Precision Agriculture Electronics Research Assistant

Fort Valley State University; Fort Valley (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Valley State University invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant in the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology. The role supports R&D in Electronic Engineering Technology, including sensing, automation, and data acquisition for precision agriculture and environmental monitoring.

You will work with faculty and engineers to design, assemble, test, and deploy electronic systems for greenhouse automation, soil and climate sensing, and agricultural robotics,

Qualifications

• Ability to read electronic schematics and assemble basic electronic components.
• Strong organizational and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to successfully pass a background check.
• Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering technology, Agricultural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, assembly, and testing of electronic systems for agricultural research.
• Support embedded systems, microcontrollers, and sensor networks for monitoring.
• Build and integrate hardware for precision agriculture and greenhouse automation.
• Assist in data acquisition systems installation and maintenance.
• Support data analysis and preparation of technical reports.

Skills

Schematics reading

Electronic assembly

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering technology

Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics

Related field

Tools

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

Fort Valley State University invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant in the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology. The role supports R&D in Electronic Engineering Technology, including sensing, automation, and data acquisition for precision agriculture and environmental monitoring.

You will work with faculty and engineers to design, assemble, test, and deploy electronic systems for greenhouse automation, soil and climate sensing, and agricultural robotics,