Applications Engineer

Working location: Jakarta

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for conducting pre-sales feasibility studies, customer presentations, trade show set-up, training and onsite post-sales support/installation. The AE determines the right combination of Cognex vision or sensor hardware, lighting, optics and programing for an optimal solution that fits within the customers defined budget. The Applications Engineering team provides technical expertise and support the sales organization in selling Cognex Vision and Sensor products to assist sales in exceeding their quota.

Essential Functions:

1. Provides application feasibilities and fast tracks as necessary.
2. Conducts demonstrations and online trials of products at customer sites, trade shows, seminars, and events.
3. Troubleshoots issues at customers and provides resolutions to problems.
4. Completes evaluation reports in a timely and complete manner while recommending a solution that fits within the constraints of the application.
5. Provides expertise in the integration of Cognex products with devices such as PLCs, PCs, or Controllers.
6. Develops a broad technical knowledge of Cognexs vision and sensor product families.
7. Provides customer and sales engineer training when required.
8. Provides product feedback to AE Manager and Product Business Units to improve products.
9. Provides sales intelligence to sales when communicating with or visiting customers to help Cognex win.
10. Maintain and continuously update project information in salesBook.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Team Player and Creative
2. Excellent written and spoken English.
3. Good knowledge in MS Office / MS Windows / Computer Networking
4. Willing to travel across other areas in Indonesia or abroad as per business requirements for short / long stay
5. Cross functional working ability to reach business goals
6. Self and Quick learning skills

Minimum education and work experience required:

1. Bachelor Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation / Communication with 70% average or equivalent
2. 2-4 years machine vision related applications engineering working experience preferred.

Those who are electrical engineer but have machine vision debugging experience also welcome.

1. Programming knowledge in C# / .Net / Java is an added advantage
2. Knowledge in Industrial communication protocol for PLC is an added advantage
3. Machine Vision / Robotics / AI / Deep Learning knowledge is an added advantage
4. Should be comfortable working in factory environment