel-building tooling. The engineering-dominant hiring mix (35 of 42 open roles) and active projects around modular software design and yacht construction suggest a shift toward productizing their custom integration work—building internal automation platforms rather than only executing field projects. Pain points cluster around process standardization and engineering capacity, indicating they're scaling internal tooling faster than headcount.
Eekels designs and delivers electrotechnical and automation systems for marine vessels (passenger ships, superyachts, offshore vessels, merchant ships) and industrial infrastructure (energy, petrochemical, chemical, food, water treatment). The company operates as a system integrator across the full chain: engineering, panel building, installation, commissioning, and maintenance. Core offerings include electrical propulsion, shore power systems, ship automation, process automation, and drive technology. With ~900 employees across engineering, fabrication, and service, Eekels serves customers in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Peru, operating both project and maintenance business models.
Eekels uses EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD for design; Siemens, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, and ABB for industrial control systems; C#, NET Core, and codeSys for software; SCADA and HMI for process monitoring; and Crestron and Lutron for automation control.
Yes. Engineering roles make up 35 of 42 active job openings, with 15 senior and 14 mid-level positions. Hiring spans the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Peru.
Kolham, Groningen, Netherlands. The company was founded in 1908 and is privately held with 501–1,000 employees.
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