Averna is a global engineering company that helps customers accelerate product development, quality, and innovation. With over 1200 employees worldwide, we design and deliver custom test and measurement solutions for leading players in medtech, consumer electronics, automotive and more.
Our Belgian team is known for its precision engineering and the diversity of projects we handle. Here, you don’t just design, you see your creations fully built, fine-tuned, and brought to life. From first sketch to finished product, you’re involved in every step, with the satisfaction of seeing your work in action.
We’re proud of our open, supportive, and collaborative work environment. You’ll join a passionate group of colleagues who enjoy solving complex challenges and celebrating success together. To strengthen our team, we’re looking for a:
Senior Software Engineer
Job DescriptionAs a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing advanced automation and control architectures for custom-built test and measurement systems. You combine strong analytical and process insight with a solid understanding of machine behavior, fine adjustment processes, and underlying physics.
You’ll bridge the gap between software, hardware, and automation, turning functional requirements into robust, maintainable control architectures. This role requires both conceptual and hands-on involvement, ensuring that designs translate into reliable, high-performance systems.
In this role, you will:
- Define, design, and validate software architectures for advanced automation systems
- Translate functional and process requirements into modular software concepts
- Collaborate with system, hardware, and automation engineers for seamless integration
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary teams
- Support system commissioning, fine-tuning, and troubleshooting
- Drive standardization and scalability of system architectures
- Ensure designs meet technical, quality, and performance targets
The ideal candidate in a few words
- Master’s degree in Engineering (Automation, Mechatronics, Electronics, or equivalent) or Science, or equivalent through experience including the definition and realization of modular and scalable software architectures
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in automation, control, or test system development
- Proficient in python and/or C#
- Strong process insight, understanding of machine physics and fine adjustment mechanisms
- Solid experience in industrial control systems
- Strong abstraction and system-level thinking
- Experience with motion systems and control loops is an asset
- Hands-on with hardware and learning mindset
- Knowledge of LabVIEW or PLC programming (IEC 61131-3, ST) is nice to have
- Familiar with version control systems such as git or svn
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Willing to travel occasionally (up to 25%)
What's in it for YOU
At Averna, you’ll join a growing and human-focused company where you have room to take initiative, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a truly international environment.
We offer:
- A dynamic role where your software architectures come to life
- A wide variety of challenging automation and control projects
- A collaborative team that values knowledge-sharing and celebrates achievements together
- A competitive salary package with attractive benefits (incl. company car, meal vouchers, insurances, flexible hours, etc.) #LI-Hybrid
- Opportunities for professional growth, both locally and internationally
- A professional, flexible working environment where your voice counts
- Be part of a company that puts ESG at the heart of its mission, for people, planet, and performance
Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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What We Do
“Our clients are changing how the world works, travels and communicates. And we’re right there with them – demonstrating the full power and true potential of Test.” – François Rainville, President & CEO
As a global Test & Quality Solution leader, Averna partners with product designers, developers and OEMs to help them achieve higher product quality, accelerate time to market and protect their brands. Founded in 1999, Averna offers specialized expertise and innovative test, vision inspection, precision assembly and automated solutions that deliver substantial technical, financial and market benefits for clients in the automotive and EV, life-science, battery, consumer electronics, industrial, telecom, transportation, and aerospace and defense industries. Averna has offices around the world, numerous industry certifications such as ISO and is ITAR registered.
Our everyday actions rest on 4 pillars representing Averna’s core values: teamwork and commitment, innovation and knowledge, performance and leadership and customer satisfaction. We offer:
• Our Services: We offer a full range of Test Engineering services and automated test equipment for every stage of the product lifecycle – from design and NPI through production and repair.
• Our Products: We put hard-earned expertise, technical innovation and extensive R&D into leading off-the-shelf test solutions that deliver substantial ROI and garner industry awards.
• Our Expertise: We help drive client success with our deep know-how in automation, RF, Design for Test, machine vision, battery test, broadband, NI TestStand/LabVIEW, FPGAs, fixturing, robotics, build-to-print, and more.
• Our Team: We are over 425 test engineers, system architects, hardware specialists, software developers, project managers and other professionals, including partners like NI, PI, Eclipse Automation, Keysight and JOT.
