What is your role?

At Lely we develop products that make life of a farmer easier, healthier and more sustainable. Data is the foundation for the future farm management. Data applications drive (automated) decision-making. We control robot processes using sensor data and we support the farmer with measurement based cow health reports. Sensor development is therefore an enabler for many existing and new Lely products.

What is your role?

As a Sensor Systems Engineer you have a good overview of Lely robotic products and are aware of the needs and opportunities to collect sensor data. You are able to translate those needs into technical requirements and play a central role in developing sensor system concepts. You will work in multidisciplinary project teams that turn ideas into real sensor products ready for large production. Therefore, we are looking for someone with good communication skills.

Your main responsibilities are:

Developing sensor concepts that fit in and shape our product and technology roadmaps.
Contribute to the process of writing down technical requirements.
Reviewing mechanical and electrical designs to ensure that sensor requirements are met.
Set-up and conduct rapid experiments following the fail-fast principle.
Support the formal verification of sensor system products.
Work closely together with hardware testers, farming domain experts and data & AI specialists.

What is your experience?

You have a master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
You have at least 5 years of experience in system development.
You have a broad understanding of sensors and underlying principles.
You have experience with setting-up experiments, collecting and analyzing measurement data.
You are good in reporting and presenting results.

What do we offer you?

An amazing job at an international company that is at the forefront of the agricultural sector to make the dairy farmer’s life easier, more sustainable and more enjoyable. This is your chance to share and once again enrich your specialized knowledge.

We offer:

Flexibility in terms of working times and conditions;
Variety one day you will be at the workshop, another day on the farm and the next day you will work at the main office;
Salary range at a maximum of €5800 gross/month, based on your experience you will be scaled. We would like to see some potential to grow
The space and freedom to innovate, construct new ideas and tinker in our workshop;
40 holidays per year;
The tastiest coffee you will ever drink, courtesy of our barista;
Time for fun: table football, volleyball and a basketball court.

Recruitment or Consulting agency?

We appreciate your interest, but we are sourcing all our candidates directly. We understand you are trying to offer your candidates interesting jobs at an innovative company like Lely but consider that any unsolicited profiles you send us will be treated as direct applications.

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Want to know more about this vacancy?

Sara Bakker

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About Lely

Lely, founded in 1948, directs all its efforts towards creating a sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in farming. Circling the cow, the company develops premium robotics and data systems that increase animal welfare, flexibility and the production on the dairy farm. For more than 25 years, Lely has been leading in the sale and service of automated milking systems to successive generations of dairy farmers across the globe. Every day, Lely inspires her employees to offer customers innovative solutions and be a reliable partner for long-term advice and support. With her Head office in The Netherlands and a worldwide network of dedicated Lely Center locations for tailor-made sales and support, the Lely Group is active in more than 40 countries and employs around 2300 people.