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Application Engineer
full-time
About this role
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Responsible for providing pre-sales application consultancy to the sales team, with a focus on Electric Automation. Takes commercial considerations fully into account when proposing solutions. Proactively drives Automation business expansion by uncovering potential and actively identifying opportunities. Assists customers in selecting and acquiring Electric Automation products suitable for their applications. Responsible for pre-sales design of solutions and conceptual ideas for custom solutions prior to handover to engineering team. Accountable for end2end process from early solution concept until initial installation at customer site.
RESPONSIBILITY
Impact on Business • Provides technical expertise/consultancy within the sales process and guides to a system concept solution for Electric Automation and other technologies/product lines, according to the local market needs. • Defines the electrical and mechanical design of a solution, derived from the requirement specification defined together with the customer, with focus on standard products. • Provides feasible application solution proposals, based on deep technical product knowledge. • Performs feasibility studies by means of sample setups, simulations or calculations • Provides remote and onsite advisory during after-sales commissioning activities • Supports Sales Engineer in defining the right price and conditions for a solution based on the value add • Performs any ad hoc tasks been assigned by Line Manager from time to time
Innovation and Change • Assists in training initiatives to train the Sales Engineers in relevant engineering tools and newly launched EA products. • Drives further growth in Electric Automation and proactively looks for new opportunities. • Utilizes Festo Experience Center network to win new opportunities and increase customer loyalty
Communication with internal and/or external Customers, Suppliers as well as Third Parties • Holds end2end accountability for supported opportunities from identification phase until installation. • Presents proposed solutions to the customers. • Shares experience and know-how within the Application Engineering team and other internal parties. • Supports colleagues and customers in other countries through its application expertise virtually or on-site. • Ensures close collaboration with other teams.
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What you'll do
- The Application Engineer is responsible for providing pre-sales application consultancy and driving business expansion in Electric Automation. They assist customers in selecting suitable products and are accountable for the end-to-end process from concept to installation.
About Festo SE & Co. KG
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries. The LifeTech sector with medical technology and laboratory automation is becoming increasingly important. The products and services are available in 176 countries. With about 20,700 employees in over 250 branch offices in 61 countries worldwide, Festo achieved a turnover of around €3.36 billion in 2021. Each year around 7% of this turnover is invested in research and development. In this learning company, 1.5 % of turnover is invested in basic and further training. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment.
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