Applications Engineer
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Job Description
About Us: Cognex is the worlds leading provider of vision systems software sensors and industrial barcode readers used in manufacturing automation. Cognex vision helps companies improve product quality eliminate production errors lower manufacturing costs and exceed consumer expectations for high quality products at an affordable price. Typical applications formachine visioninclude detecting defects monitoring production lines guiding assembly robots and tracking sorting and identifying parts.
Cognex serves an international customer base from offices located throughout the Americas Europe and Asia and through a global network of integration and distribution partners. The company is headquartered close to Boston in Natick Massachusetts
We will consider candidates located within these areas of the US Chicago Illinois and Milwaukee Wisconsin
Summary: The AE team determines the right combination of Cognex products lighting optics and automation engineering for an optimal solution that fits within the customers defined budget and skillset. The AE team provides technical expertise to customers and collaborates with the Sales organization to influence the selling of Cognex products.
Essential Functions:
Provides application guidance for mediumcomplexity 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 Cognexs 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 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 electromechanical 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:
Bachelors degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering Computer Science; or an otherwise equivalent technical experience
Typically requires a minimum of 24 years of experience in technical application development. Experience in a related or hightech 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 oncall 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)
Additional Job Description
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression protected veteran status disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employment Type
Full-Time
