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While the great majority of people in the Netherlands speak English fluently, not all companies systematically offer job vacancies suited for English speakers. This especially applies if you're seeking jobs outside of the country's major cities, namely Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague among others.
Finding English-speaking companies in Eindhoven can turn into a headache for certain job seekers, as Dutch remains a prerequisite for the larger part of vacancies found on LinkedIn, Monster and Indeed.
To make finding a job in Eindhoven easier for internationals, we thus deemed it helpful to create a selection of companies regularly posting job openings to which English speakers are eligible.
If you're looking for a job in Eindhoven, this article is for you! If you're looking for a job elsewhere, check out our articles presenting the best companies to work for in Groningen or listing 8 Amsterdam-based start-ups currently hiring English speakers.
How were these companies chosen?
These companies were mostly sourced from Glassdoor and LinkedIn and selected based on whether they were:
Still active and recruiting in 2022
Open to recruiting English-speaking employees
Hosting a diverse and international team
Great companies to work for in Eindhoven in 2022
This list is not a ranking!
1) ASML
ASML is probably the largest corporation based near Eindhoven. With headquarters in Veldhoven, a 22-minute train ride from Eindhoven Central Station, the multinational develops and manufactures photolithography systems, which are used to produce computer chips.
ASML is very international, employing +30,000 people from 120 nationalities, and constantly seeking to recruit new talents in various job categories, including chemistry and materials science, data science, optics, and mechatronics among others. Check out the company's latest openings on its career platform.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at ASML:
Product Owner
Knowledge Management Coordinator
Campus Recruiter Internships
Strategy Manager
2) Lightyear
Lightyear was founded in 2016 and develops electric cars incorporating solar panels to recharge themselves. Currently, Lightyear is employing 544 workers, including interns. The business takes great pride in having assembled an international team, with individuals from 43 different nationalities.
Needless to say, language isn't a barrier at Lightyear. Having raised 93 million euros in 2021, the scale-up headquartered in North-Brabant has 100+ open job vacancies, in Helmond, a 13-minute train ride from Eindhoven.
Among the typical English-speaking jobs offered by Lightyear:
Customer Onboarding Internship
Graduation Internship: Solar Engineering
iOS Developer
Leadership Team Coordinator
Supply Chain Engineer
Thesis: Power Electronics / Electrical Engineering
3) High Tech Campus Eindhoven
If you're looking for a job in Eindhoven, check out this platform first: High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The tech hub hosts +260 tech companies and institutes and approximately 12,5000 knowledge workers and entrepreneurs, working to develop the latest technologies. The campus is also quite special in that it fosters an international community very open to global talent. Perfect for expatriates, international students and graduates, in sum!
The hub operates a job portal which lists vacancies posted by the +260 companies previously mentioned, and vacancies of its own. Having scrolled through the platform for a few minutes, it's very user-friendly, as it indicates the spoken language for each position. High Tech Campus Eindhoven also has open job positions of its own!
Among the typical English-speaking internship job positions:
Business Developer Emerging Tech
Strategical Procurement Lead
Innovation Manager
Marketing Manager
4) Philips
While headquartered in Amsterdam, Philips operates its largest R&D site in Eindhoven.
If you're looking for an English-speaking job position at a large company offering an international working environment, you might find what you're working for at Philips.
Employing over 11,000 people across the Netherlands, Philips invests substantial resources to attract top global talent with different levels of experience, including interns, trainees, and fresh graduates. To see the company's (almost endless!) and latest vacancies, check out Philip's online job portal.
Among the typical English-speaking internship, traineeship and job positions at Philips:
Human Resources Business Partner
IP Business Analyst
Marketing Internship
Procurement Management
Electronics Development Engineer
5) Sendcloud
Sendcloud's vocation is to help e-commerce businesses save time and financial resources when it comes to shipping. Founded in 2012, the shipping automation platform now hosts 450+ employees from 50+ different nationalities! That's close to as international as it gets. Oh, and the company is certified Great Place to Work too.
The icing on the cake: Sendcloud is hiring (60 jobs up for grabs at this date and time) in various departments, from development, to finance, through customer support and marketing. Check out all vacancies here.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at Sendcloud:
UX Design
DevOps Engineer
Engineering Manager
Customer Support
Talent Partner
6) Accenture
Like many other major companies in Eindhoven, Accenture benefits from a great location, right in the centre of the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Accenture is a major consultancy organised in different divisions, focusing respectively on strategy and consulting, digital marketing and analytics, technology software and R&D solutions and operations management. This is the summed-up version, of course.
Employing 710,000 employees across 200 cities worldwide (2022), Accenture's DNA is international, which is great for English speakers seeking jobs in the city of Eindhoven. The company regularly posts job and internship vacancies to which English speakers are welcome to apply.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at Accenture:
Senior Sales Executive
UX/Digital Design Internship
Marketing & Communication Internship
Design Engineer
Junior Recruiter
7) Signify
Among the major companies in Eindhoven: Signify, a lighting company developing lighting products and services for professionals, consumers and IoT (e.g.: smart LED lamps, luminaires...). Fun fact, Signify is actually a spin-off of the Philips lighting department and saw the light for the first time in 2016.
Moving on from this high-level joke: Signify offers a high selection and variety of jobs, including for English speakers, listed on their own careers page. Currently, Signify has 35,000+ employees (2022).
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at Signify:
Operations Manager
Plant Specialist
Development Engineer
Global Industrial Engineer
IT Finance Intern
8) Bosch Security Systems
Yet another technology company in Eindhoven: Bosch. The world-famous German engineering and technology multinational company operates a security systems unit in the North-Western part of Eindhoven...and is actively seeking new employees at this date.
Whether you're looking for an internship or a full-time job, you might find a match on the company Netherlands job portal. International and English-speaking friendly, of course.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at Bosch:
Marketing & Communications Internship
International Marketing Graduation Internship
Training Development Specialist
Senior Demand/Supply Chain Planner
Human Resources Intern
9) Eindhoven University of Technology
The Eindhoven University of Technology, founded in 1956 (quite a young university for Dutch standards!), is located in Brainport Eindhoven, a renowned technology hub in the city. Like most universities across the Netherlands, it offers English-speaking academic programs, PhD positions, post-doctorates and...jobs.
The university's job portal lists a number of academic and non-academic positions which can be great opportunities to start or continue a career in Eindhoven!
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at Eindhoven University of Technology:
PhD positions
Assistant Professor
Student Assistant
Researcher
Back End Developer
Data Engineer
10) Shimano
Among the companies in Eindhoven, is Shimano, the Japanese multinational manufacturing company. Notorious for producing bicycle components, the company also produces fishing and rowing equipment. It's arguably one of the largest companies in Eindhoven, also offering an international working environment, which gradually developed as the company continued its global expansion over the years (more than 13,000 employees in 2022).
While actively hiring in a number of countries across the world, the company regularly posts a number of job vacancies in the Netherlands and Eindhoven, which can easily be found on its job portal.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at the company:
Online Marketing Specialist
Data Analyst
Marketing Intern
International Project Manager
PR & Communications Intern
11) GoodHabitz
GoodHabitz is an e-training platform offering online training on a variety of topics (e.g.: digital skills, health and safety, communication and languages, sales courses...). The company offers a great location to its employees, right in the heart of Eindhoven.
While for most of the support functions and customer-related functions, fluent Dutch is required, this doesn't apply to most technology and software-related vacancies, which you will find on the company job portal.
Among the typical English-speaking internship and job positions at GoodHabitz:
Cloud Engineering Manager
Mobile Designer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Backend Architect Developer
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