Dairy Tech Test & Validation Engineer

HR Connect Limited; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Waikato Milking Systems in Hamilton, New Zealand, seeks a Test & Validation Engineer to ensure product reliability in real farming environments. You will work with the Product Development team, analyze test data, and document validation findings for continuous product improvement.

The role requires hands-on experience with milking equipment or on-farm systems, strong technical writing, and excellent communication to support customers and engineers alike.

Qualifications

• Experience in agricultural technology, engineering support, product testing, or a related technical field.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electronic, or software-based systems.
• Experience creating SOPs, technical manuals, validation reports, or similar documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Hands-on experience in on-farm systems or milking equipment.
• Experience creating SOPs, test reports or technical manuals advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to manage customer relationships, particularly with early adopters or pilot customers.
• Ability to translate technical specifications into clear, actionable items for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct laboratory and on-farm product testing and validation.
• Collaborate with beta customers to gather feedback and assess product performance.
• Investigate faults, perform root cause analysis, and validate solutions.
• Analyse test data and prepare validation reports and recommendations.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to support continuous product improvement.
• Act as a link between testing, engineering, customer-facing teams, and end users.

Skills

Agricultural tech

Technical writing

Mechanical systems

Electronic systems

Software systems

SOPs and manuals

Analytical & problem-solving

Communication skills

On-farm experience

Driver’s license

Job description

Waikato Milking Systems in Hamilton, New Zealand, seeks a Test & Validation Engineer to ensure product reliability in real farming environments. You will work with the Product Development team, analyze test data, and document validation findings for continuous product improvement.

The role requires hands-on experience with milking equipment or on-farm systems, strong technical writing, and excellent communication to support customers and engineers alike.