Internship: Data Analysis on Milking Data

Company Description

We believe in a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future for dairy farmers by combining robotics, engineering, and in‑depth farming knowledge.

That belief started 75 years ago with the dream of two brothers in Maassluis. Since then, we have grown into an innovative global leader in automated systems for dairy farmers worldwide. With 2,500 specialised professionals, we continuously work on new agricultural revolutions. We still do this from our Campus in Maassluis, a building with the highest achievable sustainability performance in the Netherlands, and among the best worldwide. All with one clear goal: to make dairy farming an attractive profession for future generations.

Job Description

During this internship, you will turn complex milking data into clear insights. You will create visualizations and perform statistical analyses to investigate whether milking performance has improved over time and under which conditions.
You will work closely with different stakeholders, such as data analysts, product specialists, and domain experts, to understand the right questions to ask and to ensure your analyses are relevant and actionable. This means translating business and farm questions into analytical approaches and explaining your results in a clear and convincing way.
A key part of your role is critical analysis on big data. You will assess data quality, challenge assumptions, validate findings, and reflect on limitations of the data and methods used. You will not just report results but actively think about what they mean in practice and how they can be improved.

Practical information:

• This can be a collaborative or graduation internship.
• You are available from September 1st, 2026 (or earlier), for a minimum of 6 months
• You are available at least 32 hours per week

Qualifications

As an intern, you will dive into live milking data coming straight from the Astronaut. Every single day, millions of milking records flow in from farms across the globe. During this internship, you will explore how this rich stream of data connects to real farm management practices. Your analysis will help uncover patterns, insights, and opportunities that can directly support farmers in improving their operations. How do you know whether any actions are for the better for the cow? There is no direct feedback, only signals hidden in data. Your task is to turn this data into meaningful insights to define what “better” really means from the cow’s perspective. You will be working on real-world data with real impact, on a global scale.

Requirements:

• You are currently following an HBO Bachelor program such as Business and Data management, Biosystems engineering, Agrotechnology or similar studies.
• You have strong analytical and communication skills.
• You are a critical thinker.
• You are proactive, structured and comfortable working independently.
• You have knowledge with SQL, Python, Statistics. Cow knowledge is only nice to have
• You speak fluent English (Dutch optional).
• You enjoy working in an international and cross-functional environment.

Additional Information

You will work in a collaborative international team of data analysts and farming experts, where data and domain knowledge come together. You can work from the office or choose a hybrid setup, depending on what suits you best.

• €650,- internship compensation per month (based on 40 hours)
• An international working environment
• Our modern Lely Campus offers extensive sports facilities including an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, basketball and volleyball fields, table tennis and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training and challenge your colleagues during an active break
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our in-house barista, with milk directly from our own farm, and a healthy and affordable company restaurant
• A free Lely shuttlebus brings you to and from the metro in Maassluis, ensuring a smooth start and end to your workday
• We celebrate success, from anniversaries to festive events, at Lely we know how to do it
• We are proud to have won the Rotterdam Entrepreneurial Award 2025

See yourself in this role? Apply now via our website.