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Senior Applications Engineer
Location Karlsruhe, Germany
Job Code 16-R-310
# of openings 1
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SENIOR APPLICATION ENGINEER – GERMANY
POSITION : Senior Application Engineer
LOCATION: Germany
REPORTS TO: Senior Application Engineering Manager – Central Europe
The Company: Cognex Corporation
With more than 400 patents and the largest team of industrial machine vision experts anywhere in the world, Cognex has set the standard for innovation in the machine vision industry. But our innovation goes beyond technology; we are also known for the creative programs we have designed to recognize and reward the employees whose efforts keep us at the top of our field. Our ‘work hard, play hard, move fast’ culture is challenging, stimulating and rewarding.
As we continue on our successful journey, we are looking to add more talented, innovative and dedicated engineers to our team. So, if you are someone who enjoys work because of the sense of accomplishment that it gives you, and if you want to be part of a high impact team working for a financially strong, global company that is the leader in the machine vision industry, then contact us, because working at Cognex is not just a job….it’s a passion!
The Role: Senior Applications Engineer
This team is seeking a talented, innovative and hands on engineer who has a passion for all things electro-mechanical and the desire to tackle complex challenging problems to join the sales support team. As an applications engineer, you will work with the most sophisticated machine vision and ID systems in the world and evaluate a wide range of applications in a diverse and growing range of industries. You will be responsible for providing technical assessment of customer applications in pre-sales situations; working closely with the sales team to meet customer requirements by means of customer’s sample evaluations, demonstration, presentation of the technical solution in front of technical and non-technical audiences, products trainings and you will also be responsible for onsite work, directly on the production line for tests or installation purposes.
Essential Functions:
Work closely with the sales team to provide technical assessment of customer applications in pre-sales: analyse customer’s technical problem, run feasibility study on customer’s samples, recommend and demonstrate technical solutions.
Carry out on-site trials of Cognex Vision and ID solutions at customer facilities.
Perform scheduled trainings and start up assistance or consultancy.
Deliver effective demos to both a large and small technical and non-technical audience.
Prepare trade show software and hardware to demonstrate Cognex’s system capabilities.
Prepare and conduct seminar presentations
Support beta customers.
Perform other related duties as required.
This position requires frequent travel to customers’ sites primarily in Germany and to other places in Europe and USA.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Programming experience, preferable C#, Java Script and .NET applications
Proven track record of success in solving applications in the automation industry
Knowledge of basic optics is nice to have
Fluency in English both written and spoken is mandatory. Any additional Europe language is of advantage.
Self-starter, comfortable with working with remote management,
Must be sensitive to sales situations
Good analytical and problem solving skills,
Good presentation, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
Minimum education and work experience required:
Technical background education in an engineering field such as Automation, Vision, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics or equivalent
4+ year(s) of experience in a similar position, acquired in an industrial application environment, Experience in using vision systems, image processing, optics, robots or PLCs, is of benefit