Job Description

Bourgault Industries is a leading global manufacturer of technologically advanced seeding & tillage equipment, with headquarters in Saskatchewan. Our mission is to design, manufacture and distribute the highest quality, most durable and reliable farm equipment in the world, that meets or exceeds the expectations of our most demanding customers!

We are looking for a talented technical leader to join our New Product Development group and lead the Electronics Development Team in Saskatoon, SK. In this role, you will provide your vision and leadership to guide and grow a high performing team of software, firmware, and hardware developers designing new products that maximize the value of our product to our customers. In this position you will be the champion for determining and executing Bourgault\xe2\x80\x99s strategic decisions on implement control, mobile interfaces, data connectivity, and path to autonomy. This role is critical in the continued success of Bourgault as software development and user interfaces are playing an increasingly more important role in our new product development.

What does Bourgault offer?

• Competitive pay
• Performance-based pay increases
• Health & Dental benefits and a flexible Health Spending Account

• Group Retirement Savings Plan
• Performance Bonuses
• Company-Wide Profit Sharing Plan, and more!

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement the development process and drive best practices for our design, software release, production, testing and quality assurance
• Conceptualize and proactively identify product opportunities that provide the best value to our customers and articulate that vision to drive the future roadmap for the development team
• Communicate and cultivate relationships with other teams internally (engineering, sales and marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, service, etc.) and externally (dealers and customers) for new product development and integration
• Develop strong market expertise regarding customer need, market viability, market potential, and product value proposition
• Stay informed on new technologies and their potential applications within agriculture
• Passionately lead in the development of yourself and others
• Determine and prioritize product development and ensure the Electronics Development Team\xe2\x80\x99s projects are executed in a timely, high quality, measurable, and maintainable way
• Contribute to company events for deploying innovation and new technology for customer needs
• Occasional travel as required to effectively fulfill position requirements

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven leadership experience in product management, engineering, or product development
• Degree in Engineering/CS or related field, with applicable background
• Passion for being at the leading edge of technology with minimum 10 years of hands on software development experience
• Must have agricultural industry experience and solid understanding of current technology landscape of the industry and where it is headed
• Demonstrated experience leading positive change, empowering people, and motivating individuals and teams without formal authority
• Ability to make things happen amidst ambiguity, complexity, and inter-dependencies in an organized and structured way
• Experience working within a formal software development and testing environment and understanding of software architecture and lifecycle
• Strong understanding of ISO 11783, AEF, TIM, TC, AUX and cross platform UI development frameworks and related deployment tools
• Understanding of cloud data management, subscription based services and security protocol
• Creative and courageous, ability to think critically and analytically and form individual thoughts and ideas to contribute and thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Enjoy getting your hands dirty and working in a self-directed environment!

At Bourgault, we recognize the important role our team members play in the success of our organization! Apply now to join our world-class team!

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