Robotic Arm Software Engineer

Robotic Arm Software Engineer

• Continuous improvement & training
• Great place to work certified
• Working in small teams

In the Robotic Application Software Development department, we develop software that helps automate dairy farms. We are working on a range of products, like mobile robots and our milking robot. We are looking for engineers to strengthen our team.

As a Robotics Software Engineer, you are responsible for the development and maintenance of our automated farming solutions including control technologies for our milking robots. You work in a multidisciplinary team, composed of software engineers and testers but also data engineers, and system/mechanical/electronics engineers, depending on the project.

You help translate requirements to a solid software design. You play a proactive role in designing, improving, and guarding the software architecture. Are you the experienced engineer we are looking for?

Your main responsibilities are:

• Designing, implementing, and testing of the robotic software.
• Design, plan and conduct real-world experiments i.e our workshops and Lely test farms.
• Optimizing data structures and algorithms used in production plus improving and maintenance of the current codebase.
• Ensuring quality control based on design, code reviews, unit and integration testing, test automation.
• Contributing to the Agile work process by setting targets, reporting on progress, and managing risks and threats.
• Develop novel robotics algorithms with collaboration and input from our multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

• You have working knowledge of Embedded Linux and Git.
• You approach problems from a system point of view.
• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science / Robotics or a similar domain.
• You are a professional C++ developer with 3 to 5 years of documented work experience using it.
• Having experience in the following domains will be a plus:
  • Motion control/planning
  • Secure software development
  • Gitlab ci/cd
  • Unit-testing
  • Behavior driven testing
  • Multidisciplinary Agile Scrum team setups
• Enjoy working in a small and dynamic team

To address the food demand and challenge for 2050, it is crucial to handle people, animals, and the environment responsibly. For us, this means being a reliable long-term partner for our customers and passing on the world to the next generation through sustainable product development. You can contribute to realizing this dream.

What can you expect in your role as a Embedded Software Engineer?

• Working in an international work environment within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands and also the largest robot producer in Europe.
• Opportunities for growth where you are in charge of your own development.
• Space and freedom to innovate, bring in new ideas, and undertake initiatives. We not only offer this, but we also genuinely expect it. It's up to you to come up with ideas and implement them.
• A team with enthusiastic, helpful colleagues, collaborating with product development, procurement, and other stakeholders.
• Our Lely Academy offers various training programs, such as personality training or more job-relevant training. If you want to develop yourself but it's not in the curriculum, you discuss it with your manager.
• The #FitatLely program with our own Lely Gym. A volleyball court, basketball court, football table, and ping pong table where you can challenge your colleagues or take a break from work.
• Lease-a-Bike scheme to lease a new bike affordably.
• Additionally, enjoy the services and wide range of coffee and tea from our personal barista at the Lely Campus, who makes the tastiest cappuccinos from fresh milk, directly from our own farmer from the Lely Orbiter, for example.
• A healthy work-life balance with a hybrid policy where you are 60% on Campus. This is flexible and can be arranged in consultation with your manager. Prefer more time on our modern Campus? You are always welcome (between 06:00 a.m. and 08:00 p.m.).

At Lely, we believe in achieving a sustainable, profitable and agreeable future for dairy farmers by combining robotisation, engineering and farming expertise.

It all started with a dream cherished by two brothers in Maassluis 75 years ago, and ever since, we have worked to become innovative market leaders in automated systems for dairy farmers across the globe. With a team of 2,500 professional specialists, we work constantly to bring about revolutionary solutions for the agro industry. We are based at our Maassluis Campus, a building which features the highest sustainability performance possible, not just in the Netherlands, but on a global scale. Our overall objective: making dairy farming interesting, also for the coming generations.