Application Engineer

Job Overview:
- We are looking for a highly skilled Application Engineer with a strong background in automotive manufacturing, quality inspection, and measurement systems.
- You will work closely with customers, sales teams, engineering teams, and technology partners to develop and implement technical solutions for manufacturing inspection and measurement challenges.
- The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with automotive quality inspection systems, industrial measurement technologies, and customer-facing technical projects.
- You will support technical demonstrations, proof-of-concept (POC) projects, system implementation, and solution deployment in real manufacturing environments.

Pre-Sales and Customer Engagement:
- Collaborate with the sales team to support technical evaluations and pre-sales activities.
- Work with customer quality, manufacturing, and engineering teams to understand their inspection requirements and challenges.
- Translate customer needs into practical technical solutions.
- Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and workshops to customers and partners.

Proof of Concept and Solution Delivery:
- Design, execute, and manage proof-of-concept projects to validate technical solutions.
- Configure, deploy, and optimize applications for automotive inspection and measurement.
- Provide onsite implementation support at customer facilities, including system setup, tuning, and validation.
- Support customer acceptance testing and the transition from proof of concept to production deployment.

Partner Support and Collaboration:
- Provide technical onboarding and guidance to solution partners and system integrators.
- Assist partners with application design, troubleshooting, and implementation best practices.
- Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to share customer feedback and support product improvements.
- Contribute to technical documentation, application guides, and demonstration materials.
- Stay updated on automotive inspection technologies, manufacturing trends, and industry developments.

Qualifications:
- Strong background in automotive manufacturing processes.
- Hands-on experience in automotive parts quality inspection and measurement.
- Experience with industrial inspection and measurement systems such as Cognex, Keyence, Perceptron, Hexagon, Zeiss, or similar technologies.
- Solid understanding of inline inspection, automated measurement, and quality control systems.
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role, such as Application Engineer, Field Engineer, or Systems Engineer.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to different audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience with AI-driven inspection software, 3D vision systems, or machine vision technologies.
- Familiarity with 3D sensing, metrology, robotics, or industrial automation.
- Experience working with automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

Key Skills and Attributes:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on and solution-oriented approach.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple customer projects and engagements.
- Willingness to travel to customer and partner locations as required.

Location: Michigan City, IN, USA

Skills required for this job:

• Application engineer