Cerebral Staffing
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Ankeny, IA
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$52.50-56.25 per hour
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Permanent
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Full-time
Location: | Onsite and must be willing to travel – there will be a lot of travel toward the last half of the year supporting field test sites.
Duration of Role: 2+ years
Pay: $52.50 – $56.25 / hourly
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position is for a Performance engineer to support the verification of the function of parts and systems used on cotton harvesting equipment. Some but not all of the key tasks will include:
- Plan, coordinate, conduct, and oversee full vehicle evaluations and field test activities of cotton harvesters.
- Provide field test site support throughout the harvest season in southern US.
- Become proficient in the safe operation and maintenance of cotton harvesters to aid in design reviews, tests, evaluations, and trouble shooting.
- Responsible for completing test Activities through all phases of planning, execution, and reporting to closure.
- Participate in, contribute to, and document design reviews and Event disposition.
- Assist in the shipping and tracking of test equipment, including machines, and office related tasks as required.
- Report test results in a timely and clear manner; help in the definition and execution of any follow up testing.
- May provide lab test support.
REQUIRED:
- 4-year degree in engineering, technology, or equivalent experience.
- Up to 30% travel required. Most travel will be in the last half of the year. Flexibility and ability to adapt regarding hours/travel/priorities
- Experience working in a team environment and soliciting cooperation when needed.
- Strong technical report writing skills.
- A knowledge of engineering theory and principles.
- A working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
- Strong personal skills and the ability to work with farmers, technicians, and engineers, to get work done.
- Ability to work with others in a professional manner while unsupervised.
DESIRED:
- Farming experience
- Experience with design, development and/or test of mobile equipment, preferably agricultural harvesting equipment.
- Experience with data acquisition tools.
- Knowledge of the safe operation and maintenance of agricultural equipment.
- A working knowledge of the CAN bus and how to extract information from it.
- A working knowledge of advanced electronic systems used in agriculture for monitoring and tracking the harvest and post-harvest processing of product.
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