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Application Engineer

Nearterm, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

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Application Engineer Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA

Summary/Objective The Product Support Engineer will be a contributing engineer who is primarily a technical resource to support the sales team and helps salespeople and customers select the best solution.

Essential Functions

Possess top level technical knowledge on industrial automation products – Key Suppliers are Festo, Sick, Mitsubishi, ABB, Schmalz, 80/20, Balluff

Design, configure and troubleshoot pneumatic/electric solutions when necessary

Assist customers in choosing the right solution/components for each application

Assist suppliers and sales people in learning the products and how to position them in each market

Provide technical writing to marketing to assist with campaigns and website content

Provide presentations to customers and internal staff on engineering solutions

Provide product demonstrations for key suppliers products

Competencies

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Experience with Industrial Automation Hardware and Pneumatics

Experience designing Pneumatic and Electrical Automation Solutions

Self-starter that will take direction and execute a plan with little supervision

Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and TEAMS

Proficient with AutoCad or equivalent design tools

Comfortable designing electrical and pneumatic circuits

Ideally has working knowledge of PLCs or industrial PCs

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or Technical Degree

Two or more years of Industrial Automation Application or Design Engineering experience

Prior work related use of Microsoft Office tools

Preferred Education and Experience

Over five years of Industrial Automation Engineering in the electric or pneumatic industry

Experience programming PLCs or industrial computers

BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering

Work Environment This job operates in an office located in Conshohocken PA. This role may travel throughout the region to visit clients and prospective clients. The role requires the use of standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift up to 40 lbs. The job requires the ability to travel throughout the mid-Atlantic region as well as attend sales training, meetings and supplier training.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

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