Irrigation Engineer

About this job

FinAgra is seeking an Irrigation Engineer based in Bengaluru with extensive travel to project sites across India. FinAgra is building a new model for commercial agriculture by combining financing, agronomy, technology, and farm operations to turn underperforming farmland into productive farming businesses. Working closely with AgOps, Agronomy, and Supply Chain, this role owns the technical design of irrigation systems for horticulture and agri crops. A normal day involves surveying project sites, choosing appropriate irrigation methods, producing hydraulic designs and technical specifications, evaluating supplier proposals on technical merit, supervising installation, and troubleshooting in-season performance issues like clogging or pressure variation.

Responsibilities

• Survey new project sites for topography, soil, water source, and determine irrigation requirements.
• Select and justify irrigation methods including drip, sprinkler, and micro-sprinkler systems based on crop economics.
• Prepare hydraulic designs, layouts, Bills of Quantity, and pump and motor sizing calculations.
• Draft technical specifications and evaluate supplier proposals on technical merit for the supply chain team.
• Supervise site installation, trenching, pressure testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Train field teams on operation, maintenance, and routine flushing.
• Troubleshoot in-season issues such as clogging, leakages, and pump problems.
• Work with Agronomy to convert nutrition plans into operational fertigation schedules.

Requirements

• B.Tech or B.E. in Agricultural Engineering, Irrigation and Water Management, Civil Engineering, or equivalent.
• 4 to 8 years of hands-on experience designing and commissioning irrigation systems on projects of 50 acres and above.
• Strong expertise in drip irrigation design, hydraulics, installation, and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of a full range of irrigation methods and farm-level water infrastructure.
• Familiarity with major irrigation OEM product ranges and government micro-irrigation schemes like PMKSY.
• Comfort with design tools such as irrigation design software, AutoCAD, and spreadsheet modelling.
• Willingness to travel extensively and spend the majority of working time at project sites across India.
• Valid driving licence, with a four-wheeler preferred.

Good to have

• Prior experience with horticulture, plantation, or high-value field crops.
• Experience with relocatable or modular irrigation systems.
• Exposure to soil moisture sensing, automation, or remote monitoring.
• Experience preparing technical specs and evaluating vendor proposals for an owner or client organisation.

Who should apply

This role suits engineers who have practical field expertise in designing, sizing, and commissioning large-scale irrigation systems. Candidates must have 4 to 8 years of relevant experience managing large project sites and portfolios running into several hundred acres. Freshers are not eligible as hands-on mid-level experience is strictly required. Applicants must be comfortable with extensive travel across India and working independently at remote project sites.

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