The Systems & Sensors Team at TOMRA Food is a multi-disciplinary group responsible for the development and integration of illumination, optical imaging, and classification technologies into our sorting platforms. Our work ensures these systems are seamlessly aligned across mechanical, electrical, and software components to deliver high-performance sorting solutions.
We are seeking a Sr. Systems & Sensors Engineer to join our Auckland office as part of a global, cross-disciplinary team dedicated to advancing the future of food sorting technology. In this role, you’ll contribute to core development work while also taking on project-based challenges that demand a multi-disciplinary approach. You will design, build, and validate innovative solutions that address real customer needs, helping to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the industry.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves to solve tough problems, works well with others, and thrives in an environment where engineering, creativity, and teamwork come together to make a difference.
Responsibilities:
- As part of a project team, research and develop possible technical solutions to customer problems, particularly in the fields of optics/illumination/machine vision
- Generate plans to build, test and benchmark possible solutions to customer problems within project time and budget constraints
- Data analysis, modelling and dissemination of results
- Become an expert in TOMRA Food technology and products with unfamiliar fruit types and new/untested features
- Build relationships with customers to understand our products and technologies in the field and find opportunities for improvement
- Troubleshoot and solve technical issues
- Design and validate calibration procedures to ensure that systems perform to the required level during series production of products
- Work with other members of R&D and the wider business to ensure that design work meets technical and customer requirements, as well as safety, compliance, sustainability, cost, manufacturability and other requirements
- Act as a Technical Lead on projects, acting as a bridge between different engineering disciplines and ensuring that a coherent technical definition of the product is agreed, specified and worked towards, taking into account project timelines and requirements
- Complete administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner
- Promote a “Safety first” culture throughout the company, our customers, and our industry
- Any other reasonable duties as required