Embedded C/C++ Emulation Engineer for Mechatronics

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Flexible hours

Hybrid workplace

Health budget €300

Commuting allowance

WFH allowance

Pension & health insurance discount

On-site health centre

Vanderlande Academy

Networking communities

Restaurant & coffee bar

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking an engineer who thrives at the intersection of software, controls, emulation and mechatronics to work on a complex automated sorting system. You will collaborate with software, controls, mechanical and system engineers to improve functionality and quality.

You will develop embedded features, maintain CI/CD pipelines, extend simulators and digital twins, and help bridge hardware and software with a strong DevOps mindset. Occasional travel to facilities is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a technical field related to mechatronics.
• Embedded C expertise with professional experience; C++ preferred.
• Linux experience with networking; real-time Linux preferred.
• Industrial fieldbuses knowledge (Ethernet/IP, CIP).
• Scripting with Python or similar.
• DevOps mindset; CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Emulation, digital twins, hardware simulators or automated tests.
• Collaborative, proactive team player with distributed ownership.
• Quality focused; automated testing, unit tests, code reviews.
• Mechatronics and systems experience; affinity for mechanical/electrical.
• Experience with embedded controllers (Cortex-M, STM32 preferred).
• MATLAB experience; integrating MATLAB-generated C code preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software solutions aligned with the controls roadmap; analyze complex mechatronic behavior.
• Build, stabilize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release governance for continuous deployment.
• Maintain simulators and digital twins and integrate them with CI/CD to boost testing capacity.
• Automate deployments and incorporate code reviews and unit tests into daily workflows.
• Establish technical standards and improve developer experience from Jira to Gherkin.
• Travel occasionally to manufacturing facilities and project sites to support and design improvements.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

Linux

Industrial Networks

Python

CI/CD

Emulation & Testing

DevOps Mindset

MATLAB

Collaboration

Embedded Controllers

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Mechatronics/Embedded/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Systems Engineering

Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Gherkin

MATLAB

Job description

Vanderlande is seeking an engineer who thrives at the intersection of software, controls, emulation and mechatronics to work on a complex automated sorting system. You will collaborate with software, controls, mechanical and system engineers to improve functionality and quality.

You will develop embedded features, maintain CI/CD pipelines, extend simulators and digital twins, and help bridge hardware and software with a strong DevOps mindset. Occasional travel to facilities is expected.