Meet our people.

TOPIC offers a great workplace with an amazing office.

Why do you work at TOPIC?

My work challenges me and gives me the opportunity to learn something new every day. I like to dive into problems to find innovative solutions. TOPIC offers every opportunity for this, in a pleasant working environment with great colleagues.

How would you describe your job and what does your working day look like?

As a Software Engineer, I am currently working on embedded software for lithography machines. I am part of a team of TOPIC people, with whom we work within a larger multidisciplinary group of our client. Here we mainly work on CPD (Control, Performance and Diagnostics) software, applications to continuously improve these cutting-edge machines. We work via Scrum with daily stand-ups and the contact with our client is good. Weekly meetings with stakeholders from different disciplines keep me engaged in the product and give me the opportunity to learn new things.

TOPIC is a great employer with a good vision on personal development for its employees. . The ultramodern office and the nice colleagues make that I go to work with a smile on my face! 

Mike van Zon | Software Engineer at TOPIC

TOPIC makes me feel at home.

Why do you work at TOPIC?

My job at TOPIC was the reason I emigrated to the Netherlands. A great decision that I have never regretted as TOPIC keeps their promises and helps out whenever needed. Also, as employees we get interesting training and the projects I work on are great. I also like being part of challenging projects with a variety of customers. Each new assignment is a new journey that helps me to improve myself, both technically and personally.

How would you describe your job and what does your working day looks like?

I love that my work is very dynamic and full of energy. I like communicating with other people in projects, exploring the software to find corner issues and finding the root cause of problems. And as a tester I can contribute to ensure the quality of our projects and with this, help make the world a little better! A working day starts with daily meetings where we come together with all project members early in the morning. I pick up my tasks to work on for that day and an energetic day starts: a day of meetings, working on the assigned tasks and of course finding some bugs 😊

What makes TOPIC great to work for?

TOPIC really supports having a family life, I love that. TOPIC is actually a family on its own, in our office in Best I always get the family feel. Smiling faces, open doors, time for a coffee break. Besides, I like the mindset of TOPIC where I always find support from my managers. Everything is open for discussion when it comes to my assignment or even my personal needs. 

Bahar Kocamanoglu | Senior Software Test Engineer at TOPIC

There is always an opportunity to learn while doing what I love

Why do you work at TOPIC?

I'm motivated through the impact we make to shape the world to be smarter and healthier each day. This is what the TOPIC mission is all about and this has appealed to me ever since I started working for the company. The diversity of projects and the opportunities given for personal development are also part of the reasons why I work for TOPIC. 

How would you describe your job and what does your working day looks like?

My work provides me an exciting challenge that varies day to day. As part of the hardware team, we implement a whole range of solutions in various industries; from designing medical IoT devices to developing the next generation of high-speed computing platforms - and everything in between - there is always an opportunity to learn while doing what I love.  

What makes TOPIC great to work for?

In an industry that remains male dominated, TOPIC treats women engineers with the same level of respect, interaction and opportunities as men. At TOPIC it is acknowledged that men and women have the same potential and TOPIC is keen to create more diversity by engaging more women in tech. 

Annamarie Stanton | Hardware Architect at TOPIC

It is important to me that working for TOPIC is felt as being part of a family

Better, healthier and smarter 

The TOPIC company is based on the principle that we want to make the world a better, healthier and smarter place. This is true to the core values of TOPIC. We are fortunate to work with customers and employees that share that same value. TOPIC is able to provide a highly specialised added value that allows our clients to grow. This has been our objective from the start in 1996 and since then our company has grown to over 150 employees. TOPIC is a key player in the high-tech sector. Plus, we are at the heart of Brainport and close to the universities: at the global top. 

The TOPIC family

At TOPIC, we value the personal touch and we are driven in our client approach. Their ambitions become our ambitions. It is that same personal approach in which our employees interact among each other. We coach each other and get our kicks from the amazing projects we do. In our company, we speak of the TOPIC family and a new member will be called a TOPIC’er. It is important to me that working for TOPIC is felt as being part of a family. A family where we work together, respect each other and listen to each other. In a family, everyone gets a say and that is true for TOPIC as well. Every year, we organise the Townmeeting where all TOPIC’ers get a say about the development of the company. These opinions are valued and considered by our management team. Our family events are highly appreciated and for good reasons. We work hard together but try to enjoy ourselves and each other’s company just as much. That is the family culture of TOPIC: making the world a little better, healthier and smarter every day. Together and enjoying it while we do it. 

Rieny Rijnen
CEO and founder of TOPIC Embedded Systems

Rieny Rijnen | CEO & Owner at TOPIC