Lely, founded in 1948, directs all its efforts towards creating a sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future in farming. Circling the cow, the company develops premium robotics and data systems that increase animal welfare, flexibility and the production on the dairy farm. For more than 75 years, Lely has been leading in the sale and service of automated milking systems to successive generations of dairy farmers across the globe. Every day, Lely inspires her employees to offer customers innovative solutions and be a reliable partner for long-term advice and support. With her Head office in The Netherlands and a worldwide network of dedicated Lely Center locations for tailor-made sales and support, the Lely Group is active in more than 50 countries and employs more than 2800 people.

Our mission is to help farmers work more efficiently, enjoyably, and sustainably. By further professionalizing the test automation of our vision- and AI-driven systems, you directly contribute to animal welfare, food quality, and the future of sustainable agriculture.

As a Vision Test Automation Engineer, you focus on validating and safeguarding computer vision functionalities within our robotic systems. You design and implement automatic system-level regression tests, using vision KPIs to reliably verify object detection and tracking in realistic, real-world scenarios.

You work closely with multidisciplinary Scrum teams within Product Development, including software engineers, computer vision specialists, test engineers, data scientists, and electronics engineers. Together, you ensure that vision pipelines and AI models perform consistently, robustly, and safely in production environments. We value diverse perspectives and encourage you to share ideas, ask questions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our CI/CD pipelines.

Your main responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing automated system-level regression tests based on vision KPIs for object detection and tracking.
• Validating computer vision pipelines that use deep learning and AI models in real-life robotic environments.
• Contributing to the training, verification, and performance evaluation of AI models used for vision applications.
• Analyzing test results and vision metrics and translating them into clear feedback and improvement proposals for development teams.
• Integrating and maintaining vision-based tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Actively contributing to the validation of new vision- and AI-driven features within Lely products.

What is your experience?

You are motivated to contribute to reliable, high-quality systems and enjoy working at the intersection of test automation, computer vision, and AI. You feel comfortable in an environment where learning, experimentation, and collaboration are central. If you recognize yourself in most of the points below, we encourage you to apply:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s level of thinking and working, preferably in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience as a test automation engineer, software engineer, or in a role with a focus on AI and/or computer vision.
• Experience with, or demonstrable knowledge of, computer vision pipelines, including deep learning models for object detection and tracking.
• Affinity with training, validating, and verifying AI models and working with vision KPIs at system level.
• Programming experience in Python; knowledge of C++ is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as PyTorch and/or CUDA, as well as Linux, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• You enjoy working in multidisciplinary Agile/Scrum teams and are open to feedback, learning, and asking questions.

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You help make the agricultural sector more futureproof, and we ensure you have the space, resources, and support to do so.

• An international work environment that values collaboration, initiative, and diverse perspectives.
• A culture that encourages learning, experimentation, and ownership of ideas.
• Excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a strong pension scheme.
• A salary range of €5,000 – €7,100 gross per month, with clear opportunities for growth within the scale.
• Full ownership of your own development, with access to a wide range of courses through the Lely Academy.
• Daily access to outstanding sports facilities at the Lely Campus: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis, and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Fresh coffee and tea from our own barista (with milk from our own farm) and a healthy, affordable company restaurant.

Work-life balance

• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid working policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible hours and plenty of opportunity to spend additional time onsite (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus that takes you to and from the metro station in Maassluis, ensuring your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• • And of course: we love to celebrate! Whether it’s an anniversary or the annual Christmas party. At Lely, we know how to do it. For an impression of our events, take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WA3e0WHbxE

We are also proud that our vision and efforts have been recognized with the Rotterdam Entrepreneurs Award 2025.

Recruitment & Selection Agencies

We appreciate the interest, but we recruit all our candidates directly. All unsolicited profiles submitted for Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.