Are you looking for a fast-paced Application Engineering role with exciting opportunities? Based in the West or Midwest region of the United States, you will be expected to support the sales team to demonstrate our technical competence to customers across North America. This position requires you to be on top of customer needs and collaborate with internal sales and technical teams to create architectures and bills of material for quotations of automation solutions. This role requires you to support the sales team with technical advantages that convince customers to choose your solution versus any competitors. This may include preparing technical demos, writing technical reports, or preparing the technical analysis.
As an Application Engineer, we need you to keep abreast of rapidly emerging Industry 4.0 and other technologies, and act as an advisor and partner to customers as you help them implement these new technologies to change their business models to be more efficient and effective. If you are ready to expand your professional experiences and grow professionally with a thriving organization, we invite you to become a valued member of our team!
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Put customers first and help them tackle their challenges
- Solve issues involving electrical/electronic control systems, PLC products, PLC applications/designs, operator interfaces, associated software, HMI/SCADA applications, and Edge based applications
- Provide technical start-up support for new customers
- Creation of product and solution demos
- Create demo application programs using program languages including: Structure text, Function Block Diagramming, Ladder Logic, C, C++, SQL, Structure Text, VB, and VB.Net.
- Present technical workshops to customers
- Present formal training courses
- Perform plant tours and site inspections
- Write software code for proof of concepts
- On site emergency technical support
- Attend tradeshows and events
- Create Bill of Material and System Architectures
- Write technical articles, application notes, and work with product engineering team to manage knowledge base on products and solutions
- Log and track technical support cases
- Design, assemble, test and simulate systems to identify and resolve reported product issues.
- Collaborate with marketing, product managers, engineers, sales and supply chain to provide feedback on market, or customer, needs and dynamics
- Partner with our global marketing team and industry managers to implement local activities
- Understand Salesforce.com CRM based activities and reporting
Who You Are:
You effectively communicate in various settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. You are a highly skilled technical professional with a deep understanding of product functionality and customer needs, dedicated to bridging the gap between technology and application by designing, implementing, and supporting customized solutions to effectively address client challenges, ensuring optimal performance and customer satisfaction through close collaboration and problem-solving expertise
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or STEM
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering, or a systems integration role, preferably in industrial automation.
- Working knowledge of discrete and hybrid automation systems. Technologies include Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s), Variable Speed Drives (VSD’s), Servo Motion, Safety Systems (Emergency Shutdown and Fire & Gas), Operator Interfaces, HMI/SCADA software, and cloud/EDGE technologies.
- Willingness and ability to travel, some overnights. Most travel will be within West, Mid-West region.
- Experience in multiple industrial communication protocols including Profibus, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNP/SNP-X, SRTP, DNP3, CANOPEN, Ethernet Global Data (EGD), GE Genius Bus, Device Net, Profinet, and Allen Bradley TCP/IP, DF1, DH485, DH+.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Able to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
- Sales experience in adjacent industries may be considered (information & operations technology / electrical / industrial or manufacturing software / MES & MIS / cloud computing / mechatronics / robotics / instrumentation / OEM equipment)
- Safety Control Systems certifications, or qualifications
- Programming experience in Python
- Proven PLC Programming experience
- Knowledge of MS SQL
Our Culture & Commitment to You
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is $110,000 to $140, 000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role. This role is eligible to participate in the sales incentive plan.
This position will be open for a minimum of 7 days from the day of posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive optimal consideration. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Our Commitment to Our People
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.
We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.
Work Authorization
Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
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Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
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