Control Engineer

Priva; De Lier; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

30 vacation days per year

Education budget

On-site fitness facilities

Job summary

Priva, a global leader in climate control and automation for horticulture, seeks a Control Engineer to join a small, experienced team. You will design and implement C-based control software for embedded and industrial systems that power greenhouses worldwide.

You’ll translate requirements into robust designs, work with legacy code, and collaborate with hardware and product teams. The role combines software engineering with control theory, offering a chance to influence sustainable food

Qualifications

• Experience with C programming in embedded or industrial systems.
• Background in control engineering / measurement & control systems.
• Experience in technical software design.
• Affinity with industrial automation or hardware-driven systems.
• Comfortable working with existing/legacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control software in C for embedded/industrial systems.
• Translate Product Owner requirements into technical designs and robust implementations.
• Work with existing legacy codebases and improve them step by step.
• Apply control engineering principles to real-world greenhouse systems.
• Ensure software quality through testing, documentation, and validation.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, product, and domain experts.
• Contribute to modernizing tools, processes, and development environments.

Skills

C programming

Control engineering

Technical software design

Industrial automation

Legacy systems

Tools

Embedded Linux

XML

Python

C#

Job description

Control Engineer (C/C++ | Embedded Systems | Horticulture Technology)

Build the technology powering greenhouses worldwide

At Priva, you don’t just write code, you help shape the future of sustainable food production.

From climate control to resource optimization, our technology enables growers across the globe to produce more with less. And we’re not waiting for change, we’re engineering it.

Why this role matters

You will work on the core control software that drives greenhouse systems worldwide. This is the foundation on which all other Priva applications are built. You’ll join a small, highly experienced team with deep domain knowledge in control systems and horticulture, where your work directly impacts real-world environments.

What you’ll do

As a Control Engineer, you will:

• Design and develop control software in C for embedded/industrial systems
• Translate Product Owner requirements into technical designs and robust implementations
• Work with existing (legacy) codebases and improve them step by step
• Apply control engineering principles to real-world greenhouse systems
• Ensure software quality through testing, documentation, and validation
• Collaborate closely with hardware, product, and domain experts
• Contribute to modernizing tools, processes, and development environments

What you bring

We’re looking for someone who combines software engineering with control systems understanding:

Must-have

• Experience with C programming (embedded or industrial systems)
• Background in control engineering / measurement & control systems
• Experience in technical software design
• Affinity with industrial automation or hardware-driven systems
• Comfortable working with existing/legacy systems

Nice-to-have

• C++, Python or C# experience
• Knowledge of XML
• Experience in greenhouse tech, HVAC, or industrial control systems
• Experience in embedded Linux or low-level systems

What you get

In numbers:

• A gross salary based on your experience in the range of € 4.200,- and € 5.500,- based on 40 hours a week;
• We find a healthy work-life balance important: working flexible hours combined with 30 vacation days a year and the option to buy more;
• Travel allowance of 0,23 cents/km with a daily maximum of 240 kilometers.

For your own sustainability:

• Be secure with our pension plan;
• Feel engaged and join our participation plan;
• Keep on learning with your personal education possibilities and budget;
• Be happy and fit by using our healthy cafeteria, our free on-premises fitness where you can participate in CrossFit, Pilates, and Spinning classes or play table tennis or football.

About Priva

Priva is a global leader in climate control and automation technology for horticulture and buildings.

• 600+ colleagues
• Active in 100+ countries
• 16 international offices

Our mission: create sustainable environments where people and plants can thrive.

Our culture

We are:

We believe diversity drives innovation and we welcome people from all backgrounds to help build the future.