Test Engineer Job
Posted on: 18 Mar 2021
Jackson, MN
Job Description
Test Engineer
Summary of Responsibilities:
Assumes responsibility for field-testing prototype machines. Strong communication with design engineering personnel, machine users and other involved persons on assigned projects. May also be required to assist in laboratory test, prototype updates and evaluation of customer owned machines.
Summary of Duties:
Must be self-motivated and have the ability to travel extensively.
Assist in selecting locations for test in accordance with test objectives and in making arrangements with cooperators.
Report accurate test observations, results, part failures, performance data, functional and reliability issues, and recommend/implement improvements.
Assist engineering personnel in identification and resolution of potential safety hazards.
Inform engineering personnel of industry developments, trends and observations, based on interaction with cooperators.
Maintain assigned equipment in good working condition and appearance and maintain security as required for project in testing process.
QUALIFICATIONS: (Designate Required or Preferred)
Education/Certifications:
4-year technical/bachelors degree in Ag or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field/technical experience in testing of Ag or Off highway equipment.
Experience:
Field/technical experience in testing of Ag or Off highway equipment
Ag experience/background desired
Skills:
Strong mechanical aptitude
Ability to make field modifications to prototype independently or through instructions from design engineering group.
Strong PC knowledge
AGCO Corporation
Duluth, GA
AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural equipment. Through well-known brands including Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, AGCO Corporation delivers agricultural solutions to farmers worldwide through a full line of tractors, combine harvesters, hay and forage equipment, seeding and tillage implements, grain storage and protein production systems, as well as replacement parts.
Our collection of brands is a large part of what makes AGCO so unique. Our brands are powerful. They’re modern. They're well-known brands like Challenger, Fendt, GSI, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. They are the ones that the world looks to each and every day. Making machines and equipment that respond to the world's ever-changing demands for food and fuel is what AGCO innovation is all about. Hybrids, telemetry-based tracking systems, flexible technologies that respond to regional farming variances and so much more. The future is happening now. And AGCO is at the forefront of it.
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IndustryManufacturing
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