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Testing & Validation Engineer

Hamilton, Waikato Region, nz💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-25

Core

Ensuring dairy technology products perform reliably in real-world farming environments through testing, validation, and root cause analysis.

Role type

Product validation and testing engineer (agricultural technology)

Builds

WMS milking systems and dairy technology products

Domain

Agriculture / Dairy Technology / Mechanical & Electronic Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

agricultural technology knowledge, mechanical/electronic/software systems understanding, root cause analysis, technical writing, SOP creation, on-farm system testing, customer relationship management, data analysis

Preferred skills

experience with milking equipment, creating validation reports, managing pilot customers, translating technical specs for non-technical stakeholders

Technologies

milking equipment, on-farm systems

Responsibilities

Planning and conducting laboratory and on-farm product testing and validation; Working with beta customers to gather feedback and assess product performance; Investigating faults, performing root cause analysis, and validating solutions; Analysing test data and preparing validation reports and recommendations; Creating and maintaining technical documentation including SOPs and manuals; Collaborating with engineering and product teams to support continuous product improvement

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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