Validation Engineer

Agco; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Dental and vision plans

Flexible and virtual work options

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays and paid time off

Health savings and flexible spending

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

AGCO is seeking a Validation Engineer for the Gold Harvesting Team in Hesston, KS. You will build and maintain prototypes, perform field modifications, and troubleshoot CAN-BUS, mechanical, and electrical systems during testing.

You will report findings, support safety validation, and collaborate with farmers, dealers, and engineering to validate machine performance and share insights from the field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 1 year of field/technical testing experience in agriculture or off-highway equipment.
• Must be self-motivated with ability to travel extensively; agricultural experience is preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to convey test results and root cause analyses to internal teams.
• Experience troubleshooting CAN-BUS, mechanical, and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain assigned prototypes.
• Make field modifications to prototypes independently or via instructions from design engineering groups.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and CAN-BUS systems during field operations and testing.
• Report accurate test observations, results, part failures, performance data, and reliability issues; recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with farmers, dealers, field teams, and engineering to validate machine performance and address safety concerns.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Verbal & written communication

Willingness to travel

CAN-BUS troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAN-BUS systems

Electrical systems

Job description

Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiosity to work, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today!

AGCO, a global Leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions, has an exciting career opportunity for a Validation Engineer to join our Gold Harvesting Team in Hesston, KS.

Your Impact

• Build and maintain assigned prototypes.
• Ability to make field modifications to prototypes independently or through instructions from design engineering groups.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and CAN-BUS systems during field operations and testing activities.
• Report accurate test observations, results, part failures, performance data, functional and reliability issues, and recommend/implement improvements through the AGCO Validation Tool.
• Collaborate with farmers, dealers, field teams, and engineering to validate machine performance, address safety concerns, and share industry insights.

Your Experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from a 4-year accredited university. 1 years of field/technical experience in testing/operation of agriculture or off highway equipment.
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to travel extensively, Agricultural experience/background.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey test results, root cause analysis, new strategies, processes/approaches to a variety of internal audiences.
• Experience troubleshooting including CAN-BUS systems, mechanical systems, and electrical systems.

Your Benefits

• Health care and wellness plans
• Dental and vision plans
• Flexible and virtual work options (where available)
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability to purchase AGCO stock at a discounted price
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Reimbursement for continuing education
• Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plans

Your Workplace

You will work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues from Hesston, USA (Onsite)

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.