Blue River TechnologyRemote
Field Application Engineer- Agriculture
United States of America
Full Time
2 weeks ago
$77,000 - $114,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Agricultural electro-mechanical systems supportTroubleshooting complex systemsSoftware tools proficiency - G-SuiteSoftware tools proficiency - JiraSoftware tools proficiency - ConfluenceSoftware tools proficiency - ExcelSoftware tools proficiency - PowerPointLarge agricultural equipment operationLinuxScript programmingPython programmingDesign verification testingCAD - SolidWorksSafety trainingcertificationsCustomer-facing skillscreate trusted professional relationshipsTeam-oriented mindsetPythonMachine LearningMLJiraConfluenceProduct ManagementCommunication
About this role
Blue River is a team of innovators creating intelligent machinery for agriculture and construction. The Field Application Engineer will develop smart farm machines by planning and executing field tests and machine learning data collection, troubleshooting issues, and communicating with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Carry out system- and feature-related hardware, software, and machine vision field tests of mechatronic farm machinery. Provide detailed documentation of testing execution and results
- Provide in-field engineering support of ML data collection and field tests, including troubleshooting, diagnosing, resolving and documenting all relevant aspects
- Document customers’ observations, comments, and concerns regarding John Deere and Blue River Technology products and equipment and share with Product Management, Agronomy and Engineering partners
- Perform hands-on set-up, maintenance, testing and customization in the field per engineering test requirements
- Suggest design alternatives and support development of new features and tools based on early product testing experiences and observations
- Support Product and Engineering in creating product documentation, instructions and guides
- Collaborate with host cooperators to integrate test and ML data collection machines into productive work, and manage appropriate contracts and agreements as required
- Support Field management with training, supervision and quality control of seasonal field personnel, testing and data collection activities
- Transport and operate equipment for field test and ML data collection-related equipment as needed
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Agriculture or related technical area
- 2+ years in supporting / maintaining agricultural electro-mechanical systems
- Experience troubleshooting and working with complex systems involving software, electronics and mechanical systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with basic software tools including G-Suite, Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
- Ability to set targets, create and execute plans, and deliver results
- Ability to communicate with colleagues that have limited understanding of agricultural and construction industry settings and realities
- Capacity to positively interact with varied personality-types, creating trusted professional relationships inside and outside the BRT and Deere organizations
- Strong customer-facing skills & team-oriented mindset
- Willingness to travel extensively, ranging from 30-90%, depending on project demands and time of year. Most of this travel will be to the field, providing hands-on support. There may be occasional opportunities for international travel
- Experience working with large, agricultural equipment and machinery in the field
- Exhibit a high level of personal and professional integrity
- Familiarity with Linux, simple script programming
- Experience in designing and executing design verification testing (DVT)
- Skills in programming and scripting languages such as Python
- CAD experience (e.g., SolidWorks)
- Safety training and certifications