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SENIOR GNSS NAVIGATION ENGINEER

John Deere
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jun 2025
💰 $183,192/yr($122,136/yr$183,192/yr)

About the role

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

 

Primary Location: United States (US) - California  - Torrance  
Function: Engineering (CA)
Title: SENIOR GNSS NAVIGATION ENGINEER - 113971
 
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

 

  

 

Your Responsibilities

 

As a Senior Navigation Engineer for ISG located in Torrance, CA, you will:

 

  • Apply deep and broad understanding of GNSS knowledge to design, implement, modify and extend advanced clock and orbit determination algorithms and correction delivery services for John Deere StarFire signals products.
  • Lead technical problem-solving efforts, ensuring progress with minimal supervision and delivering high-quality solutions.
  • Work with software development teams integrating and testing modifications and extensions to real-time GNSS application software and related components.
  • Participate in code and design reviews, debug and enhance large C++ codebases
  • Use Matlab and/or Python for data visualization and analysis.
  • Perform regression testing on multiple datasets to ensure solution performance, reliability, and integrity.
  • Work with cross disciplinary team members to quickly and effectively diagnose and solve system defects.

 

VISA Sponsorship is available for this position

 

 

 

What Skills You Need

 

  • Develop and refine real time GNSS correction determination and delivery applications.
  • Proven expertise in implementing Kalman filters and similar estimation algorithms.
  • Strong experience in C++ software development, ideally with software that has real-time requirements.
  • Proficiency in Matlab, Python or a comparable language.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a development team with minimal supervision in a fast-paced development environment with changing priorities.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders to understand, analyze, and document various GNSS-related problems and resolution.

 

What Makes You Stand Out

 

  • Must have 3 or more years experiences developing and implementing GNSS navigation algorithms with an emphasis on differential GNSS orbit and clock determination, Kalman filtering and other estimation methods
  • Must have 3 or more years professional experience programming real-time embedded C/C++ applications

 

Education

 

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

 

  • Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Geomatics, Engineering, or a GNSS related field. Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) with research in precise GNSS positioning is highly desirable. 

 

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses

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