Mechanical Engineer for Harvesting Technologies

In a fast-moving, and ever-changing business, AGCO’s Innovation Center in Randers, Denmark, is searching for a new mechanical engineer to support our technology development projects within the Harvesting product group.

Though based locally in Randers, you will become part of our global Engineering organization and play a key role in the development of advanced technologies and concepts for our global product portfolio of harvesting machineries and related technologies and services.

We live outside the box

As a small remote team in one of the world’s leading companies within agriculture machinery, we find ourselves in the perfect spot to create a huge global impact on our industry while at the same time having the freedom to operate with the innovative mindset of a garage start-up.

Our multidisciplinary team of engineers, students and technicians work jointly every day to explore new ideas and opportunities to deliver step-changing technologies and concepts enabling enhanced productivity and sustainability in agriculture.

We are motivated by technology and use agile engineering principles to shorten the path from idea to reality utilizing our unique facilities for virtual development, prototyping, lab testing and field testing.

Tasks & responsibilities
As a mechanical engineer in AGCO’s Innovation Center in Randers, you will work alongside the design teams for crop flow, crop processing and Durability development along with supporting concept deveent, functional testing and the final reliability validation of the final design and products. Your main tasks will be the following:

• Ideation and trend scouting enabling future technology concepts and system solutions in agriculture
• Direct communication with global design teams, cross-functional stakeholders and end-users to identify, understand and prioritize requirements
• Design of experiments for crop processing applications in an agricultural environment (virtual, lab and field environments)
• Analysis, evaluation and presentation of test results
• Close collaboration with global engineering design teams for iterative design validation and optimization

Competences and qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering
• Broad experience with system analysis, validation and development of mechanical systems
• Specific experience with combines and/or other harvesting machinery is a great advantage
• Practical experience with service and operation of agriculture machinery is an advantage
• Experience with CREO or similar 3D CAD design
• Familiar with CFD and DEM simulation tools
• Experience with Python and/or Glyphworks is an advantage but not necessary

Traits

• Excellent verbal and written English is necessary.
• Analytical and methodical with a creative mindset
• Great networking capabilities – you understand how to build and utilize your network for greater achievements
• Solution-oriented – quick in establishing the root cause of problems, even faster in finding potential solutions
• Costumer/end-user oriented – motivated by analyzing the pains and gains in the agriculture business and delivering value-adding solutions to the end-user
• It's a huge plus if you are proactive by nature and motivated by continually shaping and reshaping your own role in supporting the global team objectives

Furthermore, we place great emphasis on you being curious, driven, and self-managing, and that you have a natural desire to include your colleagues and ensure a strong team spirit in your daily work.

We offer

• Challenges, responsibilities, and the opportunity to really leave your fingerprints on future technologies and products.
• Work in a global company with daily interaction across countries, cultures and disciplines.
• To be part of a team with innovative and creative minds and great colleagues.
• To grow in a fast-moving, and ever-changing business.
• A collaborative culture where thoughts soon translate into action.
• Responsibility and empowerment to self-organize and execute
• A great canteen arrangement, social events, Friday bar, flexible hours and the opportunity to work from home.

Application and contact

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and close the job opening once the right candidate has been found.

For additional information, please call Thomas Bojsen, Sr. Mgr, Engineering, Global Combine Validation, Engineering, +45 40717949.

We look forward to hear from you!

AGCO Corporations is one of the leading manufactures of agriculture machinery. Through the brands of Massey Fergusson, Fendt, Challenger, Valtra and GSI, AGCO delivers agriculture solutions to farmers worldwide through a full line portfolio of tractors combine harvesters, hay and forage equipment, seeding and tillage implements, applicators as well as grain storage and protein production systems. AGCO is headquartered in Atlanta US with worldwide facilities for manufacturing, engineering, sales and service. www.agcocorp.com

The Danish facility for Research & Advanced Engineering is located at: Dronningborg Alle 2 8930 Randers NØ

If you have any questions, please contact
Trine Sangill
Phone: 29 90 00 25

Application deadline:
As soon as possible