Design Engineer

Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

As a Design Engineer, you will focus on the development of combines in the crop processing area. Working alongside the international team, you will be responsible for designing and developing moderately complex structures and sheet metal components, ensuring they meet stringent performance, durability, quality, and serviceability standards. Collaboration with cross-functional teams will be key to optimizing designs for production while ensuring alignment with the broader project goals.

Your Impact

• Assist in designing and developing structures and sheet metal components.
• Support finite element analysis and validation plans.
• Prepare technical documentation and manage engineering changes (EPDM or similar tools preferred).
• Participate in design reviews with cross-functional teams (Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, etc.).
• Contribute to product validation and testing activities.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Education: Diploma Perito, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 3–5 years in mechanical engineering.
• Agriculture machinery and equipment background required.
• Proficient in solid modelling (ProE preferred) and MS Office tools.
• Experience with drawing layouts and GD&T methodology.
• Extensive experience in the design and development of sheet metal and fabricated steel structures, including welded and bolted assemblies and mechanical.
• Nice to have: knowledge of crop flow mechanics, finite element analysis, DEM, CFD tools and linkages and proficiency in the design and specification of sheaves, belts, and bearings.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Fluent in English and Italian.

Willingness to participate in field test activities, investigating concerns, identifying effective resolutions, and reporting results, primarily within European countries.

Availability for occasional international travel to locations such as Europe, the United States, and Brazil.

What We Offer:

• Attractive, fair remuneration including participation in our bonus scheme.
• Balance of work, family, and free time due to flexible working time and the possibility of remote work.
• Private health insurance “Metasalute” with partial coverage of some medical expenses.
• Welfare platform “TreCuori”.
• Canteen with meal allowance.

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!

The successful candidate will initially be hired through an agency!

AGCO is a global leader in design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision technology. AGCO delivers value to farmers and OEM customers through its differentiated brand portfolio including leading brands like Fendt, Massey Ferguson, PTx, and Valtra. AGCO's full line of equipment, smart farming solutions, and services helps farmers sustainably feed our world.