Systems and Control Engineer

We’re dedicated to expediting the energy transition with sustainable home energy solutions accessible to all, aiming to assist 3 million households in making the transition by 2030. That’s why we're looking for a highly motivated and ambitious individual who's ready to roll up their sleeves and make a tangible impact on the climate change challenge we're tackling head-on. Are you ready to rise to the challenge?

As a Systems and control engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing models and algorithms for the purpose of estimating, monitoring and controlling the ecosystem of home energy products and services. In this role, you will be responsible for enabling the development of prototypes and new products through data-driven and model-based control methodologies.

What you will do:

• Develop first-principles, gray-box or black-box models of home energy products including HVAC components and batteries;
• Develop state estimators to accurately track the state of the home energy ecosystem in real-time
• Design and refine algorithms for home energy management, ensuring comfort, energy efficiency and reliability objectives are met;
• Implement low-level controls that enable rapid-prototyping of control algorithms
• Collaborate with product engineers to develop test setups and identify optimal sensor placements for modeling and control;
• Develop/update simulation environments to test and compare control designs;
• Work in cross-functional teams, including HVAC engineers, embedded software engineers, data engineers and backend developers to integrate modeling and control algorithms into the Quatt product and software ecosystem;

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Control, Systems Engineering, or a related field;
• 4+ years of working experience in systems control, energy management, or a related field
• Demonstrated expertise in developing models for control;
• Proficiency in Python;
• Familiarity with C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink is a plus;
• Good understanding of control theory principles applicable to home energy management, including proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control and model predictive control;
• You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• You are full of energy, eager, and capable to learn and grow.

Why Quatt:

• A competitive monthly salary, excluding holiday allowance (8%) that we pay on top of your monthly salary.
• We like to see you! We are flexible in when and where you work, but we encourage you to come to our vibrant office in Amsterdam multiple times a week.
• Whenever you come to the office, we cover your travel costs, either by car or with an NS business card.
• Recharge with 25 paid holiday days a year to contribute to our mission in a healthy way.
• Work abroad for up to 1 month per year to visit family and friends and escape the Dutch weather.
• We support your career growth and encourage all Quatters to pursue new learning and career opportunities within the company.
• Join our authentic Quatt culture where you can truly be yourself and meet people from all over the world. We have over 30 nationalities working with us!
• Enjoy a healthy, vegetarian/vegan lunch at our office.
• Have fun at our themed monthly Quatt drinks and seasonal parties.
• Good people hire good people, so earn a €2,000 bonus by referring a friend as amazing as you.

Ready to change the future with us?

If what you've read excites you and you believe you're a great fit for our team, please apply below. Don't worry if you don't tick every box – at Quatt, we value performance over prejudice and always look further than just your resume. Join us in our mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable home energy for all 🌱

How to Apply

Submit your application below. Our Talent Acquisition team will review it and get back to you within 2 working days, sometimes even within hours.

Next Steps

Our process typically includes three interviews, where we start with getting to know each other a bit better.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the role, feel free to reach out to ioulia@quatt.io

Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies at this time. Thank you for your understanding. Every resume we will get from an agency, will be treated as our own .😉

We believe in diversity, inclusiveness and we want to give everyone a fair chance, therefore it's okay to not mention your gender, nationality and date of birth on your resume