Software Engineer - Various Locations

Mpac

Location: Hybrid / Netherlands

job type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: Engineering | Design

Salary: Competitive salary

Do you have experience in industrial automation and motion control, and are you looking to take the next step in developing and optimising high-speed packaging machines?

Do you enjoy working closely with a multidisciplinary engineering team on customer-specific solutions? And does supporting machine commissioning—both remotely and on customer sites—energise you?

Are you based within a reasonable commuting distance of any of the sites listed below?

Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands

Wijchen, Netherlands

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Mississauga, Ontario

Tadcaster, UK

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

What You’ll Do

As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, improve, and test the control systems of our high‑speed packaging machines. You’ll work on complex motion applications and contribute to both new machine concepts and enhancements of existing platforms. Your ideas and insights matter, you’ll actively help shape technical decisions and innovation.

You’ll collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and project engineering colleagues to ensure smart, high‑quality, and reliable machine solutions.

Your Responsibilities

Develop, optimise, and maintain PLC and motion control software for high‑speed packaging machines

Configure and implement Mpac HMI solutions

Test software during workshop build and machine validation

Conduct IO tests, functional tests, and support FATs

Support commissioning and machine start-ups at customer sites (national & international; max. 30% travel)

Analyse technical issues and translate them into practical software solutions

Contribute to standardization and improvement of software libraries

Identify opportunities to enhance machine performance and reliability