Field Engineering Technician- Agriculture
About The Position
We’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to create intelligent machinery that solves monumental problems for our customers. We empower our customers – farmers, construction crews, foresters, and other "outdoor" professionals - to implement safer and more sustainable solutions, driving increased profitability with less reliance on scarce labor. We believe that focusing on the small stuff – pixel-by-pixel and task-by-task - leads to big gains. With our partners at John Deere, we have the ability to bring innovative computer vision, machine learning, robotics and automation systems to life, maximizing their potential impact. Our people are at the heart of what we do. Through cross-discipline collaboration, this mission-driven and daring team is eager to define the new frontier of mobile robotics. We are always asking hard questions, rapidly iterating, and getting our boots in the field and on-site to figure it out. We won’t give up until we’ve made a tangible and positive impact on the planet. Summary Field Engineer Technicians are the boots on the ground for the engineering and product teams at Blue River. We help develop, support, and maintain our next generation of "smart" machines and play a key role in enabling further product development. The primary role of this position is varied and could include any or all of the following: capturing field data, carry out in-field product feature equipment testing, support and implement agronomic testing and trials, troubleshoot problems in the field, and provide support and communication that lead to short-term and long-term fixes to the equipment. Tasks include data collection, tracking issues and progress in fixing them, and communicating with customers, product managers and engineers on a regular basis. This position requires extensive travel, often away from home for weeks at a time. The contract term will end December 2026, with the possibility of extending or returning the next season.
Requirements
- Farming and agricultural related background and knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Project professionalism and represent the company well through courteous communications with customers, dealers, coworkers, everyone else that we come into contact with as a consequence of our work
- Willingness to travel extensively and work outdoors, with the vast majority of working time spent either "on the road" or providing hands-on support in the field
- Safe driving record and ability to operate company vehicles
Nice To Haves
- Experience with outdoor equipment (i.e. agricultural, mining and/or construction) and working with large machinery in the field
- 2+ years in supporting, maintaining or operating modern outdoor equipment and precision agriculture systems
- Associates or Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience in Agriculture, Engineering, or related technical area
- Experience troubleshooting and working with complex systems involving software, electronics and mechanical systems
Responsibilities
- Field data collection activities for projects when and where needed, including scheduling and planning site visits with growers, farm cooperators and others
- Provide in-field engineering support, including data collection, field testing, troubleshooting, diagnosing, resolving, and documenting all aspects of the products
- Provide an interface for product development teams including Product Management and Engineering to understand the evolving needs of customers
- Perform hands-on set-up, maintenance, testing and customization in the field per engineering test requirements
- Track and manage recurring issues, from problem identification to resolution
- Transport and operate field equipment as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
