Test Automation Engineer

Our mission is to help farmers work more efficiently, enjoyably, and sustainably. By advancing test automation within Lely, you directly contribute to animal welfare, food quality, and the future of sustainable agriculture. When you join us, you help create innovations that make a meaningful global impact improving safety, efficiency, and wellbeing for farmers and animals alike.

As a Test Automation Engineer, you ensure the quality and reliability of our robots and software applications. You work closely within multidisciplinary Scrum teams in Product Development, together with stakeholders, software engineers, test specialists, data analysts, and electronics engineers. We value diverse perspectives and encourage all team members to share ideas, ask questions, and grow together as we strengthen our CI/CD pipeline.

Are you someone who enjoys collaboration, is curious about new technologies, and gains energy from building meaningful test solutions? Then this role is an excellent match for you.

Your main responsibilities:

• Verifying and validating robot functionalities using test cases, system knowledge, and various test methodologies such as risk-based, integration, and detailed testing.
• Writing test scenarios in Cucumber/Gherkin and automating them.
• Building and maintaining the test automation pipeline and supporting infrastructure.
• Analyzing test data and gathering feedback from and for engineers.
• Sharing test results with the team and providing well-founded recommendations.
• Being actively involved in new features of Lely products and their software applications.

What is your experience?

You care about contributing to high-quality software and enjoy working with colleagues from different disciplines. You thrive in an environment where learning, experimenting, and improving are part of everyday work. If you recognize yourself in most of the points below, we encourage you to apply:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s level of working and thinking.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience as a developer or test (automation) engineer in embedded software, having both created and executed tests.
• Experience working Agile within multidisciplinary Scrum teams.
• Knowledge of behaviour-driven testing and test automation tools (such as Behave and Gherkin).
• Experience with Python and preferably also C++, as well as Bash, Linux, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Openness to feedback, curiosity about new ideas, and motivation to keep learning.
• Comfortable asking questions, expressing concerns, and contributing to a supportive team environment.

What do we offer you?

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You help make the agricultural sector more futureproof, and we ensure you have the space, resources, and support to do so.

• An international work environment that values collaboration, initiative, and diverse perspectives.
• A culture that encourages learning, experimentation, and ownership of ideas.
• Excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a strong pension scheme.
• A salary range of €4,800 – €6,800 gross per month, with clear opportunities for growth within the scale.
• And of course: we love to celebrate! Whether it’s an anniversary or the annual Christmas party. At Lely, we know how to do it.
• Full ownership of your own development, with access to a wide range of courses through the Lely Academy.
• Daily access to outstanding sports facilities at the Lely Campus: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis, and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Fresh coffee and tea from our own barista (with milk from our own farm) and a healthy, affordable company restaurant.

Work-life balance

• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid working policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible hours and plenty of opportunity to spend additional time onsite (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus that takes you to and from the metro station in Maassluis, ensuring your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• And last but not least: we celebrate often!

We are also proud that our vision and efforts have been recognized with the Rotterdam Entrepreneurs Award 2025.