Field Test Engineer

Earth Rover; Edgmond; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Earth Rover Ltd. is seeking undergraduate or graduate engineers for a summer placement focusing on field testing of autonomous agricultural robots. This role involves supporting field test activities, ensuring product validation, and requires experience in engineering and data analysis. Join a fast-moving environment to innovate and develop your skills while working outdoors.

Qualifications

• Experience in test planning, execution, and data analysis.
• Ability to work in structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience in agriculture or the farming industry.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Field Test activities including test planning and data acquisition.
• Building experience in data collection and presenting results.
• Working outdoors in challenging conditions.

Skills

Instrumentation

Data acquisition

Problem-solving methodology

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisation

Enthusiasm

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate Engineering – Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic/Agricultural Engineering

Job description

Are you an undergraduate/ graduate engineer looking for a summer placement? Have you had experience as a drone pilot or field robot operator with a passion for robotic vehicles and an interest in or currently working with autonomous robot technology? If so, we are looking to talk with you about an exciting opportunity to join Earth Rover Ltd.

In this role you will be primarily responsible for supporting Field Testing, ensuring the product meets customer requirements. This will include in-field validation and operation of autonomous agricultural robots on our partner and customer sites in the UK and Spain. You will be taking customer feedback to assist future development as well as supporting problem solving in a structured manner.

Earth Rover is a start-up company founded in 2017 to solve the challenges faced by an organic farm and more importantly for all farms who want to reduce their reliance on chemicals and accelerate the journey to Net Zero.

We are looking for ambitious, self-starters who seek to innovate, and actively contribute as a member of the wider team. You will have the opportunity to grow and carve out your future development in a fast-moving, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• You will be supporting Field Test activities including test planning, instrumentation, data acquisition and rover programming for field operation. You will build experience in data collection, analysis, and presentation of test results to customers and the Earth Rover team to demonstrate product validation.
• A passion for completing a job to high standards efficiently, accurately, and safely are a must.
• An appetite for being outdoors is essential as the role will sometimes be in challenging conditions.

Qualifications

Essential experience, training or skills:

• Undergraduate/ Graduate Engineering – Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronic/ Agricultural Engineering
• Experience in test planning, test execution and data analysis.
• Experienced in Instrumentation, Data acquisition and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work to a structured Problem-Solving methodology (8D, Triz, or equivalent)
• Ability to communicate effectively as part of a remote team and build high performing relationships with all stakeholders, both internally, and on a customer site.
• Excellent attention to detail, high levels of organisation.
• Enthusiastic attitude, and a willingness and ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Experience in agriculture and/or farming industry.
• Training and capability in safe handling of heavy equipmen.

If this is you, then please get in touch.