Control QA engineer - horticulture technology

Join the team shaping the future of sustainable horticulture. As a Control QA Engineer, you’ll ensure our greenhouse control software performs flawlessly, meaning growers worldwide can cultivate smarter, greener, and more efficiently.

Why this role matters

Priva: To protect the planet, we don’t wait for solutions... We pioneer them.

To create a climate for growth, we focus our efforts on creating leading-edge technology and innovative services within the horticulture, building, and indoor growing markets. We are proud to be working with over 600 colleagues, in 16 international branch offices divided over 12 countries together with over 400 international installation partners to deliver our sustainable solutions and services in more than 100 countries.

What you will be doing

As a Control QA Engineer you ensure that control and measurement software functions reliably by thoroughly testing system behaviour under real-world greenhouse conditions. You identify defects, validate performance, and verify that control algorithms interact correctly with underlying hardware installations. By analysing system responses and safeguarding stability, you help ensure that every release meets the highest standards of accuracy, safety, and operational performance.

We are looking for an (experienced) Medior QA Engineer with a proactive mindset and a broad skill set. You thrive in dynamic, product-oriented team and enjoy working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Experience in creating test plans, strategies, and prioritizing testing activities;

• Relevant experience in control technology or installation control;

• Familiarity with automated testing, or proficiency in Python programming;

• Enthusiasm to challenge developers and product owners to ensure quality and usability;

• Fluent in English (Dutch is advantageous);

• Ability to translate Product Owner requirements into test plans and define risk-based test scenarios;

• Eager to understand real life application and fundamental aspects of greenhouse technology.

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;

• 8% holiday allowance;

• 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.

Our values

Priva's mission is to create an optimal environment where people can work, grow and develop. We offer worldwide solutions for horticulture and building automation. Our ambition is to be known as the leading technology and service provider for sustainable urban deltas. We are proud that our solutions result in lower consumption of natural resources and contribute to some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our culture is built around our core values; sustainable, innovation, make it happen, and human. In our latest employment survey, our colleagues mainly described our culture as: open, ambitious, innovative, friendly, committed, informal, flexible, and down to earth. We aim to be a dynamic, fast-paced, flat, and informal organization, where our colleagues have the space to grow and develop.

We believe that in order to be successful, it is important to include people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures. Every day, we continue to build our open culture with people who are driven to turn our vision into reality, regardless of who they love, where they are from, or what they believe in. We encourage and celebrate people to voice their opinions and be their authentic selves.

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Does this make you smile, and do you see yourself as our new Control QA Engineer? Apply below or contact us for more information. We’ll get back to you within two weeks, we are keen to get to know you!