Position Title: Design Engineer II - Electrical
Department: Engineering
Location: Lenexa, KS
About AGI
AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.
The Opportunity
The Design Engineer II – Electrical is responsible for owning and delivering electrical and embedded hardware subsystems within connected products. This role contributes to the design, development, validation, and support of PCB-based electronic systems throughout the hardware development lifecycle. This role also contributes to delivering connected hardware solutions that enable real-time farm and grain monitoring through integrated embedded systems.
Responsibilities:
- Own delivery of electrical subsystems from design through validation.
- Generate schematics, PCB layouts, Bills-Of-Materials, and design documentation.
- Execute hardware development lifecycle activities, including prototyping and testing.
- Evaluate design tradeoffs to balance performance, cost, and complexity within the subsystem scope.
- Perform internal product testing and evaluate products for compliance with design criteria.
- Product validation and verification testing to ensure the product meets required standards (FCC, CE, CSA, UL/cUL, ATEX) and revise designs as needed.
- Integrate electrical subsystems with firmware, sensors, and mechanical systems to ensure system-level performance.
- Apply design principles, including manufacturability, reliability, and cost optimization, to develop robust solutions.
- Identify technical risks and issues early and drive them to resolution.
- Conduct analysis to find the root cause of hardware or low-level software design issues in existing or new products and generate detailed reports to document the findings and resolutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing.
- Contribute to technical design decisions within the assigned subsystem scope.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–7 years of experience in electrical or embedded system design.
- Experience designing embedded electronic systems and PCB-based hardware, including schematics and layout.
- Understanding the hardware development lifecycle, including design, prototyping, validation, and support.
- Experience hardware testing, debugging, and root cause analysis.
- Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hardware/software interfaces.
- Experience integrating electrical subsystems with firmware, sensors, and mechanical systems.
- Understanding design principles, including manufacturability, reliability, and cost optimization.
- Awareness of regulatory and compliance considerations for electronic systems.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues within the scope.
- Ability to evaluate design tradeoffs and make effective engineering decisions.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Strong communication skills and willingness to learn
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PCB design and electronic design tools (e.g., Altium, Eplan, or similar)
- Experience with hardware validation, test equipment, and debugging tools.
- Experience with microcontroller-based systems and embedded architecture.
- Familiarity with communication interfaces (e.g., CAN, SPI, USB, Ethernet).
- Experience with wireless-enabled systems (e.g., LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).
- Experience with EMI/EMC, ESD, and signal integrity considerations.
- Experience supporting products through regulatory certification (UL, FCC, CSA, ATEX).
- Experience working in industrial or manufacturing environments
- Experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Why AGI?
We’re leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here’s how:
We’re the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world’s grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogs of equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.
Our Culture
Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.
Our Benefits
Our competitive salaries, benefits packages, and employee share purchase plan help you take care of your family. Professional development activities keep you learning and involved, offering many opportunities to grow and advance your career.
With AGI, you’re choosing an employer dedicated to strengthening and securing the global food supply chain.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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