Engineering Manager – Hardware

Gallagher Animal Management; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-site parking

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Staff discounts

Team events

Job summary

Gallagher Animal Management is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Hamilton-based hardware team, guiding the development of next-generation eShepherd products. You will own hardware architecture, electronics, sensors, PCB design and field testing, collaborating with manufacturing and product teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape roadmaps, and drive DFMA and FMEA processes to deliver robust IoT hardware for farming environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product development experience.
• Engineering leadership across hardware/electronics/mechanical/mechatronics or IoT products.
• Strong technical judgement across design, testing, manufacture and reliability.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Customer-focused and commercially aware mindset.
• Passion for developing engineers and building great products.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture and product design.
• Oversee electronics, sensors, ICs, PCB design and mechanical assemblies.
• Lab and field testing with IoT hardware prototypes.
• Functional and reliability testing and production readiness.
• DFMA, FMEA, design reviews and change management.
• Coach, mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hardware design

Electronics

Mechanical design

IoT products

Multidisciplinary teams

Tools

PCB design

Job description

Lead the hardware behind technology changing the future of livestock farming.

eShepherd is Gallagher’s virtual fencing technology for cattle - solar-powered, GPS-enabled neckbands connected to web and mobile apps that allow farmers to create virtual boundaries, move cattle remotely and manage grazing more precisely.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Hamilton-based hardware team and help shape the next generation of eShepherd products.

Why this role is exciting

• Lead a team of electronics and mechanical engineers.
• Work on world-leading AgTech, IoT and connected hardware.
• Own hardware development from concept through to production and field support.
• Connect hardware, firmware, embedded systems, product, manufacturing and customer teams.
• Turn real-world field insights into practical design improvements.
• Help build robust, scalable products that perform in tough farming environments.
• Influence product strategy, roadmaps and future hardware direction.

What you’ll work on

• Hardware architecture and product design.
• Electronics, sensors, ICs, PCB design and mechanical assemblies.
• Lab and field testing with IoT hardware prototypes.
• Functional testing, reliability testing and production readiness.
• DFMA, FMEA, design reviews and change management.
• Learning First Product Development, A3 thinking and continuous improvement.
• Coaching, mentoring and growing a high-performing engineering team.

What you’ll bring

• Engineering leadership experience across hardware, electronics, mechanical, mechatronics or IoT products.
• 5+ years’ product development experience.
• Strong technical judgement across design, testing, manufacture and reliability.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
• A practical, customer-focused and commercially aware mindset.
• A passion for developing engineers and building great products.

Why Gallagher?

• Competitive salary and annual incentive opportunity.
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café.
• Life and Disability Insurance.
• Boost App membership and NZ staff discounts.
• Team events, guest speakers and regular team lunches.
• Career growth within a global technology company.

This is a rare opportunity to lead hardware engineering that gets tested beyond the lab and used by farmers around the world.

We will consider a relocation package for the right candidate.