Application Engineer : South East UK

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Application Engineer – South East UK
This is a great opportunity to join one of the leading industrial automation equipment suppliers as Application Engineer covering South East UK. The successful candidate will be required to live in the South East area of the UK, this is a work from home role.
The Application Engineer is an expert and provides the best technical consulting and solution for key applications to the Sales Teams in the pre-sales phase of different industry segments of the company while taking commercial consideration fully into account when proposing solutions, continuously support the projects assigned to them. As each Application Engineer has their own specific field of expertise, for this role specification, commissioning, software and controls functionalities are the required fields of expertise.
Key Aspects Of The Role :

  • Provides technical and application support to Sales/Engineering teams on specific applications and production processes of the industry segments.
  • Proposes customer specific solutions in close cooperation with the customer and Sales/Engineering in accordance with the regulations of the industry segment in question (Machinery Directive, etc.).
  • Shows effective performance at sales meetings with the customers to identify needs and gain customer acceptance of all products and services.
  • Independently translates the multi-technological solutions into detail designs in the field of pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and software partial solutions by using the latest technologies available.
  • Focuses on technical feasibility of proposals, based on technical and application knowledge of the corresponding Industry/Technology Segment.
  • Is responsible for specification lists and the writing of the technical elements for a customer proposal.
  • Creates Requirement Specification together with the customer.
  • Ensures that deadlines are met and the overall realization of the project.
  • Reports all relevant activities and developments relating to projects and ensures project data is correctly managed in the information systems used by the company.
  • Treats complaints by setting up an action plan for the complaint desk if necessary.
  • Discusses machine concepts to optimize machines, define specifications and concepts.
  • Support the drafting of the account plans.
  • During the pre-sales phase, acts as interface between customer and all relevant departments within the company (always in coordination with the sales engineer) for specific applications of the industry/technology segments.
  • Provides technical training and/or arranges knowledge transfer to the Team for specific products and applications of the relevant industry segment and BD for Multiplications of Solutions.
  • Supports in Question of Norms, regulations.
  • Identifies and supports to win projects.
  • Manages commissioning of the project at customer site coordinating the technical activities of the Support Engineer and/or Application Software Engineer.
  • Provides a proactive form and support for marketing campaigns and promotional activities within the company.
  • Forms Works in project teams and ensures optimum cooperation with involved engineers and all other departments within the company.
  • Other related activities arising from the position of Application Engineer
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