Engineer, Project & Application

Lindsay Corporation; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindsay Corporation is seeking a Project & Application Engineer to provide technical support for irrigation engineering projects. This role requires significant experience in hydraulic engineering and offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic international team. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in hydraulic or irrigation engineering.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Irrigation industry knowledge and product expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and designs for mechanized irrigation projects.
• Attend to dealer technical requests and support training activities.
• Develop high-quality technical reports and presentations.

Skills

English fluency

Technical background in irrigation

Excellent communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Technical Degree in Agricultural or Irrigation Engineering

Job description

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Organizational Summary: Lindsay Corporation is a global company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, focused on providing irrigation and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of a growing population. As one of the world’s leading providers of irrigation and water management, its Zimmatic systems are operating in more than 90 countries. Lindsay Corporation’s infrastructure division offers a wide range of products that aid in roadway maintenance and transportation safety. Since 1955, Lindsay Corporation has been at the forefront of research and development of products and services designed to meet the needs of a constantly evolving world.

Functions:The Project & Application Engineer (PAE) is responsible to provide technical support to projects, sales and sales operations teams service on irrigation engineering, Lindsay products and after sales service support.

This position is based in our Netherlands office and offers a pleasant in-office setting. 20-25% travel is required for this position within the entire EMEA/APAC region. This role requires a 40-hour work week and provides 25 holidays.

***Candidates who currently reside within the European Region are encouraged to apply, as relocation for this position is a possibility.

Recruiting Note: The hiring manager for this position can easily be described more as a “mentor” than a “manager”. His approach to training is to ensure his team feels supported, has the tools they need to perform the role and to provide them space to perform accordingly.

Responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Providing Sales Managers and Customer Service teams with technical supportive information and specific designs for mechanized irrigation projects
• Timely attend to dealer network with all technical requests related to Irrigation Application Engineering.
• Prioritizing attention to task related to orders received from Customer Service and dealer network.
• Support on dealer training and marketing activities by enhancing existing materials (manuals, brochures, presentations) with scientific justification on use and management of Centre Pivot and Lateral Move irrigation Systems
• Check to ensure (Reporting) that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.
• Ensure all company and departmental policies and safety processes are enforced.
• Assess general requirements of a project as requested by a client to provide for detailed or high-level project estimates.
• Provide high quality technical justifications in the form of reports on the use and management of irrigation systems in various climates, soil conditions and crops.
• Develop timely high quality and timely supporting arguments in the form of presentation / technical reports.
• Assess general requirements of a project as requested by a client to provide for a high-level project budget
• Adopt and follow project engineering processes and templates for hydraulic design and application engineering.
  

Requirements:

• 3-5 years or more experience in field of hydraulic engineering or irrigation engineering or in a related position
• Technical Degree in Agricultural, Irrigation Engineering or Civil similar
• Fluent in English language both verbal and written. Additional language would be an advantage.
• Experience and knowledge in Irrigation, hydraulics, hydrology, soil-water-plant relations, physics and mathematics concepts
• Irrigation Industry knowledge, including competitors. With Strong Technical background.
• Extensive product knowledge related to mechanized irrigation; to include the center pivot, lateral move, hose reel, etc.
• Irrigation engineering, soil-water-plant relations, pipeline and pump sizing.
• Capacity to deal and interpret hydraulics models.
• Excellent Communication skills, professional reports and high standard presentations.
• Pro-active, ability to work in a fast-paced international team environment
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ready to and willing to learn and provide suggestions to improve processes.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Lindsay Corporation does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. Lindsay Corporation will not pay a fee to a recruiter or agency that does not have a signed vendor agreement with Lindsay Corporation. Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Lindsay Corporation without having a vendor agreement in place will be considered property of Lindsay Corporation. Lindsay Corporation will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.