Senior Spray Technology Engineer — Field-Driven Ag Innovation

Iowa State University; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Iowa State University’s Digital Ag Innovation Lab seeks a Senior Spray Technology Engineer to lead sponsored R&D on agricultural application systems. You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, oversee field validation, and deliver innovations from concept to deployment, partnering with industry sponsors and researchers.

This hands-on role emphasizes engineering excellence, field validation, and collaboration without formal personnel management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, or validating agricultural application equipment.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong mechanical and systems engineering skills, with troubleshooting ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for sponsored research projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and guiding engineering decisions.
• Lead design, integration, testing, and validation of liquid and dry application systems in lab and field environments.
• Evaluate application technologies and system performance to improve agronomic outcomes.
• Collaborate with industry sponsors and project teams to define technical requirements and deliver objectives.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and testing documentation while supporting proposals.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design & testing

Field validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Spray systems

Pumps

PWM technologies

Job description

Iowa State University’s Digital Ag Innovation Lab seeks a Senior Spray Technology Engineer to lead sponsored R&D on agricultural application systems. You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, oversee field validation, and deliver innovations from concept to deployment, partnering with industry sponsors and researchers.

This hands-on role emphasizes engineering excellence, field validation, and collaboration without formal personnel management responsibilities.