Overview As Senior Manager, Application Systems, you lead engineering teams delivering application systems for Crop Care platforms. You shape technical strategy, ensure reliable, scalable solutions, and align with product roadmaps and business goals. You'll manage cross-functional programs across multiple sites, driving performance, quality, and innovation. This role offers visible impact on product reliability, lifecycle cost, and customer outcomes within a collaborative, on-site work environment in Jackson, MN.
Compensation / Benefits- Health care and wellness plans
- Dental and vision plans
- Flexible and virtual work options
- 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid holidays and paid time off
Responsibilities- Define and execute the engineering strategy for application systems aligned with Crop Care roadmaps
- Lead system architecture development, technology selection, and platform scalability
- Ensure delivery of reliable, high-quality application systems meeting performance, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements
- Drive innovation by integrating new technologies and product enhancements
- Oversee large-scale, cross-functional engineering programs with budget responsibility
- Ensure effective planning, resource allocation, and delivery across concurrent projects
- Enforce engineering processes including validation, design reviews, and lifecycle management
- Lead managers and senior technical professionals across application engineering disciplines
- Build organizational capability through succession planning and talent development
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, Service, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain for integrated delivery
- Represent the application engineering function in senior leadership discussions and governance forums
- Influence broader engineering strategy, standards, and technology direction across Crop Care
- Drive best practices in quality, safety, compliance, performance, and engineering rigor
- Manage engineering budgets, resources, and long-term workforce planning
- Ensure alignment with global engineering standards and AGCO processes
- Accountability for performance and results of a broad application module systems portfolio
- Lead across multiple teams, disciplines, or sites, impacting product performance, reliability, and lifecycle costs
- Influence architecture, technology selection, and risk management
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related); advanced degree preferred
- Experience in agriculture equipment, off-highway, or mobile machinery systems
- Background in application systems (e.g., spraying, material application, fluid systems and chassis)
- Experience leading global or multi-site engineering teams
- Significant engineering leadership experience within product or systems development
- Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering programs and cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of systems integration, module design, and product lifecycle management
- Proven ability to influence technical strategy and organizational direction
- collaboration
- leadership
- accountability
- systems architecture
- technology selection
- platform scalability
