Ames, IA – Full Time
Job Posting: 9/2/2022 FLSA Status: Salaried, exempt
Location: Ames, IA Supervisory: No
Team: Engineering Reports to: Mechanical Design Mgr.
Responsibilities
- Play a key part in creating an environment where engineers feel encouraged to build innovative products
- Work closely with customers, Product Managers, and other Product Owners to focus on intersecting the needs of the business with the needs of the customers to deliver a world-class user experience to the marketplace
- Create and collaborate with others on a visible product plan, taking into consideration our whole portfolio of current and future products
- Ensure your team’s product backlog is maintained, relevant and prioritized
- Review the output of the team with a critical eye to confirm that what is being delivered meets our commitment to our business and customers
- Continually analyze and adjust the scope and overall deliverable to focus our efforts on delivering the most value within a given time frame or suggest an alternative timeline
- Work with other leaders in the company to improve and execute our product development process
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited academic institution in agribusiness, Agriculture Systems Technology (AST), Ag-Engineering or related field
- Certified Product Owner (will send otherwise qualified candidates to training)
- 5+ years’ experience working in agribusiness
- Ability to operate agricultural machinery and precision agriculture tools in a field environment
- Working knowledge of Agile software and Lean development methods and what makes them highly effective
- Project management experience
- Technical understanding of mechanical design and development process