Team Lead Software Testing

What is your role 

At Lely software plays a crucial role in the performance reliability and safety of our robotic solutions. Every day our products help dairy farmers around the world work more efficiently while improving animal welfare and supporting sustainable food production. 

As Team Lead Software Testing you play a key role in ensuring the quality of these solutions. You lead a team of Software Test Engineers who are responsible for verifying software functionality and validating the integration of software within our robotic systems. At the same time you contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing approach helping development teams make informed decisions based on objective data and verification results. 

You combine people leadership with technical expertise. You create an environment where engineers can grow collaborate effectively and continuously improve their skills. By working closely with Software Systems Electronics and Mechanical Engineering teams you help ensure that quality is embedded throughout the product development process. 

Your main responsibilities include: 

• Leading coaching and developing a team of 7 to 14 Software Test Engineers with varying levels of experience. 
• Defining and improving verification strategies test approaches and quality processes for software and system integration. 
• Supporting teams in creating testable requirements and data-driven validation methods. 
• Providing insights and recommendations on product maturity and release readiness throughout the development lifecycle. 
• Driving collaboration between testing software development systems engineering and other technical disciplines. 
• Contributing to the further development of testing and verification practices within Product Development. 

Qualifications :

You are a people-oriented leader with a strong technical foundation and a passion for product quality. You enjoy helping engineers grow bringing teams together and creating clarity in complex development environments. 

In addition you bring: 

• A bachelors or masters degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Software Engineering or another relevant technical discipline. 
• Several years of experience in software testing verification or quality engineering within a technical product development environment. 
• Experience leading coaching or mentoring engineers and supporting their professional development. 
• A broad technical interest and affinity with multidisciplinary systems software and robotics. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build alignment across different teams and disciplines. 
• Fluency in both Dutch and English. 
• You are able to work from our campus in Maassluis as this position does not offer the option to work from home.

Experience within robotics mechatronics systems engineering or complex hardware-software environments is considered a strong advantage. 

Additional Information :

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You contribute to making the agricultural sector future-proof and we make sure that you get all the space resources and support you need to do so. 

• An international working environment with opportunities for own initiative and entrepreneurship. 
• Excellent working conditions including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a good pension scheme. 
• A salary within the scale of 7000 - 8000 gross per month in which we like to see opportunities for growth from your starting salary towards the future. 
• You have the option to participate in a preventive medical examination. 
• During the Christmas period Lely closes its door for two weeks. 
• Good growth opportunities: you are in control of your development and can choose from various training courses through our Lely Academy from personal development to job-specific training. 
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym outdoor padel courts an outdoor basketball and volleyball court table tennis and table soccer. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training - and challenge your colleagues during an active break. 
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our own barista with milk straight from our farm as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant. 
• flexible working hours and plenty of opportunity to spend extra time on campus (between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM) for sports and relaxation.
• A free shuttle bus will take you to and from the metro in Maassluis so your workday starts and ends smoothly. 
• Successes need to be celebrated: from anniversaries to Christmas parties - at Lely we know how to do it! 

Recruitment & Selection agency consultancy and/or secondment agency 

We appreciate the interest but we are looking for all our candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary want to present candidates for our great positions and thus contribute to our ambitions but this is not how we have set up our recruitment. This means that all unsolicited profiles offered on Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time