Applications Engineer

Rockwell Automation; Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology firm as a technical consultant in sales, focusing on customer solutions and product expertise. This role involves significant interaction with clients, requiring travel and collaboration with various teams to deliver effective solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and have a strong background in systems and industrial engineering, along with project management skills.

Benefits

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with vehicle automation in indoor industrial applications.
• Willingness to travel up to 30-50% for customer visits.

Responsibilities

• Become a product knowledge expert and technical consultant throughout the sales cycle.
• Support deployment teams by providing solution concepts and project plans.
• Gather and communicate market data to enhance market success.

Skills

Project Management

Systems Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Technical Consulting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

C++

Python

Job description

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Ohio, United States
Michigan, United States
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers—amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility—our people are energized problem solvers who take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you, we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

You will work as a member of the OTTO by Rockwell Automation's sales organization in an applications technical role as a partner to our account executives. You will be responsible for understanding customer requirements, selecting the best products, and devising solutions that improve our customer's business and meet or exceed application requirements. You will consult with channel partners and internal deployment teams to develop deployment plans that maximize value for end users. Your role involves frequent interaction with customers, learning new technology, developing system concepts, creating project foundations, and demonstrating how our products can improve business via virtual and in-person presentations. This position requires knowledge of systems engineering, industrial engineering, project planning, and involves working with various parts of our business. You will work remotely with frequent travel to customer sites as needed. You will report to the Director, Consumer Sales.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Become a product knowledge expert, technical consultant, and content creator throughout the sales cycle.
2. Build trust, advise, and demonstrate the value of our products, brand, and business to prospective customers and channel partners.
3. Support deployment teams by providing solution concepts, project plans, and budgets.
4. Gather and communicate market data and ideas to our product management team to enhance market success.
5. Contribute to departmental initiatives to improve efficiency and value.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30-50% for customer visits, workshops, and tradeshows.
• Legal authorization to work in the US or Canada; we do not sponsor visas.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• 2+ years experience with vehicle automation in indoor industrial applications.
• 2+ years experience in pitching new technology value propositions.
• Experience facilitating group decision-making.
• Understanding of robotics adoption challenges (technical and non-technical).
• Project management experience.
• Experience learning from failed development projects.
• Knowledge of controls and aspects of mobile robotics like perception, planning, navigation.
• Proficiency in software, especially C++ and/or Python in Linux environments.

What We Offer in Canada:

• Health Insurance including Medical and Dental
• Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Retirement plans
• Paid Time off
• Volunteering Time off
• Employer Savings Plan Matching (RRSP, TFSA, EPSP)
• Employer Paid DC Pension
• Maternity and Parental Leave Top-Up
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Flexible Work Schedule

What We Offer in US:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule
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The total target compensation for this role is from $111,200 to $166,800 USD annually for US candidates, and $88,240 to $132,360 CAD annually for Canada candidates, with 80% base salary and 20% variable pay. Actual pay depends on skills, knowledge, education, and experience. This position is part of a job family; experience determines level and pay.

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