Senior Applications Engineer

Overview

Senior Applications Engineer providing high-complexity application guidance and advanced integration of Cognex vision and sensor products.

What you'll do

• Provides application guidance for high-complexity applications across all Cognex products and prioritizes as necessary.
• Provides advanced integration of Cognex products with devices such as PLCs, PCs, or Controllers.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting for Cognex products and develops knowledge of peripheral technology.
• Provides Sales with technical options when communicating with or visiting customers to help Cognex win.
• Shares advanced findings and creates documentation and trainings for the AE community.
• Maintains business systems information in a timely manner for accurate reporting.
• Provides product and customer feedback to the AE Manager and product owners to improve products.
• Begins to gain knowledge of business processes and decision-making for product development and commercial impacts.
• Mentors other AEs.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering or Computer Science, or otherwise equivalent technical experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in technical application development.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Cognex's vision and sensor product families.
• Advanced knowledge of image processing, optics and lighting for machine vision.
• Advanced knowledge of industrial communication methods, networks, two or more programming languages (such as javascript, VB, VB.Net, C#, .Net, C++), controls (installation, wiring, operability), PLCs, and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Advanced industry knowledge including movement of product, motion control, robotics, and other automation equipment.
• Advanced knowledge of controls engineering concepts such as installation, wiring, and operability from prior experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Windows based PC industrial connectivity in a lab and automation environment.
• Advanced understanding of electro-mechanical solutions.
• Advanced ability to conduct and troubleshoot onsite optimizations, perform trials, and conduct data analytics to improve performance on solutions.
• Advanced ability to handle challenging customer situations.
• Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively establish relationships, communicate, influence, and present to various stakeholders.
• Advanced presentation skills.
• Ability to work safely in industrial environments by strictly following safety guidelines and protocols (may vary per region/customer).
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (approx. 23 kilograms).
• Must maintain customer confidentiality to protect confidential or sensitive customer information.
• English language proficiency (written and oral).

Nice to have

• Experience in a related or high-tech industry.

Details

• Ability to adapt to flexible working hours, including availability to work evening and weekend hours or varying work patterns depending on customer or project needs.
• Ability to be on-call and respond to customer emergencies.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, sometimes on short notice; travel varies by region, time of year, and customer needs.