Work: Project-based | Willingness to travel to project locations

Experience: 7+ years of directly relevant experience

Qualification: M.Sc. / M.Tech. / Ph.D. in Agronomy, Horticulture, Vegetable Science, Plant Science or a related field

Technical Expertise Required

The candidate should have strong hands-on and commercial experience in multiple hydroponic and soilless cultivation systems, including:

• NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)
• Dutch Bucket systems
• Vertical Hydroponics
• Soilless cultivation & growing media
• Indoor Hydroponics / CEA
• Fertigation and irrigation management
• Nutrient solution management
• EC & pH optimization
• Root-zone and plant nutrition management
• Crop scheduling and production planning
• Crop troubleshooting and performance optimization
• High-Value & Specialty Crop Experience
• Experience with high-value, premium and specialty crops will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead agronomy strategy across multiple hydroponic and soilless cultivation projects
• Develop crop-specific protocols, SOPs and production schedules
• Design and optimize nutrition, fertigation and irrigation programs
• Monitor and optimize EC, pH, nutrient balance and root-zone conditions
• Drive improvements in yield, quality, crop consistency and profitability
• Conduct crop trials and variety evaluation
• Develop and validate production protocols for new and high-value crops
• Diagnose and resolve crop, nutritional, physiological and environmental challenges
• Establish data-driven crop monitoring and performance-management systems
• Lead, mentor and develop agronomy teams across project locations
• Work closely with engineering, project execution and operations teams
• Support the commercial scale-up of new crops and advanced cultivation

Important Eligibility Criteria

This is a specialized role and relevant experience is essential.

We are specifically looking for candidates with 7+ years of directly relevant professional experience in hydroponics, soilless cultivation and/or Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA).

Candidates without substantial, directly relevant hands-on experience in commercial hydroponic/soilless cultivation will not be considered. We request candidates to apply only if their professional experience closely matches the technical requirements of this position.