Job Description
iAutomation, a high technology distributor of industrial automation components, has an immediate opening for an APPLICATIONS ENGINEER in MASSACHUSETTS. iAutomation’s product offering includes machine control, motion control, sensing and vision, safety systems, mechanical components and stages. We offer engineered systems and services to provide OEM and end user customers a complete automation solution.
DESCRIPTION
As the Applications Engineer you will be directly responsible for:
- Product sizing: engineering calculations to determine the optimal size for all product that iAutomation sells including motors, drives, actuators, and many other components.
- Product selection: determining the best products to recommend, taking into consideration all aspects of each application and all iAutomation vendor options that are available.
- Remote technical support: pre-sales and post-sales support for internal and direct customer requests that includes phone, email, and web meetings.
- Onsite technical support: pre-sales and post-sales support that includes joint sales calls at customer sites with account managers.
- Engineering assistance: helping customers setup, startup, or program any product that iAutomation is a distributor for. This may include hardware and/or software demonstrations.
- Ability to travel to meet customer demands up to 40% of time.
- Technical liaison between iAutomation and several strategic partners
- Mentor to junior engineers
REQUIREMENTS
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years’ of relevant experience.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent time-management and communication skills
- Experience working with customers, providing technical engineered solutions to solve complex engineering challenges
- Prefer experience in industrial automation products and working in a manufacturing environment. B&R experience is a plus.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Please apply to Marna Perkins at mperkins@i-automation.com
- Principals ONLY - No Recruiters Please
_I_Automation SUPPORTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT & DIVERSITY
Company Description
iAutomation is a group of automation professionals dedicated to bringing you the latest in innovative machine control solutions and services. We take the risk and guesswork out of machine automation projects. Our success is measured by your complete satisfaction – we smile when your automation project delivers a meaningful competitive advantage to you and your company. Our customers are OEM machine builders and end users along the East Coast from Maine to Florida. They have been our best references for 30 years. Give us a call. We’d love to share our automation stories with you.