Control Engineer - Top Control in De Lier, Nederland

In the middle of Het Westland, where innovation in food and flowers has been thriving for decades, Priva builds the technology that keeps greenhouses growing and buildings breathing.

What began as a family business in 1959 has grown into a global leader in climate technology - with 600 colleagues, offices in 16 countries, and solutions used in more than 100 nations. As the world changes, so do we: once pioneers in hardware innovation, we are now redefining what’s possible with intelligent, integrated software control systems—shaping the future of sustainable horticulture and smart buildings.

If you want your work to have impact on sustainability, food security, and the way cities grow, then this is where you belong.

Control Engineer - Help us build the system and device controls that the world can rely on.

Why this role and you matter

Our controls application is the secret sauce in our current building automation solutions, helping us to deliver systems that are the experts’ choice around the world. Applying the latest technology and approaches to design, develop, maintain and test building automation and control system behaviour and solutions will be a core part of your daily work.

Your success will be heavily dependent on your ability to learn and apply your existing knowledge to some of the most critical and complex infrastructure for HVAC and other building services anywhere in Europe. You will play a vital role in taking our building management controls to the next level.

Your team

You will join a small team of highly experienced group of control engineers and an architect. With decades of knowledge and experience in the building automation domain, you will get all the support you need to quickly find your feet.

After an extensive onboarding period lasting a couple of months, you will then transition to the Top Control Customer Satisfaction team where you can then start supporting the various BlueID-line control application requirements and support coming in from the field. This team is the heart of our existing product line and crucial for maintaining business operations for Priva.

What you’ll do

• Developing and maintaining control modules

• Build and maintain physical test setups

• Engineering control applications in building management systems

• Control modelling, design and implementation

• Writing and maintaining documentation

• Defect reporting and analysis

• Supporting customers during implementation and User Acceptance Testing

What you bring

In an ideal world, we are looking for someone with Top Control experience (project engineering) within the building automation sector in the Netherlands. This could also be someone with an MBO education level who has reached an HBO working and thinking level through practical experience and courses. Perhaps you have already had significant project experience and are looking to leave the travelling time and the standard solutions typically found in installation engineering projects behind you.

More specifically

• Knowledge of Building Automation and Control Systems;

• Knowledge of technical installations in buildings for HVAC and other services;

• Control engineering experience;

• Technical MBO/4 to HBO (higher professional education) work and thinking level;

• Experience working in agile teams;

• Fluent English speaking and reading;

• Dutch is a plus.

What you get

• Competitive salary depending on experience

• 30 vacation days + option to buy extra

• 8% holiday allowance

• Travel reimbursement (0,23/km or full public transport)

• Pension plan & participation plan

• Personal development budget

• Healthy cafeteria

• Free on-site gym: CrossFit, Pilates, Spinning, table tennis & more

Our culture

Open. Ambitious. Friendly. Down-to-earth. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and encourage everyone to be their authentic selves.

Ready to join us?

Talk is cheap, and action gives you confidence. Sound good? Feel free to contact one of our recruiters at: