Do you have experience with (Soft) PLCs? Would you like to be involved in large-scale software projects from start to finish? Are you pragmatic and do you enjoy working in a close-knit team within a family-owned company? Then we’re looking for you!
As a Software Engineer (Softlogic / PLC / SCADA) within the project team, you are responsible for designing and implementing control systems for factories operating in the animal nutrition industry. You report to the Project Manager and work within a close-knit, multidisciplinary team. Together with colleagues from engineering, sales, product management, development, and service, you realize large-scale software projects.
In close collaboration with the project team, you assess and evaluate the customer’s product requirements and expectations. You then translate these into software specifications and interfaces. Using existing standard modules, you configure the system according to the customer’s specific needs – and test it thoroughly. If necessary, you adjust the design to ensure it fully meets the required specifications. For new machines, you design and test the control systems in consultation with your colleagues from the development department.
When commissioning the software you have designed, you serve as the main point of contact for all software-related matters – both for your colleagues and for (inter)national customers. This may take place either on-site at the customer’s facility or remotely via a VPN connection.
As you grow further in this role, you will also contribute sales input by assessing technical risks in customer inquiries. In addition, you will estimate development and production costs and coordinate the handover of completed projects to the service department.
You are flexible, customer-oriented, and independent – always ready to support your colleagues and add practical value to the team. In addition, you bring:
As an employer, we offer a professional, supportive, and stimulating environment where your talent truly makes a difference:
As a leading specialist in dosing and weighing systems and automation software for the animal nutrition industry, KSE – The Batching Experts is a globally oriented company. Whether it concerns dosing quantities of just one gram or over six thousand kilograms, we deliver precise and reliable solutions every time. In our production facility, we design and build both standard products and tailor-made machines. Our work goes beyond manufacturing alone – we also take responsibility for design, development, assembly, and on-site commissioning.
Founded in 1973, KSE has grown into a global player while remaining a family-owned company. Personal contact, excellent service, and a passion for the animal nutrition industry are at the heart of everything we do.
Working at KSE means joining a Dutch family business with an international outlook. We combine deep technical expertise with an open and informal work culture. You will have the freedom to grow, collaborate, and contribute to intelligent solutions for handling and dosing solids across a wide range of industries.
At KSE, you will help develop high-end dosing and weighing systems, as well as advanced automation software. You will contribute to smart, scalable process solutions for clients around the globe. By working in customer-focused teams, you experience the full cycle of your work – from concept to completion – with is both motivating and rewarding.
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. In multidisciplinary teams, we combine our knowledge and strengths to tackle complex customer challenges. You will work closely with skilled engineers, developers, and specialists who are not only experts in their field but also eager to share what they know. At KSE, you’re encouraged to think along – not just with our customers, but with the company itself. Your ideas help shape our direction and growth.
With over 120 colleagues, we form a close-knit and dedicated team. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself, expand your knowledge, and actively contribute to innovation and growth. Your work will be varied, forward-looking, and constantly evolving. At KSE, you’re free to shape your own path – whether you want to advance in your current role or explore something new.
As an Assistant Project Manager, every day brings new challenges. The market is evolving rapidly, and we respond immediately. In the multidisciplinary teams you’re part of, projects are carried out from start to finish. From concept to realisation — you experience it all. That’s what makes the work so interesting and valuable.
Because we are available 24/7 for our customers worldwide, planning and coordinating activities for our service engineers, emergency support, and helpdesk is a daily challenge. It requires a careful balance between planning ahead and responding quickly when unexpected situations arise.
No day follows a fixed routine: one moment everything revolves around solving an urgent issue, the next it’s about coordinating maintenance visits across different time zones. It’s exactly this variety – constantly anticipating, adapting, and working closely with colleagues and customers around the world – that makes my role so dynamic and rewarding. It’s very satisfying to know that my work directly contributes to the continuity of our service.
Are you eager to learn and interested in this role? Please submit your motivation letter and CV to Marie-José Koolen via the form on this page.
Questions? Call +31 497 383818 or email jobs@kse.nl.
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