Senior Field Application Engineer, Europe — Packaging

Delta Electronics EMEA; Helmond; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Electronics EMEA is seeking a highly experienced Senior Field Application Engineer to drive growth and support our European OEMs and end-users. You will bridge R&D/product teams with customers, providing expert pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Flowpack, HFFS, and VFSS packaging solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in packaging machinery, strong PLC and motion control skills, and will travel across Europe up to 40–50%.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of proven experience as an FAE, Commissioning Engineer, or Automation Engineer specifically within the packaging machinery industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related technical field.
• Must-have: Deep, hands-on understanding of packaging mechanics and control loops for Flowpack, HFSS, and VFSS applications.
• Strong proficiency in PLC programming (IEC 61131-3 standards) and motion control systems (EtherCAT, Profinet, CANopen).
• Experience with major automation brands widely used in the European packaging market (Beckhoff, B&R, Siemens, Schneider Electric, or Rockwell) is highly preferred.
• Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken) is mandatory. Fluency in another major European language (e.g., German, Italian, or French) is a significant advantage.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe (up to 40-50% depending on customer needs).

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level pre-sales and post-sales technical support to European customers, ensuring seamless integration of our automation solutions into HFFS, VFFS, and Flowpack machinery.
• Conduct detailed technical assessments of customer requirements and design customized engineering solutions (motion control, drives, PLC programming, and HMI integration).
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues on-site or remotely, minimizing customer downtime and ensuring optimal machine performance.
• Act as the trusted technical advisor to key European packaging OEMs and system integrators.
• Support the sales team during technical presentations, product demonstrations, and RFPs (Request for Proposals).
• Gather local market insights, tracking European packaging industry trends to influence our product roadmap.
• Deliver high-quality technical training sessions and workshops for customers’ engineering teams and internal distributors.
• Mentor junior application engineers and share deep domain expertise regarding packaging applications.

Job description

Delta Electronics EMEA is seeking a highly experienced Senior Field Application Engineer to drive growth and support our European OEMs and end-users. You will bridge R&D/product teams with customers, providing expert pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Flowpack, HFFS, and VFSS packaging solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in packaging machinery, strong PLC and motion control skills, and will travel across Europe up to 40–50%.