Systems & Control Engineer

Quatt; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday

Holiday allowance 8%

Free vegan lunch daily

Travel compensation €0.23/km

OpenUp mental health access

Referral bonus up to €2,000

Job summary

Quatt in Amsterdam is hiring a Systems & Control Engineer to develop models and algorithms for home energy products. You’ll work in cross‑functional teams to integrate control methods into the Quatt product and software ecosystem, ensuring energy efficiency and user comfort.

You will design state estimators, prototype control solutions, and test them in simulation environments. A Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ experience are required, with strong C/C++ or Rust skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Control, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of work experience in systems control, energy management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing models for control.
• Proficiency in C or C++ or Rust. Python experience is a nice-to-have.
• Good understanding of control theory principles applicable to home energy management, including PID and MPC.

Responsibilities

• Develop first‑principles, gray‑box or black‑box models of home energy products including HVAC components and batteries.
• Develop state estimators to accurately track the state of the home energy ecosystem in real-time
• Design and refine algorithms for home energy management, ensuring comfort, energy efficiency and reliability objectives are met
• Develop/update simulation environments to test and compare control designs
• Work in cross‑functional teams, including HVAC engineers, embedded software engineers, data engineers and backend developers to integrate modeling and control algorithms into the Quatt product and software ecosystem.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Python

Systems control

Energy management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software, Control, Systems Engineering, or related field

Tools

Job description

We’re dedicated to expediting the energy transition with sustainable home energy solutions accessible to all, aiming to assist 3 million households in making the transition by 2030. That’s why we’re looking for a highly motivated and ambitious individual who’s ready to roll up their sleeves and make a tangible impact on the climate change challenge we’re tackling head‑on. Are you ready to rise to the challenge?

As a Systems & Control Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing models and algorithms for the purpose of estimating, monitoring, and controlling the ecosystem of home energy products and services. Your control software runs in tens of thousands of Dutch homes every second. Now we’re building the smartest heat pump ecosystem in the Netherlands on top of it: models and numerical optimization that shift heat to cheap hours and squeeze out every euro of savings, without the customer ever noticing.

In this role, you will be responsible for enabling the development of prototypes and new products through data‑driven and model‑based control methodologies. Your control software runs in tens of thousands of Dutch homes, every second. Now we’re building the smartest heat pump ecosystem in the Netherlands on top of it: models and numerical optimization that shift heat to cheap hours and squeeze out every euro of savings, without the customer ever noticing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop first‑principles, gray‑box or black‑box models of home energy products including HVAC components and batteries;

• Develop state estimators to accurately track the state of the home energy ecosystem in real‑time

• Design and refine algorithms for home energy management, ensuring comfort, energy efficiency and reliability objectives are met;

• Develop/update simulation environments to test and compare control designs;

• Work in cross‑functional teams, including HVAC engineers, embedded software engineers, data engineers and backend developers to integrate modeling and control algorithms into the Quatt product and software ecosystem.

What you’ll need?

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Control, Systems Engineering, or a related field;

• 3‑5 years of work experience in systems control, energy management, or a related field

• Demonstrated expertise in developing models for control;

• Proficiency in C or C++ or Rust. Python experience is a nice‑to‑have;

• Good understanding of control theory principles applicable to home energy management, including proportional‑integral‑derivative (PID) control and model predictive control;

• You communicate clearly and build strong working relationships with stakeholders across different teams and levels.

• You are full of energy, eager, and capable of learning and growing.

• Experience in the field of Energy systems is a plus

Note: A (technical) assessment can be part of the hiring process.

You do not require visa sponsorship to live and work in the Netherlands.

Why Quatt?

• A salary between €3.500 and €5.200monthly

• An opportunity to be a part of a fast‑growing, ambitious scale‑up on the mission to fight climate change.

• Personal development, freedom, and career growth opportunities.

• An open organizational culture where you can hang out and discuss ideas with everyone, from installer to founder.

• Flexibility to work hybrid, which means 4 days in the office and 1 day from home.

• 25paid holiday leave days +8% holiday allowance

• Free vegan/vegetarian lunch in the office daily

• Travel compensation of €0,23/km or an NS business card

• Access to mental health platform OpenUp

• Informal culture with monthly drinks and office parties

• Yearly discount on Quatt products

• Referral bonus of up to€2.000 when referring new colleagues

• Work in an international team with people from over30+ nationalities.