Validation Engineer
AGCO · Hesston, KS
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Travel
- 50%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at AGCO (industrial) in Hesston, KS.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 50% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Kansas: typical posted base $86k–$132k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 16 quality engineer openings in Kansas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live quality postings in Kansas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 69%
- SAP 38%
- Six Sigma 31%
- Team leadership 31%
- Supplier quality 31%
- Lean 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
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Validation Engineer at AGCO in other locations
AGCO lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Jackson, MN · $67k–$82k
Full description from AGCOAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in engineering from a 4-year accredited university. 1+ years of field/technical experience in testing/operation of agriculture or off highway equipment.
- ✓Must be self-motivated and have the ability to travel extensively, Agricultural experience/background.
- ✓Strong mechanical aptitude.
- ✓Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey test results, root cause analysis, new strategies, processes/approaches to a variety of internal audiences.
- ✓Experience troubleshooting including CAN-BUS systems, mechanical systems, and electrical systems.
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Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiosity to work, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today!
AGCO, a global Leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions, has an exciting career opportunity for a Validation Engineer to join our Gold Harvesting Team in Hesston, KS.
Your Impact
- •Build and maintain assigned prototypes.
- •Ability to make field modifications to prototypes independently or through instructions from design engineering groups.
- •Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and CAN‑BUS systems during field operations and testing activities.
- •Report accurate test observations, results, part failures, performance data, functional and reliability issues, and recommend/implement improvements through the AGCO Validation Tool.
- •Collaborate with farmers, dealers, field teams, and engineering to validate machine performance, address safety concerns, and share industry insights.
- •Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and be able to safely operate a motor vehicle for travel to and from field locations, including towing trailers as required for business operations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) review.
- •Ability to travel 50% to 75%, including up to 5% international travel, is required for this position.
Your Benefits
- •Health care and wellness plans
- •Dental and vision plans
- •Flexible and virtual work options (where available)
- •401(k) Savings Plan with company match
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability to purchase AGCO stock at a discounted price
- •Paid holidays and paid time off
- •Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- •Reimbursement for continuing education
- •Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plans
Your Workplace
You will work with your wonderful AGCO colleagues from Hesston, USA (Onsite)
We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.
Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!