YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Platform Engineer Lead Field Equipment, are to: 

• Lead a team of engineers and technical staff to identify, evaluate, develop and implement new, safe, high-throughput field research methods;
• Direct team in the conception, design, testing, and production of automated field equipment systems (planters, harvesters, etc.) to support field research operations that constantly improve precision and accuracy in research activities;
• Manage teams delivering projects including, technical discovery, requirements, invention, prototype, and production system delivery;
• Develop the technical strategy for developing automated systems for field research with a team of highly qualified engineers in diverse locations and a greater matrixed team of partners in technology development with creativity, novel outlook, and technical vision;
• Provide technology leadership to invent new technologies and solutions, unavailable commercially, for research and development field operations and lead accountable team members in the creation of company intellectual property;
• Be responsible for collaboration with external vendors to build technical knowledge base and adapt commercial capability for research;
• Provide technical know-how and resources for key research and development pipeline initiatives to significantly drive innovation within field operations;
• Collaborate constantly with internal partners/customer(s) for feedback and identification of risks and new opportunities;
• Be responsible for a platform portfolio including vision setting and project identification based on understanding of business needs, value, and ROI;
• Be responsible for key parameters of performance which includes novel intellectual property creation, business impact breadth and depth, schedule compliance, scope compliance, and cost control;
• Develop a high level of understanding for entire field operations workflow, not just defined project scope, and applies that understanding to business and technical challenges;
• Develop full portfolio of engineered systems with complete systems approach from mechanical, electrical, controls, software, data, etc.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant work experience or Ph.D. with at least eight years in engineering, science, agriculture, or technology related field;
• Experience in engineering, machine design, automation, or agricultural field equipment;
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to changing circumstances with flexibility and technical acuity;
• At least three years of experience in team leadership (either direct management or project-leadership);
• At least six years of experience in technical project development and control -design, research, analysis, prototype, scheduling, cost control, requirements development;
• Ability to lead a cross-functional team and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to collaborate with people at different levels of management, engineering, suppliers, and customers and effectively lead a technical team.