Farmbot is a fast-scaling Australian Agritech company that is leading the evolution of a new phase of technology development in agriculture. www.farmbot.com.au

Combined with its solid go-to-market strategy, commitment to customer service and unique intellectual property, Farmbot is helping farmers think differently about how they manage their water ecosystems and related infrastructure, and is enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability in many agri-businesses across Australia and, through Ranchbot, the United States.

Farmbot’s award-winning technology is designed to be installed quickly by the customer without technical support. Its monitors work anywhere in the world by utilising leading satellite networks, or can connect to local cellular networks where available. Real-time alerts instantly inform customers of water level trends, changes and issues via SMS, email and/or the Farmbot cloud dashboard.

Farmbot’s core focus is water for livestock, with high adoption in cattle and sheep grazing operations. It is now expanding its core water monitoring offering to a range of its own and third‑party technology, including sensors for rainfall, flow, pressure, cameras, pump control, trough monitoring and more.

The company’s software platform gathers data from its on-farm monitors and converts it into actionable insights that inform better farm management decisions and help customers make better use of their assets and resources.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Farmbot is looking for a hands‑on electronics engineer who is passionate about building rugged, reliable hardware that customers love. You will join a dynamic, fast‑paced environment where you will design, build and bring to market the devices at the heart of Farmbot’s platform,



while leading a small R&D; team.

This is a hands‑on role. Around 70% of your time will be your own engineering work: designing, prototyping, testing and certifying hardware, and getting it into production. The remaining 30% is leading a team of four engineers, planning R&D; work and reporting to the CEO and CTO.

You will own the technical delivery of Farmbot’s hardware roadmap, from concept through certification, manufacture and field performance, working closely with the CEO, CTO and the wider business to keep R&D; aligned with company strategy and customer needs.

This role will be based in our Sydney office in Roseville.

ABOUT YOU

- A hands‑on hardware engineering leader with a track record of designing and shipping commercial electronics/IoT products
- Understands what it takes to design a product for production, not just a prototype
- Has taken products through compliance and certification (EMC, radio, electrical safety) and can own that process end to end with test labs, certifiers and network carriers
- Comfortable leading a small team while also technically contributing to projects
- Manages multiple projects and priorities to deliver on time and on budget
- Explains technical trade‑offs clearly to non‑technical stakeholders

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Hands‑on Engineering (approx. 70%)

- Capable of defining system architecture,



component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring‑up and debug
- Must be capable of independently reviewing or producing system architecture, power architecture, analogue/digital interfaces, MCU‑based designs, schematic/PCB design, board bring‑up and hardware debugging
- Build and test prototypes at the bench, and iterate designs through to production release
- Design for remote, battery‑and solar‑powered IoT devices: low‑power design, power management, sensor interfacing, and satellite and cellular communications
- Work alongside the firmware and software teams to integrate hardware, firmware and the cloud platform
- Apply design for manufacture (DFM) and design for test (DFT) practices, and run peer design reviews
- Plan and run environmental and reliability testing for harsh agricultural conditions (heat, dust, water ingress, UV and vibration)

Compliance & certification

- Own compliance for Australian and US markets (e.g. RCM/ACMA, FCC, carrier and satellite network approvals, IP ratings and electrical safety)
- Run pre‑compliance testing in‑house, prepare technical files, and manage test labs and certifiers through to approval
- Keep certifications current as designs, components and regulations change
- Work directly with contract manufacturers and component suppliers to transfer designs into production
- Manage component lifecycle, obsolescence and supply chain risk
- Define quality checks, and lead root‑cause analysis of manufacturing issues
- Engage specialist contractors where in‑house expertise is not available

Field performance

- Plan and run field trials, and monitor product performance after laun

📌 R&D Engineering Lead (Australia)
🏢 Farmbot Monitoring Solutions
📍 Australia