Applications Engineer

Job Description
Essential Functions

- Provides application guidance for medium-complexity applications across Cognex products and prioritizes as necessary. For complex applications, may require the support of more experienced AEs.

- Provides standard integration of Cognex products with devices such as PLCs, PCs, or Controllers

- Performs standard troubleshooting for Cognex products and develops knowledge of peripheral technology

- Supports Sales with technical inputs when communicating with or visiting customers to help Cognex win.

- Shares findings with the AE community

- Responsible for maintaining business systems information in a timely manner for accurate reporting

- Provides product/customer feedback to AE Manager to improve products.

Knowledge

- Develops a general technical knowledge of Cognex’s vision and sensor product families.

- General knowledge of image processing, optics and/or lighting for machine vision is desirable or can be developed quickly.

- General knowledge of industrial communication methods, networks, programming languages*, controls (installation, wiring, operability), PLCs, and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).

- *Programming languages may include: javascript, VB, VB.Net, C#, .Net, C++

- General industry knowledge to include movement of product, understanding of motion control, robotics, and other automation equipment.

- General 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.

Skills and Abilities

- Solid understanding of electro-mechanical solutions.

- Solid ability to conduct and troubleshoot onsite optimizations, perform trials, and conduct data analytics to improve performance on solutions.

- Solid ability to handle challenging customer situations.

- Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively establish relationships, communicate, influence, and present to various stakeholders

- Solid presentation skills

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science; or an otherwise equivalent technical experience

- Typically requires a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in technical application development. Experience in a related or high-tech industry preferred.

- Ability to adapt to flexible working hours including the 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 will vary depending on region, time of year, and customer needs.

- Ability to work safely in industrial environments by strictly following safety guidelines and protocols (may vary per region/customer). This job has physical requirements including the ability to lift up to 50 pounds (appx. 23 kilograms).

- Must maintain customer confidentiality to protect confidential or sensitive customer information.

- English language proficiency (written and oral).
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