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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sensors and Imaging Platform Lead - #01PCY - **Company:** Monsanto - **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Geographic Information Systems, Systems Engineering, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Rapid Prototyping Process, Software Engineering, Automated Data Processing (ADP), Enterprise Software Applications, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology, Satellite Navigation - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.agcareers.com/bayer/sensors-and-imaging-platform-lead--01pcy-job-655798.cfm ## About the Role * A Bachelorâ??s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or commensurate technical and domain expertise * Significant professional experience leading and influencing multidisciplinary teams * Knowledge of the agriculture industry and experience operating farming equipment * Familiarity with UAV technology and global regulations in the UAV industry * Familiarity with electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems * Ability to comfortably interact with scientists and agronomists to create a shared understanding of what technology makes both possible and valuable * A passion for continuous learning and discovery, exploring emergent technologies * Working knowledge of geospatial data and GPS technology * Working knowledge of digital signal processing, machine learning, imaging science and/or remote sensing technologies ; Desired Skills/Experience: * Strong experience with rapid prototyping techniques, including understanding of tradeoffs and limitations for practicality and manufacturability * Direct leadership experience, particularly direct leadership of technical teams * Experience engineering solutions within a fast-paced R&D environment * Programming experience with hardware â?? PLCs, microcontrollers, C, C++, C# * Familiarity with cloud computing and software engineering for automated data processing * Experience with a variety of sensors and electronic/electrical systems * Experience conducting image analysis and geospatial statistics ## Description We are seeking a motivated Sensors and Imaging Platform Lead. This position will be in St. Louis, MO (Chesterfield) and reporting to the Field Systems Lead. The Global Breeding Automation Engineering Team is a group of technologists passionate about creating the systems that fuel the farm of the future. We are reimagining and rebuilding our entire suite of field and lab technologies for the world of digital ag, a world that is geospatial, that is automated, that is cognitive. A world where every plant matters. A world where machines, agronomists, breeders, scientists, and engineers work collaboratively to deliver products that revolutionize the experience of our customers. Now we are looking for a Phenotyping Platform Lead in our Field Systems Engineering team. The farm of the future demands seeds, traits, and crop protection products that enable farmers to produce a lot more food with fewer inputs while safeguarding the environment. We design the machines that will plant, harvest, and manage thousands of research fields while measuring the details of every plant and its environment, helping our scientists create ever better products. From tiny sensors to full scale equipment, our Platform Leads are responsible for teams of multidisciplinary technologists that execute the design work for the platform, along with cultivating the collaborations with our implementation team, enterprise software and data teams, data science teams, field users, vendors, and prototyping labs. The Phenotyping Platform team is responsible for design and continuous innovation in our enterprise UAV platform and other platforms for delivery of phenotyping data. This work also includes design and integration of sensors, positioning solutions and more that enable field, plot, and even plant level phenotyping for all of our global field R&D teams. Design work in our platform teams can include gathering requirements and learning from field users, conducting industry research, building and evaluating prototypes, implementing test plans for both current systems and new designs, delivering production ready prints or code, and more. Individuals who will be successful in this role will thrive in a fast-paced, multifaceted R&D environment where collaboration is a must. You will be a technical leader with a natural curiosity, innovative vision, and drive to realize that vision. Your curiosity will empower you to become a system level expert, enabling you to understand business needs and question them when necessary. Applying your vision to this understanding of the â??big pictureâ?쳌 will drive the design of novel mechanisms and technologies for new equipment and to continuously improve our existing gear. Ultimately, the desire to see your vision succeed will be what motivates you to take the level of initiative and ownership necessary for the entire teamâ??s success.