Autonomous Vehicle Field Support Technician

SAGE AG INC. IS CURRENTLY SEEKING HARDWORKING, SELF-MOTIVATED, & DETAILED ORIENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE & MACHINERY. THROUGH THIS POSITION, YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH A MAJOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURER IN AN EXPERIMENTAL FIELD TEST ENVIRONMENT. THIS POSITION IS 95% TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE PERIODS AWAY FROM HOME. YOU WILL BE WORKING INDEPENDENTLY AND AS A TEAM WITH ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, AND CUSTOMERS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY. IN THIS EXCITING POSITION, YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH A TEAM TO TEST AND MONITOR THE OPERATIONS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PERFORMING TILLAGE WORK.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• ENSURING A HIGHLY AUTOMATED MACHINE IS OPERATIONAL AND OPERATING IN A SAFE MANNER WITHIN IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
• INDEPENDENT AND AUTONOMOUS WORKER WILLING THAT CAN BE A CRITICAL THINKER AND HAVE STRONG RISK ASSESSMENT ABILITIES.
• RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH TEST COOPERATORS (FARMERS) WHILE ENSURING THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE JOB BEING DONE.
• RESPONSIBLE FOR SET-UP OF THE HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE - SUCH AS RECORDING FIELD BOUNDARIES AND MAKING PATH PLANS.
• UNDERSTAND AND PERFORM BASIC SCRIPT AND COMMAND PROMPT EXECUTION.
• PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• TROUBLESHOOTING EQUIPMENT, DEBUGGING, DEFECT REPORTING.
• TECHNICALLY CAPABLE OF UPDATING DISPLAY AND VEHICLE CONTROLLER SOFTWARE.
• GATHERING CRITICAL MACHINE CAN INFORMATION, CROP CONDITION, AND TEST DATA
• GATHERING IMAGING DATA AND UPLOADING DATA TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
• PERFORMING FREQUENT SOFTWARE UPDATES TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND IMAGING EQUIPMENT
• RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING AND/OR COORDINATING THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF LARGE AG EQUIPMENT

REQUIREMENTS:

• MINIMUM OF 250 HOURS OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OPERATION
• MINIMUM GPA OF 2.5 IN AN AGRICULTURAL MAJOR; PREFERABLY AST OR AG ENGINEERING
• MECHANICALLY INCLINED
• STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT
• STRONG TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING SKILLS
• EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• WILLING TO TRAVEL FOR SIX WEEKS OR MORE AT A TIME
• VALID U.S. DRIVER’S LICENSE W/ CLEAN DRIVING RECORD
• OUT-GOING
• POSITIVE ATTITUDE
• PROFICIENT WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE
• ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT & ALONE
• ABILITY TO WORK LONG HOURS, SOME NIGHT OPERATION WILL BE NECESSARY
• ABILITY TO KEEP ACCURATE & DETAILED RECORDS OF WORK PERFORMED

DETAILS:

JOB DURATION: FULL-TIME

LOCATION: Based in Urbandale, Iowa, extensive travel throughout United States.

COMPENSATION: Salary Range: $55,000-$60,000 yearly, plus bonuses based on experience. All travel expenses covered by Sage Ag Inc.

CONTACT:

KASSI DUNLAP
EMAIL: DUNLAPKASSI@SAGEAG.NET

Sage Ag Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Category: Agricultural Technology Data Collection machine learning Precision Agriculture Product Testing

Job Type: Full Time

Job Location: Urbandale