Your Title:Test Engineer Job Location:Christchurch, New Zealand Our Department:Agriculture

Are you interested in applying cutting-edge technology to the real world? How do you feel about your work having a positive impact on the Agriculture industry and how food makes it from the farm to the table?

What You Will Do
As a Test Engineer, you are a key part of our global engineering team. You will work closely with development teams, across multiple time zones, in the testing and performance of our products, which include but are not limited to steering, GNSS, water management, implement control systems, web, and mobile applications.

Success in this position will require you to be creative, self-motivated, highly organized, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as you will be advocating on the customers' behalf on general usability and ease of use, and provide feedback to engineering and marketing teams. You will also work closely with product owners and engineers to define product testing requirements and specifications.

This will have you doing the following:
Work side by side with the software development team on integration and testing of new feature development

Generate bug reports, using Jira software, with detailed information and supporting diagnostics information, including helping diagnose root causes

Execute standard regression tests, along with exploratory testing of complex systems composed of real-time controls

Create and modify Jira zephyr test cases and plans

Be a testing lead for an assigned Agile team. Perform testing tasks for that team or help coordinate with other test team members as needed.

Perform on-vehicle testing in the office parking lot or dedicated off-site field testing sites.

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring
Bachelor's degree in ME, CE, EE or other relevant engineering field

Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written) and a willingness to work with people on changing requirements to deliver a quality product to the customer

Problem-solving and time management skills with motivation and ability to work autonomously

Ability to use electronic equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and function generators

Ability to analyze a complex system and use critical thinking skills to understand the risks of making certain changes and derive an appropriate test plan.

Other / Preferred Requirements
Understanding of communications buses such as CAN Bus, Serial, and Ethernet

Experience with Flow and Application Control testing (i.e. Field IQ, ISOBUS, Serial Rate)

Precision Agriculture experience including, but not limited to, installation and troubleshooting

Familiarity with Atlassian tools such as Jira, BitBucket, Bamboo, and Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc.)

Experience driving tractors and/or heavy machinery

Demonstrated experience in an engineering test, product development, or other relevant field

Master's degree in ME, CE, EE, or other relevant engineering field.

About Your Location
Based at our main campus in Christchurch, New Zealand, enjoy free parking, an onsite gym, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.

Here you'll find the inspiration and opportunity to be yourself and thrive with a team that is passionate about bringing new ideas and innovations to life and building a better, more sustainable future.

Please Note: Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.

About Our Trimble/AGCO Joint Venture
Together, we will become a global industry leader in mixed fleet farming and autonomous solutions. We put the farmer first, ensuring our technologies are at the heart of the sustainability of the farm. AGCO and Trimble are committed to accelerating progress by integrating sustainability into the design, manufacturing, distribution, and use of smart agricultural solutions across the entire value chain.

Our Inclusiveness Commitment
We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

We have programs in place to make sure our people are seen, heard, and welcomed and most importantly that they know they belong, no matter who they are or where they are coming from.

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