Industrial Automation Applications Engineer

Columbia Machine World Headquarters; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Columbia Machine World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to translate customer objectives into executable solutions. You will collaborate with sales, channel partners, and internal teams to perform technical discovery, develop proposals, and validate solutions.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration across engineering, production, and service groups to ensure feasible, high-quality outcomes for customers.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in engineering or CAD is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• Experience in applications engineering, technical sales support, or system design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales throughout the opportunity lifecycle to align requirements and strategy.
• Lead technical solution development and define system requirements and layouts.
• Develop technical proposals, validate concepts, and participate in customer presentations.
• Identify technical risks and communicate constraints that affect feasibility.

Skills

Written and oral communication

Technical problem solving and solution

Analytical thinking

Project process awareness

Customer orientation and collaboration

Cross-functional teamwork

Critical thinking and decision-making

Technical presentation and docs

Bilingual/Multilingual Spanish

Education

Associate degree in Engineering/CAD or related

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD Tools

CRM or business systems

Job description

Columbia Machine World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to translate customer objectives into executable solutions. You will collaborate with sales, channel partners, and internal teams to perform technical discovery, develop proposals, and validate solutions.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration across engineering, production, and service groups to ensure feasible, high-quality outcomes for customers.