Robotics Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales & Applications

KUKA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KUKA is seeking a Sales Applications Engineer to act as a trusted technical advisor and drive account success in automation solutions. You will translate customer needs into KUKA’s value propositions and provide pre-sales support across robotics systems in electronics manufacturing.

The role blends technical depth with customer relationship management, requiring independent judgment and frequent travel to customer sites and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and five years of related experience or equivalent.
• Masters or Doctorate in applicable field preferred.
• AutoCAD experience and KUKA robotics expertise required.
• Cognex vision and machine-vision familiarity is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong technical relationships with OEMs, EMS providers, and Tier suppliers.
• Elicit and define customer requirements; develop automation concepts and system architectures.
• Support sales with technical presentations, demos, and analyses on efficiency and line optimization.
• Lead pre-sales engagements, validate applications, and address production challenges.
• Provide hands-on technical support across robotics systems including electrical, mechanical, and programming issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and service teams to ensure manufacturability and quality.
• Manage project timelines and communicate risks and deviations to customers.
• Travel to customer sites and events to support deployments and business development.

Skills

Pre-sales support

Customer relationship management

Technical presentations

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BSEE / BSC / BSME)

Masters or Doctorate preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

KUKA robot programming

KUKA Tech Packages

KMC configuration

Vision systems (Cognex)

Job description

KUKA is seeking a Sales Applications Engineer to act as a trusted technical advisor and drive account success in automation solutions. You will translate customer needs into KUKA’s value propositions and provide pre-sales support across robotics systems in electronics manufacturing.

The role blends technical depth with customer relationship management, requiring independent judgment and frequent travel to customer sites and events.