Application Engineer

Festo Southeast Asia; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions provider in Penang is seeking an Application Engineer with a strong background in electric automation. This role involves providing technical consultation and solutions to customers while driving business expansion in electric automation. Candidates should have a degree in engineering, along with experience in factory automation and PLCs. This position offers a dynamic environment to support customer needs and grow within the field.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' experience in factory automation application.
• Knowledge in commissioning of PLC, electrical drives, and motors.
• Programming experience with Siemens and OMRON PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical consultant in electric automation to customers.
• Conduct feasibility studies and integrate solutions into customer systems.
• Support customers from pre-sales to post-sales.

Skills

Electric automation knowledge

Technical consultation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLCs

Electric drives

Fieldbus system (EtherCAT, Profinet, etc.)

PC based programming languages

Job description

Overview

Festo is a global family-owned company headquartered in Germany. For many years Festo has been providing innovations for factory automation and offers a wide product and service portfolio – from individual components to complex customized solutions and systems. As a family-owned company, we take responsibility for our actions globally and locally. We actively contribute to the quality of life and conservation of resources by majoring on cutting-edge technologies and knowledge as well as life-long learning. We are present in over 176 countries and collaborate in a network of over 15 development locations worldwide.

Role Description

We are looking for an Application Engineer with a strong electric automation background who acts as a technical reference figure to customer, providing best technical consultation and solutions to customer applications with high commercial competitiveness. Leveraging the electric automation knowhow to work closely with sales team and proactively drive Electric Automation business expansion by uncovering potential and identifying business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Work as a technical expertise/consultant in electric automation to customer and guide to a system conceptual solution combining different technologies to fulfil customer requirements.
• Perform feasibility studies by means of sample setups, simulations or calculations, and integrate application solutions into the customer's control environment.
• Responsible for the implementation of complex motion tasks using electric drives.
• Hold end-to-end accountability to support customer from pre-sales solution proposal to post-sales commissioning advisory, remote or onsite, to ensure a smooth user experience.
• Proactively drive further growth in Electric Automation: Create new opportunities in focus customers from a team pairing approach with salesperson and lead electric automation account planning.
• Support salesperson in defining the right price and conditions for a solution based on the value add.
• Organize training and workshops, for internal and external, to elevate the awareness and competency in electric automation.

Requirements

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 3 – 4 years’ experience in the field of factory automation application, relating to commissioning of PLC, electrical drives, and motor.
• Knowhow of electric automation: PLCs, Motion, Drives, Fieldbus system (EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA, etc.), PC based programming languages, and selection of electric actuators.
• Programming experiences of common PLC brands, preferably Siemens and OMRON.
• Candidate with proficient knowhow and understanding in the market players of electric automation on their product range, features, and unique selling points would be a bonus.