Austin Schmitz

Austin Schmitz is a skilled Product Engineer with extensive experience in the agricultural engineering sector. Currently employed at Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. since June 2021, Austin previously worked at John Deere from July 2017 to April 2021, where responsibilities included various engineering roles, such as design engineering for round balers and mower conditioners, as well as continuous improvement projects for feederhouse current products. Austin's earlier experience includes a Graduate Student Researcher position at Kansas State University, where autonomous rovers for pest scouting were designed and tested. Internships at John Deere Ottumwa Works, John Deere Waterloo Works, and AGCO Corporation provided foundational skills in product engineering, manufacturing processes, and field testing. Austin holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from Kansas State University.